Senior Platform Engineer
$72,000–$108,000 year
On-siteDubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Job Summary
Design, build, and maintain internal developer platforms and self-service tooling to standardize deployment processes and create reusable workflows. Build infrastructure automation using Terraform, Spacelift, and AWS services, while developing and maintaining GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines. Implement GitOps-based deployment workflows, observability solutions, and automated infrastructure provisioning to improve platform visibility and reliability. Partner with development teams to establish security best practices and contribute to cloud cost optimization and technical direction. Work across platform engineering, infrastructure, networking, and security within a small, collaborative team in Dubai, UAE.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or DevOps roles
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS ECS and other core AWS services
- Deep hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
- Experience building and maintaining GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines
- Strong understanding of GitOps principles and declarative infrastructure management
- Experience building internal developer platforms, self-service tooling, or developer enablement solutions
- Strong scripting and automation skills
- Strong understanding of designing scalable and reliable cloud infrastructure
- English B2+ (confident communication with international teams)
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with observability and monitoring platforms (Datadog is a plus)
- Startup, fintech, or proprietary trading experience is highly valued
- Experience building an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) or self-service platform solutions
- Experience with Spacelift or similar infrastructure automation platforms
- Experience with Cloudflare services
- Experience with Kubernetes, Amazon ECS, or other container orchestration platforms
- Experience with service mesh technologies or API gateways
- Familiarity with developer portal solutions such as Backstage, Port, or similar platforms
- Previous experience in fintech, proprietary trading firms, or other high-performance environments
- Open source contributions, technical writing, or public speaking experience
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