Your mission
Ratepay is a dynamic and innovative fintech company dedicated to revolutionizing payment solutions in the online retail sector. We empower e-commerce businesses with flexible and secure payment options, allowing them to optimize their revenue streams. As a Senior Platform Engineer at Ratepay, you will play a crucial role in our mission to streamline and enhance our payment processing systems.
Ratepay is seeking an experienced Platform Engineer with a strong background in AWS and CI/CD practices, including expertise in various CI/CD tools. In this role, you will be responsible for optimizing and automating our development and deployment pipelines, ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- AWS Expertise: Leverage your strong AWS experience to design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability and security.
- CI/CD Implementation: Lead the implementation and improvement of CI/CD pipelines using tools such as TeamCity, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Travis CI, enabling efficient and automated software delivery.
- Containerization and Orchestration: Work with Docker and ECS to containerize applications and manage orchestration.
- Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of infrastructure and deployment processes.
- Coaching & Mentoring - You will have an ability to coach and mentor software engineerin teams
- Security and Compliance: Collaborate with security teams to implement best practices for securing AWS environments and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
- Infrastructure as Code (IAC): Utilize IAC tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation to manage infrastructure provisioning and configuration.(Nice to have )
- Monitoring and Alerting: Implement and maintain monitoring solutions for application and infrastructure performance using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch.
- Collaboration: Work closely with development and operations teams to bridge the gap between software development and IT operations.
- Troubleshooting: Actively investigate and resolve issues related to deployment, performance, and infrastructure.
- Continuous Learning: Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to propose and implement improvements to Ratepay's infrastructure and processes.
That's what you bring along
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
- Proven experience as a Platform/Cloud/Devops Engineer, with a strong focus on AWS and CI/CD pipelines.
- Proficiency in deploying and managing AWS services and resources.
- Experience with java or kotlin
- Expertise in one or more CI/CD tools (e.g., TeamCity, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Travis CI).
- Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker,ECS).
- Knowledge of infrastructure as code (IAC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
- Understanding of security best practices in cloud environments.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect).
Previous experience in the fintech or e-commerce industry.
That's how working with us will be
Stability & Innovation: Become part of a dynamic fintech company that is transforming the financial industry through innovation and technology.
- Ratepay is part of the NEXI Group - one of the biggest financial groups in Europe
Team & Culture: Work with a diverse and talented team (we have 40+ nationalities!) committed to pushing boundaries and setting new standards.
- Regular company and team events (summer party, all-hands, guest speakers, conferences & events)
- Community Connect – you have the chance to get involved in one of our social projects, as part of our sustainability initiative
- Brand new super modern office in the heart of Berlin for collaboration
Growth: Unlock endless opportunities for professional development and advancement as you drive fintech excellence.
- Free language learning opportunities for those who want to improve their English or German
- Access to learning platforms to attend conferences for example. And if included in your P&D goals, you can attend additional training sessions
- Personal Development Plans - your career progression is taken seriously with us
Flexibility: We offer flexible working hours and hybrid working options to balance work and family life.
- Become a digital nomad: Work with Ratepay from any EU country for up to 3 months per year
- Ratepaw community: Our office has a floor which is dog-friendly. So, bring your pawsome pet to work when needed
Rewards & Health: Enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package that reflects your expertise and contributions.
- 28 vacation days
- Generous private pension scheme
- Flexible benefits - You have a monthly budget of 30 euros to choose between several benefits, for example, public transport subscription, grocery stores voucher, sports clubs, and many others
- Access to a corporate benefits platform where employees can get great discounts and offers for a range of online shops and activities
- Seasonal vaccinations, health checks and eye exams
- Employee Bereavement plan
Equal Opportunities & Diversity
We value our diversity and welcome everyone to our team. Regardless of ethnic and social background, religious beliefs, worldview, gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental limitations, age, marital status, educational background and nationality.
With over 250 employees and 40 different nationalities, we take our values seriously. These include; ownership, growth, integrity, collaboration, customer centricity and inclusion (4/6 of our C-Level Board members are female).
