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Location: Remote from Latin America
Position Type: Full-time
Salary $5,800 – $7,500 USD/Monthly
Schedule: Full-time schedule with flexibility, operating in a fast-paced, high-availability environment, US CST (Central Standard Time).
Our Client is a pioneering fintech enterprise founded by repeat fintech founders, specializing in modernizing core payment processing infrastructure across Mexico. They build high-throughput payment solutions—including enterprise client invoicing systems and one-click e-commerce checkouts—that serve millions of users and power major commercial operations daily. Driven by rapid expansion and high-scale operational demands, they rely on elite engineering talent to architect, automate, and optimize their core cloud and messaging systems.
The RoleKey Responsibilities
Designs, manages, and tunes high-throughput, low-latency Apache Kafka clusters to power real-time data streaming across microservices.
Leads Kafka version upgrades, partition strategy designs, and cluster rebalancing with zero disruption to core payment flows.
Establishes automated deployment, management, and operational workflows for complex distributed systems using Docker and Kubernetes.
Authors and maintains Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for Kafka ecosystem tools using Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent deployment stacks.
Builds centralized observability systems capturing logs, metrics, and traces using Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or Confluent Control Center.
Designs and optimizes automated CI/CD pipelines for microservices and cloud infrastructure using GitHub Actions and Jenkins.
Formulates disaster recovery plans, automated rollout/rollback protocols, and failover strategies for production payment pipelines.
Participates in incident response processes for infrastructure outages, performing deep-dive root cause analyses and performance optimizations.
Establishes access controls, security policies, and end-to-end encryption for messaging pipelines to ensure full PCI-DSS regulatory compliance.
Partners with backend engineers and SREs to integrate clean Kafka producer/consumer models into high-scale transaction flows.
Maintains proactive technical communication across all engineering tiers in both English and Spanish.
Senior DevOps / Infrastructure Expertise: Demonstrated experience architecting and managing high-scale distributed systems and microservices in production.
Apache Kafka & Streaming Mastery: Deep technical proficiency in designing, operating, scaling, and troubleshooting high-availability Apache Kafka clusters.
Containerization & IaC: Mastery of Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and Ansible for automated infrastructure orchestration.
Observability & Tracing: Strong experience implementing tracing, metrics, and logging frameworks via Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or similar tools.
CI/CD Automation: Proven track record building robust CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent tools.
Security & Compliance: Familiarity with encryption standards, access management, and financial compliance frameworks (e.g., PCI DSS).
Bilingual Fluency: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in both English and Spanish.
Schedule Alignment: Full availability for full-time work across a Monday-through-Friday schedule.
Remote Workspace Infrastructure: Dedicated quiet home office, high-performance computing equipment, and stable high-speed internet.
Prior experience in fintech, payment processing, or high-volume transactional platforms.
Experience integrating Confluent Control Center or advanced Kafka observability tools.
Competitive USD Compensation: $5,800 – $7,500 USD monthly salary paid directly in USD.
High-Impact Fintech Exposure: Architect core payment infrastructure utilized by millions of end users and top-tier enterprises.
Cutting-Edge Tech Stack: Direct ownership over high-scale Kafka pipelines, Kubernetes environments, and modern observability tools.
Collaborative Leadership Culture: Work closely alongside repeat fintech founders and senior platform engineering leaders.
100% Remote Infrastructure: Dedicated full-time engagement executed remotely from Latin America.
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