Astra is looking for a Senior Infrastructure & Platform Engineer to own the core cloud infrastructure that powers our financial platform. You will be the first dedicated infrastructure hire, responsible for architecting and maintaining scalable GCP infrastructure supporting 100M+ weekly transaction volume, building internal developer platforms, and designing systems for financial compliance and rapid scaling.

What You'll Do

Design and manage GCP infrastructure (App Engine, Firestore, Cloud Functions, IAM, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, etc.) that supports 100M+ weekly transaction volume
Create self-service tools and platforms that enable engineers to deploy, monitor, and operate services independently
Own and improve deployment workflows that enable rapid, safe releases for a fast-moving fintech platform
Help define and enforce infrastructure best practices that meet financial industry security and compliance requirements
Work with backend engineers to design scalable systems that can handle complex financial workflows
Contribute to monitoring, alerting, and reliability tooling that provides visibility into critical financial systems

What We're Looking For

5+ years of infrastructure, DevOps, or platform engineering experience
Systems thinking mindset - ability to understand how infrastructure decisions impact the entire platform
Experience managing cloud infrastructure (GCP preferred) using Terraform or similar IaC tools
Experience with modular microservices architecture and distributed systems
Strong understanding of security best practices in cloud environments
Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, environment management, and service deployment strategies
Comfortable writing automation and tooling in Python, Javascript, Go, Bash, or another preferred language
Proactive mindset - you seek out ways to improve systems and enable others
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required
Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering from an accredited university highly preferred

Nice to Have

Financial systems infrastructure - understanding of compliance and security requirements
Kubernetes and container orchestration
Security and IAM - experience with least-privilege access and secrets management
Incident management and on-call experience
High-scale systems - experience with infrastructure supporting high transaction volumes

Technical Stack

GCP (App Engine, Firestore, Cloud Functions, IAM, Pub/Sub, BigQuery)
Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar IaC
GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or similar CI/CD platforms
Python, Go, Bash for automation and tooling
Observability and alerting systems

Team & Environment

You will be the first Infrastructure hire in a small engineering team, reporting directly to technical leadership.

Benefits & Compensation

Competitive compensation with equity in a growing fintech company
Remote-first culture with flexible working arrangements
Small team, big impact - your work directly shapes our entire platform infrastructure
Professional growth - lead infrastructure decisions for a scaling fintech platform
Modern tech stack - work with cutting-edge cloud technologies
Mission-driven - build infrastructure that powers financial innovation