Senior DevOps Engineer
Summary
Designs and scales AWS-based cloud infrastructure for a high-growth fintech platform, focusing on cost optimization, security, and performance for millions of transactions. Core technologies include Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, automation, and network/security engineering.
Senior DevOps Engineer - Build the Future of Fintech with Snaplii! About SnapliiPay Smart. Save More. We're Snaplii - a Canadian fintech innovator revolutionizing how North Americans shop, save, and spend. Our digital wallet platform delivers instant cashback on 500+ top brands, turning everyday purchases into real financial value for millions of users. Founded by the team behind SnapPay (Canada's leading cross-border payment provider), we're on a mission to democratize finance and make every dollar count. Backed by top VCs. Trusted by millions. Growing fast.
The Role
We need a Principal DevOps Engineer who can architect, scale, and optimize the infrastructure powering our high-growth fintech platform. You'll be the technical backbone ensuring our systems are reliable, secure, lightning-fast, and cost-efficient as we scale across North America. This isn't maintenance work - you'll be building next-gen cloud infrastructure that processes millions in transactions while keeping our AWS costs lean and our security bulletproof.
What You'll Own
- Cloud Infrastructure & Cost Mastery: AWS Expert- Design and optimize our entire AWS ecosystem (IAM, cross-region communication, S3, EBS, RDS, traffic monitoring) - Cost Optimization Guru: Analyze AWS spending patterns and architect for continuous cost reduction (this is critical in fintech!)
- Operating Systems: Expert-level Windows & Linux administration - Solve complex system-level issues that stump others
- Network Engineering: Configure and maintain wired, wireless, VPN networks - Expert knowledge of network principles and routing
- Containerization & Orchestration: Deep Kubernetes (K8s) and Docker-compose expertise - Deploy with ArgoCD and FluxCD (GitOps methodology) - Manage cloud container lifecycles at scale
- CI/CD & Automation Pipeline: Build Bulletproof Pipelines - Configure and optimize Jenkins or GitHub Actions - Deploy to EKS, ECS, Fargate, Lambda, and serverless platforms - Use API Gateway & CloudFront for secure, high-performance app distribution
- Automation Wizard: Python & Shell scripting expert - Automate infrastructure management, operations, and data workflows - Configure and maintain CodePush Server
- Security, Monitoring & Performance: Security Specialist - Implement enterprise-grade cyber security and network security measures - Configure and maintain SSO (Google, Okta, Azure) and integrate into applications
- Observability & Scaling: Monitor large-scale cloud services and identify performance bottlenecks - Track K8s microservices metrics, performance degradation, and spikes - Implement auto-scaling solutions to handle traffic surges (critical for payment processing!)
- Database & Data Warehousing: MySQL administration expert: transactions, locks, complex SQL optimization - ETL large-scale data into warehouses (Google BigQuery, Snowflake experience)
- Documentation & Innovation: Write clear technical documentation, processes, and operational runbooks
- Bonus: Practical experience with local AI LLM environments (we're exploring AI integrations!)
What You Bring
- Deep expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, automation & network security
- Problem-solving mindset: You troubleshoot complex issues and optimize performance relentlessly
- Communication skills: You collaborate effectively across engineering, product, and business teams
- Fintech mindset: You understand that downtime = lost revenue, and security isn't optional
Why Join Snaplii?
- Impact: Your infrastructure directly affects millions of users and millions in transaction volume
- Growth: We're scaling fast - backed by Celtic House Asia Partners, BitRock Capital, and top VCs
- Mission: Help democratize finance and make everyday shopping more rewarding
- Innovation: Work with cutting-edge fintech tech, from payment processing to AI integrations
- Culture: Founded by entrepreneurs who believe in adventures, innovation, and taking care of our team
- Location: Mississauga, Ontario (with flexibility)
- Ready to Build the Future of Fintech?
Snaplii | Pay Smart. Save More.
Requirements
- aws cloud (advanced)
- CI/CD (advanced)
- Kubernetes (advanced)
- 5+ years of commercial experience
- English (advanced)
- Mandarin (advanced)
Tech stack
- CI/CD
- Kubernetes
- aws cloud