Platform Engineer

Role: Platform Engineer

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Toronto, Canada

Reporting to: VP Engineering

About Fiat Republic

Fiat Republic is a London-based remote-friendly fintech dedicated to bringing mainstream banking to the world of digital assets. Founded in 2021, the company has quickly established itself as a leading provider of banking and payment infrastructure for cryptocurrency companies.

Our Mission

Fiat Republic's mission is to bridge the gap between traditional finance and digital assets by providing cryptocurrency businesses with a single API to create bank accounts in multiple fiat currencies, access local bank payment rails, and manage FX and liquidity operations. We are a highly regulated business, with electronic money and money service business licenses in the UK, EU, US and Canada. We are also an issuer of MiCAR compliant stablecoins, with the distinction of being the first EMI in Europe with custody privileges. As such, we are perfectly placed to bridge the gap between tradFi and web3.

Our Platform

The Fiat Republic platform is built with a developer-first ethos, making it easy for crypto platforms to integrate with our services and start processing fiat payments. We also have a strong focus on AML, regulatory compliance, and security, ensuring that our clients can operate their fiat flows sustainably, safely and securely.

Our Team

Fiat Republic is a diverse team of outstanding individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. We are headquartered in London, with a presence in the Netherlands, Poland, Turkey and Canada. We are committed to providing our employees with a fun and thriving work environment, offering rapid skills development and the opportunity to learn about the payments and crypto industries.

Our Investors

Fiat Republic is backed by top-tier venture capital firms such as Speedinvest, Credo Ventures, Seedcamp, Fabric Ventures, Kraken Ventures, Arca, and Inovo Ventures. We are also alumni of the Softbank Emerge Accelerator program.

Our Impact

Fiat Republic is making a significant impact on the cryptocurrency industry. By providing crypto businesses with a simple and secure way to bank and process fiat payments, we are helping to drive the adoption of digital assets and making it easier for people to access the benefits of cryptocurrency.

Our Future

With the increasingly positive tailwinds in the cryptocurrency industry, Fiat Republic is poised for continued stellar growth. We are constantly expanding our platform and adding new features to meet the needs of our clients. We are also looking to expand our team and hire talented individuals who are passionate about banking, payments, cryptocurrency, and working in a fast-paced start-up environment.

About the Role:

Infrastructure Management

• Design, implement, and manage scalable infrastructure using GCP services, including Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud Storage, and more.
• Manage and optimise distributed systems and databases, including Kafka, Redis, PostgreSQL, and TimescaleDB, ensuring high availability, scalability, and optimal performance.

CI/CD Pipelines

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, ensuring automated code deployment, testing, and integration across development and production environments.

Automation & Scripting

• Utilise Terraform to define and provision cloud infrastructure.
• Write efficient, reusable scripts to automate processes and improve
• operational efficiency.

Monitoring & Logging

• Set up and maintain monitoring and alerting systems using tools like Prometheus and Grafana to ensure the health, performance, and security of applications and infrastructure.

Collaboration & Support

• Work closely with development teams to streamline deployment processes and ensure efficient and reliable releases.
• Participate in on-call rotations to provide support for troubleshooting and resolving infrastructure-related issues.
• Provide assistance with IT-related issues for internal teams when necessary, focusing on onboarding and offboarding processes, managing user accounts and access via tools like JumpCloud, and administering corporate services such as Google Workspace, ensuring seamless operations and quick resolution of problems.
• Provide out-of-hours support on a rotational basis as required.

Security & Compliance

• Ensure the infrastructure follows best practices for security, including access control, patching, and vulnerability scanning.

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), or similar role.
• Hands-on experience with GCP services and cloud infrastructure management.
• Solid understanding and experience with Terraform for infrastructure-as-code.
• Strong experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, ideally using GitLab or similar tools.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and
• orchestration in cloud environments.
• Experience with managing and optimising Kafka, Redis, PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB.

Technical Skills:

• Cloud platforms: Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Infrastructure-as-code: Terraform
• CI/CD tools: GitLab CI (or equivalent)
• Containerisation & orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
• Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana

• Distributed Systems & Databases: Kafka, Redis, PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB

• Internal IT Systems: JumpCloud, Google Workspace Administration

• Scripting languages: Bash, Python, or similar

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications in Google Cloud Platform (e.g., Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect).
• Familiarity with other CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, or similar.
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, etc.
• Knowledge of security best practices in cloud environments

Why join us?

• Meaningful stock options in a rapidly growing company alongside a very competitive salary
• Opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a 1st-to-market, fast-growing regulated fintech backed by tier-1 VCs, working with an incredible team of payment experts
• Empowerment to take ownership at all levels and make high-impact decisions
• Fun, collaborative and meritocratic culture with zero tolerance for politics
• Work in a truly multi-national team (offices in Toronto, London, Amsterdam and Krakow, with more coming soon).
• Hybrid working conditions - minimum 1 day per week from the office where the role is based
• Option to work from any of our other hubs for up to 6 weeks.
• All company retreats to celebrate successes and spend time together in person

If you are keen to apply your skills in a role that blends precision with innovation, we would love to have you on our team. If you're interested, but don't check off all the boxes - we'd still love to hear from you.

Fiat Republic is a firm believer in meritocracy and an equal opportunity employer committed to selecting, developing, and rewarding employees based solely on their qualifications, performance, and ability to do the job. We do not use quotas and do not base hiring decisions on gender, ethnicity, or background. We are firmly committed to creating a work environment where everyone is valued, heard, and respected, and where all individuals