Platform Engineer, Core Services

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

The Platform Engineer builds and operates OnePay's core platform services, including Kafka‑driven event streaming and cloud‑native infrastructure, to power large‑scale fintech applications. You will create internal tooling, frameworks for agentic workflows, and partner across engineering, data, and AI teams in an AWS environment.

Role Snapshot

• Build core platform services
• Architect Kafka event streaming
• Develop internal developer tooling
• Design frameworks for intelligent workflows
• Partner with engineering, data, and AI teams
• Ensure reliability, observability, and scalability

Must-Have Requirements

• Kafka
• Distributed Systems
• AWS Cloud
• Developer Platform Engineering
• fintech
• large‑scale distributed systems
• cloud infrastructure

Nice-to-Have Signals

• Node.js / TypeScript
• Kubernetes
• Microservices Architecture
• Observability
• developer platform building

Work Setup

• Location: United States
• Work mode: REMOTE
• Remote scope: COUNTRY_RESTRICTED
• Remote countries: United States
• Employment type: Full-Time

Eligibility Gates

• Visa sponsorship: unknown

Not Specified in JD

• Visa sponsorship
• Salary range
• Relocation
• Notice period
• Travel
• Security clearance
• Coding test
• Portfolio
• GitHub
• Writing sample
• Cover letter

What You'll Likely Work On

• Design and operate platform‑oriented core services that support high‑scale distributed systems across OnePay’s product suite.
• Architect, build, and manage Kafka‑based event streaming pipelines that enable real‑time financial workflows.
• Create internal developer tools and shared infrastructure to boost engineering velocity, reliability, and observability.
• Develop frameworks that enable agentic, automated applications across products.
• Collaborate with engineering, data, and AI teams to solve complex distributed computing challenges in a secure, cloud‑native AWS environment.

Good Fit If You Have

• 7+ years of software engineering experience in fintech, cloud infrastructure, or large‑scale distributed systems.
• Strong hands‑on expertise with Kafka‑driven architectures.
• Proven experience building developer platforms or internal tooling.