Platform Engineer (Remote - Work from Anywhere) at Xapo Bank. . Location: Gibraltar (Remote). Work from anywhere, impact everywhere . . Diversity is at the heart of who we are at Xapo Bank. We’re a fully distributed team of over 130 Xapiens that work remotely from 40+ countries around the world. . . Our beginning: A world that enjoys economic freedom and wealth protection, no matter where you live or who is running your country.. . To achieve that, we search the world for the best people for the job. We work hard, think globally, and inspire each other to learn and grow. We are committed to changing the way things are done.. . . . Risk is inherent in all of our business activities and managing risk well is the responsibility of every Xapien. Sound risk management enables us to serve our customers and deliver value for our shareholders, and helps make Xapo a great place to work.. . . . Although we are headquartered in Gibraltar, this is a full time, 100% remote position . Work from anywhere!. . . Position overview. . As a Junior Platform Engineer at Xapo, you would be joining a team whose core mission is to improve and maintain Xapo's cloud-native platform. The focus is on enhancing self-serve functionality and driving automation wherever possible. Your role is to help empower Xapo's developers by making the platform more efficient, reliable, and easier to use, allowing them to ship products faster and with greater confidence. This position offers a significant opportunity to learn and grow by contributing directly to the systems that increase developer velocity and operational excellence.. . . . Responsibilities. . The team's primary responsibility is to act as stewards and enhancers of the existing developer platform. . . The main goals of the team are:. . . To maintain and improve a cloud-native platform.. . To expand the platform's self-service capabilities, allowing engineering teams to manage their resources and workflows independently.. . To aggressively automate manual processes to reduce toil, increase reliability, and improve developer efficiency.. . To ensure the platform remains highly observable, scalable, and secure as it evolves.. . Monitoring and proactively managing the infrastructure to meet its requirements.. . Ensure continuous service availability and operational integrity 24/7, which includes participation in a compensated on-call rotation.. . . We rely on the following tools and technologies. . . . Terraform. . AWS (ECS, RDS, SQS, VPC, KMS). . GCP (Cloud run, Cloud functions, Datastream, BigQuery). . Docker. . GitHub and GitHub Actions. . Coralogix/PagerDuty. . . . . Skills needed. . A foundational understanding of the technologies that power an automated, self-service platform is essential. This includes: . . . Infrastructure as Code: . . TerraformCloud Providers: Primarily AWS (ECS, RDS, SQS, etc.) and some GCP (Cloud Run, BigQuery, etc.). . Containerization: DockerCI/CD & Automation: Possible experience with pipelines such as GitHub Actions. . . Monitoring & Observability: Tools like Coralogix or similar. . . Scripting: We use Python and Bash for the scripts we integrate into our infrastructure or develop to support our automated tasks.. . . . . . We welcome a person who is able and eager to contribute to solving common platform issues using established procedures and, more importantly, to identify opportunities for automation within those solutions. This involves thinking beyond the immediate fix to prevent future manual work.. . . . . Teamwork & Communication. . . We welcome teammates who value building strong, collaborative relationships. This includes clearly communicating the status of your work on platform improvements and understanding the needs of the developers who use the platform.. . A natural inclination to automate repetitive tasks and continuously look for ways to make processes more efficient for yourself and others is very valuable to us.. . . . . Other requirements. . . A dedicated workspace.. . A reliable internet connection with the fastest speed possible in your area.. . Devices and other essential equipment that meet minimal technical specifications.. . Alignment with Our Values and the Xapo Values-Driven Leadership principles.. . Why work for Xapo?. . IMPACT GLOBALLY, WORK REMOTELY.. . . Shape the Future:. Improve lives through cutting-edge technology, work 100% remotely from anywhere in the world.. . Great work-life balance:. . Build amazing things with a balance of autonomy and collaborative teamwork. Set your own work schedule and make use of a flexible PTO plan when you need to recharge.. . . Expect Excellence:. Collaborate, learn, and grow with a high-performance team. Learn. how you learn best - from books to conferences, you’ll get a yearly budget for your individual learning and development goals.. . . At Xapo, we prioritize consumer protection and adhere to regulatory requirements by ensuring that all Xapiens are accountable for upholding principles of fair treatment, transparency, and ethical conduct in their interactions with customers and stakeholders.. Xapo Device Policy. Consultants joining Xapo Bank must comply with the Xapo Device Policy, which governs the use of corporate-approved laptops under Corporate-Owned, Personally Purchased Device (reimbursed up to $1,500) or Corporate-Owned, Personally Enabled Device (personal device with enforced security controls).. All devices must meet security requirements, enroll in Xapo’s Mobile Device Management (MDM), and adhere to compliance rules. COPPD devices remain Xapo property with buyback options upon exit. COPED users agree to data control measures, including mandatory corporate data wipes.. Compliance with the Xapo Device Policy is mandatory for all consultants, onboarding will not proceed without adherence to the policy.
Platform Engineer (Remote - Work from Anywhere) at Xapo Bank