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Paxos · 3 hours ago

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Paxos is on a mission to open the world’s financial system to everyone by enabling the instant movement of any asset in a trustworthy way. As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you'll shape and scale the infrastructure that powers their platform, focusing on Kubernetes, AWS services, and infrastructure as code to ensure system reliability, security, and performance.

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Hiring Manager
Pragya Jaiswal
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Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate scalable, highly available cloud infrastructure primarily on AWS
Manage and evolve our Kubernetes environments to support the deployment and operation of modern, containerized applications
Define and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, CDK, or Crossplane
Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, maintenance, and monitoring to reduce manual effort and improve reliability
Apply best practices around security, observability, and cost optimization across infrastructure and services
Manage and optimize database technologies, with a focus on Amazon RDS and Aurora
Partner with development teams to investigate and resolve incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term fixes
Participate in on-call rotations and provide support for critical production systems
Contribute to SRE best practices, internal tooling, and team knowledge sharing

Qualification

AWSKubernetesInfrastructure as CodeTerraformPythonProblem-solvingCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field — or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or related infrastructure roles
Deep expertise in public cloud platforms, especially AWS, with hands-on experience in services like EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch, and IAM
Strong proficiency with Kubernetes and container orchestration — you've run production workloads and understand cluster management, scaling, and troubleshooting
Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or Crossplane
Solid scripting or programming skills in languages like Python, Bash, or Go, with a strong focus on automation
Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills, with a systems-thinking mindset
Strong communicator who thrives in collaborative, remote-first teams

Preferred

Working knowledge of managed database services like Amazon RDS, Aurora, or PostgreSQL is a plus — but infrastructure is your main game

Benefits

Equity
Bonuses based on both your individual performance and company performance

Company

Paxos is a regulated financial institution building infrastructure to enable movement between physical and digital assets.

H1B Sponsorship

Paxos has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (7)
2024 (1)
2023 (12)
2022 (6)
2021 (14)
2020 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$543.48M
Key Investors
MercadoLibreAlameda ResearchOak HC/FT
2022-01-20Corporate Round
2022-01-01Series Unknown· $5M
2021-04-29Series D· $300M

Leadership Team

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Charles Cascarilla
CEO and Co-Founder
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Richmond Teo
Co-Founder & CEO Asia
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