Senior Infrastructure/Data Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Senior Infrastructure/Data Engineer (Fintech): Building and scaling modern cloud infrastructure and data pipelines for a financial platform with an accent on Kubernetes orchestration, IaC, and system reliability. Focus on developing self-service tooling, optimizing data workflows, and enhancing developer productivity through automation and AI-assisted engineering.

Location: Must be based in or near NYC for hybrid work, or remote within the US

Salary: Up to $350,000

Company

hirify.global is a recruitment partner working with an innovative technology company building next-generation financial infrastructure.

What you will do

• Design, migrate, and scale modern cloud infrastructure.
• Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions using Terraform.
• Operate and optimize Kubernetes-based environments.
• Improve data pipelines, system reliability, observability, and platform performance.
• Develop internal tooling and self-service solutions to improve developer productivity.
• Partner closely with engineering teams to improve scalability and delivery.

Requirements

• Must be based in the US
• Strong hands-on Kubernetes experience.
• Experience with Terraform, Docker, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Experience building and maintaining modern data workflows using tools such as DBT, SQLMesh, Airflow, Dagster, or Prefect.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, and modern data platforms.
• Solid understanding of networking, cloud infrastructure, and security principles.
• Proactive, collaborative mindset with experience using AI-assisted engineering tools.