About Shakepay

Since 2015, we’ve been building the Shakepay app to make buying and earning Bitcoin fast, easy, and secure. In 2022, we launched the Shakepay Card, which allows shakers to earn Bitcoin rewards when they shop. Today, more than one million Canadians use Shakepay to grow their Bitcoin savings and take control of their financial future.

About the Platform Team:

The Platform team empowers engineering teams and other functions at Shakepay by providing the tools, infrastructure, and best practices they need to be autonomous, productive, and reliable.

What you’ll do:

Define and evolve the architecture of Shakepay’s internal developer platform
Design and build foundational infrastructure that supports our growing systems and teams
Lead the development of internal tooling and automation that significantly improves developer productivity
Architect and implement infrastructure-as-code and GitOps practices across the platform
Build and evolve observability systems including monitoring, alerting, and dashboards
Design and implement AI-powered internal tools and agentic workflows that automate operational and development tasks
Improve system reliability, scalability, and performance across our production environment
Partner with product and infrastructure teams to drive best practices in system design and operations
Lead technical initiatives that span multiple engineering teams
Mentor engineers and guide technical decision-making through design reviews and architecture discussions
Influence the long-term technical direction of our infrastructure and platform ecosystem
Contribute to incident response and drive improvements to operational resilience

What we’re looking for:

8+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, SRE, or DevOps roles
Strong programming experience (e.g., Go, Python, JavaScript, or similar)
Deep experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems
Extensive experience with infrastructure-as-code and automated deployment systems
Experience designing internal platforms or developer tooling used by multiple teams
Experience improving developer experience and engineering velocity through platform improvements
Experience building tools or workflows that leverage AI/LLMs to automate tasks or augment developer productivity
Strong system design and architectural thinking
Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives across teams
Strong collaboration and communication skills
A pragmatic mindset focused on solving real business problems

Bonus points:

Experience with technologies such as Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, Kafka, PostgreSQL, ArgoCD, Helm, or Datadog
Experience designing internal developer platforms or self-service infrastructure
Experience building infrastructure in fintech or other regulated environments
Experience supporting high-scale production systems
Familiarity with Bitcoin and curiosity to learn more
A folder of SafeForWork reaction memes

Why join us?

Help shape the future of money: Be part of a team revolutionising financial services in Canada, one sat at a time.

Impact millions: As cryptocurrency continues gaining traction, our growth potential is massive. You can help us bring Shakepay and Bitcoin to all Canadians.

Grow your career: We’re growing, and so can you! Our programs encourage continuous learning, growth, and development.

Ideas, not titles: We want the best ideas to make their way through, no matter where they come from

Perks and benefits:

AI Enablement: Generous AI token budget (currently unlimited).
Be an owner - Every employee has stock options as part of their total compensation.
Reach your goals - Yearly salary assessments.
Health & wellness: Access to health and dental coverage, including health and wellness spending accounts.
Remote-friendly: Work from anywhere in Canada, with optional access to our office spaces in Montreal and Toronto.
Level Up: A $2,000 annual budget for courses, certifications, and training to support your growth and development.

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