Platform Engineer

About Polygon Labs

Polygon Labs is a leading global blockchain payments firm dedicated to developing infrastructure that enables instant, reliable, and scalable money transfers on-chain. Our mission is to transition all financial transactions onto the blockchain. We are creating the Polygon Open Money Stack, a comprehensive set of services designed to facilitate seamless monetary movement and utilization. Our infrastructure has already supported trillions in on-chain transactions for major banks, fintechs, and consumer applications worldwide.

Your Role

In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining the reliability, security, and operational efficiency of Polygon's production systems. This hands-on position focuses on cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and incident response, requiring you to work core hours that align with the EU business day.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage production Kubernetes environments on GKE, ensuring operational reliability and troubleshooting issues.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using Pulumi, primarily in TypeScript and Python.
• Oversee GitOps workflows with ArgoCD and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Administer GCP services including IAM, Pub/Sub, and Cloud SQL.
• Handle the secrets and configuration lifecycle securely across services.
• Independently address production incidents and contribute to documentation and workflow processes.
• Create and manage Grafana dashboards and alerts.

Requirements

• Proven experience operating Kubernetes on GKE.
• Hands-on expertise with Pulumi, ArgoCD, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with GCP services and Cloudflare.
• Strong incident management skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of security compliance standards.

How to Apply

If you believe you have the skills required for this position, even if you do not meet every single requirement, we encourage you to reach out. We would love to discuss your potential fit within our team.