PLATFORM ENGINEER

About BriteFounded in 2019, Brite Payments is a leading open banking-powered account-to-account (A2A) payment provider of instant payments, payouts, and other financial services in Europe. Brite is committed to creating fast, secure, and transparent payment solutions that reduce risk for businesses and provide consumers with the best possible payment experience.At the heart of Brite is our proprietary instant payments network, Brite IPN, which enables real-time, 24/7 transaction processing with no delays, sign-ups, or card details required. Today, Brite connects with over 3,800 banks in 27 European markets and is committed to delivering cutting-edge, next-generation payment solutions that meet the market’s evolving needs.Headquartered in Stockholm, Brite has offices in London and Malaga and now numbers over 150 colleagues.Want to join us on our journey? The future is Brite!About the roleAt Brite Payments, we are looking for an experienced Platform Engineer to join our Platform Engineering team. In this role, you will focus on improving our platform infrastructure and work closely with various engineering teams to help them overcome challenges and adopt best practices. This position combines both platform engineering and an enabling role, ensuring operational excellence while enhancing developer experience.You will be part of our growing Platform Engineering team, which acts as both a platform team (building foundational infrastructure) and an enabling team (supporting engineering teams to improve operational efficiency). Your focus will be slightly more on the enabling side, helping engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions faster and more reliably.What you will do
Collaborate with engineering teams to troubleshoot, optimize, and enhance their infrastructure and deployment processes, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.
Improve platform tooling and automation to streamline the development lifecycle, reduce operational bottlenecks, and enable faster, more reliable deployments.
Implement and promote DevOps best practices across teams, helping developers optimize CI/CD pipelines and adopt Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Ensure reliability and uptime by developing and maintaining effective monitoring, alerting, and incident response practices.
Drive cloud infrastructure optimization within Google Cloud Platform (GCP), helping teams make the best use of GCP services while controlling costs and improving efficiency.
Enable teams with automation solutions, whether through building self-service tools, improving deployment workflows, or offering guidance on GCP resources and operational processes.
Support a culture of continuous improvement by adopting and promoting Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices, ensuring stability and scalability across systems.
Required skills:
Experience with at least one of the big cloud providers, but preferably GCP.
Proficiency in DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipeline management, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with tools like Terraform, and cloud infrastructure automation.
Experience working with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Stackdriver, or Datadog to ensure system health and performance.
Experience of containerization and orchestration tools.
Expertise in troubleshooting and performance optimization, helping engineering teams resolve issues efficiently and improve the overall developer experience.
Experience with incident management processes and a proactive approach to preventing downtime and service interruptions.Preferred skills:
Experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), preferably hands-on use of services like AppEngine, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, and BigQuery.
Experience optimizing cloud resource usage and costs on GCP, with a focus on cost control and efficient infrastructure scaling.
Familiarity with microservices architecture and how to build, manage, and scale services in a cloud-native environment.
Proficiency in automation scripting using languages like Python, Bash, or similar to create reusable, scalable solutions.
A solid understanding of SRE principles and experience applying them to achieve operational excellence.
With your contributions at Brite Payments, you will continue to empower our engineering teams and deliver high-quality platforms, setting the foundation for our next phase of growth. Join us and be part of building something exceptional!What we offer

An optimistic, caring, and inclusive culture where you can be yourself.
A dynamic, fast-paced, and innovative environment, with the chance to join one of Europe’s hottest fintechs and learn from industry leaders.
The opportunity to make an impact from day one in an organisation that values quick decision-making, teamwork, and results over titles.
Exposure to a variety of verticals and use cases for our payments products, working with some of the fastest-growing businesses in Europe.
An annual well-being and professional development allowance to invest in your personal growth.
A team of fun, skilled professionals who together raised the largest Series A ($60m) in Europe last year – join colleagues who are committed to making a lasting impact. ✨
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