Senior Platform Engineer

Full time - Paris/London hybrid or Remote from Western EUKiln is now part of the prestigious French Government program #FT120 from La French Tech As a Senior Platform Engineer at Kiln, you'll join our Infrastructure Team to build robust and scalable cloud infrastructure. You'll collaborate with Protocol, Smart Contract and Software Engineering teams to create tools and environments that ensure fast, secure, and reliable software delivery. This role reports to the Head of Infrastructure and plays a key part in scaling Kiln's core platform.Responsibilities:Design, deploy, and maintain scalable, multi-cloud & bare metal infrastructureBuild internal tools and platforms to streamline development workflowsEnsure high service reliability, uptime, and smooth inter-service communicationMaintain strong infrastructure security practices and compliance (SOC 2)Improve observability, alerting, and performance monitoringGuide architectural decisions and promote infrastructure best practicesCollaborate with teams to assess risk and ensure robust deliveryStack:Infrastructure: AWS, GCP, bare metal, Kubernetes, Terraform, Terragrunt, Prometheus, Thanos, Helm, Hashicorp Vault, FluxCDSoftware: Golang, Typescript, PHP, PostgreSQL, SolidityTooling: GitHub Actions, Grafana, GitOps CI/CD pipelinesRequirements:5+ years in infrastructure/platform engineering (DevOps, SRE) in high-standard environments (ideally FinTech or Crypto)Strong experience with Kubernetes and container orchestrationProficiency in Terraform/Terragrunt and Helm for IaC and automationFamiliar with Prometheus/PromQL and observability toolingExperience with secure infrastructure management (e.g. Vault, KMS)Clear and confident in technical decision-making and collaborationProven interest in Web3, blockchain, cryptocurrency — with understanding of protocols, staking, and DeFi. Check our Tech Blog [] and Open-Source Contribution []Nice-to-have:Experience building internal developer platformsFamiliarity with high-availability systems at scaleExperience designing, building and deploying user-facing, and/or API-based products.Previous work in SOC2, ISO 27001, or other certified environmentsExperience with data tooling (BigQuery, Airbyte, DBT, ….)About Kiln:Kiln is the leading enterprise-grade rewards platform that enables institutional customers to stake assets and integrate staking & DeFi functionality into their offerings. Our API-first platform provides fully automated validators, staking & DeFi protocols access, and comprehensive data and commission management.With $13+ billion in crypto assets staked through our platform, Kiln has established a strong presence on Ethereum, managing over 4.3% of the network through 45,000+ validators — all with zero slashing events.Kiln serves more than 140 leading customers, including Binance, Bitpanda, BitGo, Fireblocks, VanEck, and TrustWallet.Our team of 100 ecosystem enthusiasts brings experience from industry leaders like Google, Circle, Ledger, Chainalysis, and other prominent technology and cryptocurrency companies.We've raised $30M in total funding from prominent investors including 1kx, , Illuminate Financial, Consensys, Wintermute, Kraken Ventures...Join Kiln and help us make the web more secure, stable, decentralized, and fairHow Kiln will support you:A fast-paced, no bureaucratic work environmentEquity share options in the business: if Kiln succeeds, we all succeedCompetitive salaryFlexible holidayFlexible remote workingInternet connection paid up to €50/monthSignificant personal development and tech conf budgetYour interview process: Recruiter Interview (40 min)Take-home test (< 2 hours)Technical Interview #1 [Linux & Kubernetes] (120 min)Technical Interview #2 [Problem solving & Debugging] (60min)Core Values Interview (45 min)Founders Interview (30 min)OfferPlease note that we are not sponsoring visas for persons without work authorization in the UK or the EU. This role is specifically for employees (no B2B or contractors) based in the EU and the UK.