Senior Software Engineer (Platform & Infrastructure)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Platform & Infrastructure): Own the infrastructure, reliability, and developer experience that underpin all platform engineering with an accent on AWS multi-region readiness, SRE reliability programs (SLIs/SLOs, incident response, MTTR), and building internal CI/CD and tooling. Focus on designing scalable cloud infrastructure, improving observability and operational excellence, and translating infrastructure complexity into business impact.

Location: Hybrid (Amsterdam office)

Company

hirify.global builds tools for travel entrepreneurs to create trip proposals, securely process payments, and manage customers.

What you will do

• Architect and manage AWS infrastructure for scalability, cost efficiency, and multi-region readiness using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform).
• Build and expand reliability/SRE practices: define SLIs/SLOs, improve incident response and observability (Datadog, Sentry), and reduce MTTR.
• Develop internal developer experience: platform tooling, CI/CD, and internal platforms that increase product engineering velocity.
• Oversee IT operations for secure systems, tooling, and access management for engineering teams.
• Partner with the Engineering Manager to define the platform roadmap and technical strategy.

Requirements

• 8+ years hands-on experience with AWS, containerization, CI/CD, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Proven experience designing reliability programs at scale (SLIs/SLOs, on-call, incident management).
• Experience with security compliance frameworks (SOC 2, PCI-DSS) in a SaaS/fintech context.
• Excellent communication skills to translate infrastructure complexity into business impact for leadership.
• Startup/scale-up mindset with pragmatic, hands-on execution.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid setup with remote work allowed for a maximum of 4 weeks per calendar year.
• Unlimited paid time off under a “Time to Recharge” policy.
• 2-week cross-functional onboarding program.
• Cycle-to-work scheme or commuting reimbursement; central Amsterdam office near Rokin metro.
• Extensive paid family leave and three paid volunteer days per year.
• Cutting-edge equipment and tools; international, travel-focused team.

Hiring process

• Application review followed by interviews with engineering leadership and team members.
• Technical evaluation focused on platform/infrastructure reliability and operational excellence.
• Final discussion on fit and collaboration style.