Staff Engineer (Infrastructure)

Spendesk is a 7-in-1 spending solution fintech company built for finance teams, serving over 4,000 customers with 500+ employees internationally.
DevOps
Staff Software Engineer
Hybrid
101 - 500 Employees
8+ years of experience
Finance

Description For Staff Engineer (Infrastructure)

Spendesk, a rapidly growing fintech unicorn with over €260M in funding, is seeking a Staff Engineer (Infrastructure) to join their Engineering Foundations team in Berlin. This role offers a unique opportunity to have strategic impact across multiple teams within a company that's revolutionizing spending solutions for finance teams.

The position combines technical leadership with hands-on engineering work in a modern cloud infrastructure environment. You'll be responsible for designing and operating AWS infrastructure, contributing to technical direction, and mentoring other engineers. The role requires expertise in infrastructure-as-code, container orchestration, and cloud architecture, with a focus on maintaining a scalable and secure platform.

Working with a tech stack that includes AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and modern JavaScript technologies, you'll be part of a diverse international team of 500+ employees spread across Europe. The company culture emphasizes liberation, trust, and growth, providing an environment where individuals can thrive and make significant impacts.

Spendesk offers an attractive benefits package including wellness benefits, flexible working arrangements, and professional development opportunities. The company's commitment to diversity and inclusion, combined with its rapid growth trajectory and unicorn status, makes this an exciting opportunity for experienced infrastructure engineers looking to make a meaningful impact in the fintech space.

This role is perfect for someone who combines technical excellence with leadership abilities and wants to work in a fast-paced, international environment where they can influence both technical decisions and team development.

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Responsibilities For Staff Engineer (Infrastructure)

  • Design, build and operate production-grade AWS infrastructure within a Fintech environment
  • Influence and contribute to the technical direction and roadmap across engineering
  • Mentor junior Engineers to support their development
  • Be an individual contributor to infrastructure code
  • Take ownership of important infrastructure components
  • Participate in the Infrastructure team on-call rotation

Requirements For Staff Engineer (Infrastructure)

TypeScript
Node.js
React
Kubernetes
  • 8+ years experience of professional software engineering
  • Excellent communication skills, fluent in written and spoken English
  • Recent experience in platform/SRE/infrastructure space
  • Deep technical expertise in infrastructure-as-code, container orchestration and cloud architecture
  • Prior experience in backend software development
  • Pragmatic mindset with ability to adapt to change

Benefits For Staff Engineer (Infrastructure)

Mental Health Assistance
  • 100% reimbursed public transport or 30 Euro bike perk
  • Latest Apple equipment
  • 28 days of annual leave
  • Monthly budget of €50 for wellness-related spending
  • Access to Moka.care for emotional and mental well-being
  • Friendly remote policy
  • Office snacks

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