Senior DevOps Engineer – Trading Platform
About the role
The Senior DevOps Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, deployment, and observability of a high-performance digital asset trading platform that connects to multiple global exchanges in real time. The role involves operating and supporting Java backend services, managing production stability, administering PostgreSQL databases, building monitoring and alerting systems, and owning CI/CD pipelines. The engineer will collaborate closely with backend engineers and the program team, contributing to architecture decisions and documentation. The company offers a collaborative and fast-moving engineering environment with a focus on real-time trading systems where performance and reliability are critical. Applications can be submitted via LinkedIn or by emailing a resume to hr@xinotechsoftware.com, with emphasis on experience supporting production Java systems and PostgreSQL.
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering
- Proven experience supporting Java backend applications in high-performance, mission-critical production environments
- Strong hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, including replication, performance tuning, backup/restore, and troubleshooting
- Solid experience configuring monitoring and alerting with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK, or similar
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes or equivalent)
- Proficiency with Linux, networking fundamentals (proxies, load balancers, DNS, TLS), and scripting (Bash, Python)
- Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP or Azure)
Nice to have
- Experience in capital markets, trading systems, or financial services
- Familiarity with exchange connectivity, market data feeds, WebSocket streaming or the FIX protocol
- Experience with digital asset/crypto exchange APIs or custody integrations
- Infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible)
- Experience supporting Node.js services alongside Java
Technologies
- Ansible
- AWS
- Azure
- Bash
- CI/CD
- Data Pipelines
- Datadog
- DevOps
- DNS
- Docker
- ELK Stack
- GCP
- Grafana
- Infrastructure as Code
- Java
- Kubernetes
- Linux
- Node.js
- Observability
- PostgreSQL
- Prometheus
- Python
- Terraform
- TLS
- WebSockets
Highlights
Applicants are encouraged to highlight their experience with production Java systems and PostgreSQL in their application. The company offers a very competitive remuneration package. Applications can be submitted via LinkedIn or by email to hr@xinotechsoftware.com.
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