The Role:

Ziina is looking for a Senior Platform Engineer, Infrastructure & Developer Experience to join our team. This role is an exciting opportunity to shape the foundation that every Ziina engineer builds on: the infrastructure, CI/CD, and observability systems that keep our rapidly growing fintech platform fast, reliable, and easy to develop. We're at a major inflection point in our growth, with real multi-region and low-latency challenges at scale, and we're looking for the right person to drive the technical excellence that makes scaling possible.

As part of a small, agile team, our ideal candidate is a creative problem-solver with the vision to build from the ground up and the skill to own systems end-to-end. You'll thrive in our fast-paced environment by making tradeoffs and focusing on high-impact solutions. We're looking for someone who is as ambitious as we are to deliver high-quality products to our users. In short, we want owners who are ready to build big things with us.

As a Senior Platform Engineer, Infrastructure & Developer Experience at Ziina you will:

• Build and own scalable, reliable infrastructure that supports high-performance applications across multiple regions
• Own and continuously improve our CI/CD pipelines and release workflows so that shipping is fast, safe, and predictable
• Implement infrastructure as code and automation across all environments to ensure consistency and reduce manual toil
• Improve system observability, monitoring, and incident response so problems are caught early and resolved quickly
• Reduce operational overhead and improve platform stability as we scale
• Enable engineering teams through reliable, efficient platform systems and self-service tooling

To succeed in this role, you likely:

• Have 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or SRE, with a strong focus on infrastructure and developer experience
• Have deep expertise with cloud services (ideally AWS) and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi
• Are proficient with containerization and orchestration — Docker, Kubernetes — and understand microservices architecture
• Have hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins) and observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog, or similar)
• Are comfortable with on-call responsibilities and have a track record of improving incident response practices
• Use the latest AI tools and technologies to boost your productivity
• Are based in, or open to relocating to, the UAE

What would amaze us:

• Proven experience building infrastructure for fintech or other high-reliability, high-throughput platforms
• A track record of tackling real scaling problems — reducing latency, improving resilience, or operating multi-region systems
• History of building platform and developer experience tooling that measurably boosted engineering velocity
• Successful leadership in major infrastructure evolution, including architectural transitions, migrations, or multi-region rollouts
• Active engagement in the tech community through open source contributions, conference speaking, or technical writing

Our tech stack:

We’ve built a modular architecture with the principles of reliability, scalability, and maintainability in mind. Our current stack is:

• Typescript, Node.js and Nest.js for our main application’s backend.
• Swift/SwiftUI for our iOS app, Kotlin for our Android app.
• Next.js, React and Typescript for our web applications.
• GraphQL Federation for our client-facing APIs and Kafka for our inter-service communication.
• PostgresSQL for consistent and durable storage, Redis for quick fetching, Elasticsearch for quick searching.
• AWS for hosting our cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes for orchestrating our workloads.
• Terraform for IaC.
• Github Actions for CI/CD.

The Role

Ziina is looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join our team. This role is an exciting opportunity for you to shape the future of Fintech in the region by enabling engineering excellence and scalability at Ziina. We’re at a major inflection point in our growth, and we’re looking for the right person to drive technical and organizational excellence, helping us create an engineering culture that attracts top talent from around the world.

As part of a small, agile team, our ideal candidate is a creative problem-solver with the vision to build from the ground up and the skill to own features end-to-end. You’ll thrive in our fast-paced environment by making sound tradeoffs and focusing on high-impact solutions. We’re looking for someone who is as ambitious as we are to deliver high-quality products to our users. In short, we want owners who are ready to build big things with us.

As a Senior Platform Engineer at Ziina you will:

• Work closely with engineering teams to identify pain points and build tools that streamline their workflows and enhance their productivity
• Build, operate, and maintain a reliable, scalable platform infrastructure that supports high-performance applications.
• Implement infrastructure as code and automate workflows to ensure consistency across environments
• Develop self-service tools that empower engineering teams to deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot with minimal assistance
• Establish security best practices across our infrastructure and application stack
• Collaborate with engineering teams to identify pain points and build productivity-enhancing tools

To succeed in this role, you likely: 

• Bring 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or SRE
• Have strong expertise with cloud services and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi
• Are proficient with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, and understand microservices architecture
• Have hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins) and monitoring systems like Prometheus, Grafana, or DataDog
• Are familiar with on-call responsibilities and incident response practices
• Use the latest AI tools and technologies to boost your productivity
• Are based in, or open to relocating to, the UAE

What would amaze us

• Proven experience building fintech platforms that drive impact
• A strong track record of building and scaling high-performing engineering teams
• History of creating platforms that significantly boost developer productivity
• Successful leadership in major platform evolution, including architectural transitions or migrations
• Active engagement in the tech community through open source contributions, conference speaking, or technical writing

Our tech stack

We’ve built a modular architecture with the principles of reliability, scalability, and maintainability in mind. Our current stack is:

• Typescript, Node.js and Nest.js for our main application’s backend.
• Swift/SwiftUI for our iOS app, Kotlin for our Android app.
• Next.js, React and Typescript for our web applications.
• GraphQL Federation for our client-facing APIs and Kafka for our inter-service communication.
• PostgresSQL for consistent and durable storage, Redis for quick fetching, Elasticsearch for quick searching.
• AWS for hosting our cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes for orchestrating our workloads.
• Terraform for IaC
• Github Actions for CI/CD.

Summary: We are seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) / DevOps Manager to lead our teams and drive reliability roadmaps. As a key player in our leading crypto tax and portfolio tracking platform, you will ensure the resilience and efficiency of our cloud-native infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage SRE and DevOps teams to optimize platform reliability and performance.
• Develop and implement reliability roadmaps, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive cloud-native strategies and solutions.
• Oversee incident management processes and implement proactive measures to minimize downtime.
• Ensure the scalability and security of our infrastructure in a cloud environment.

Required skills:

• Minimum of 3 years' management experience in SRE or DevOps roles.
• Strong background in cloud-native environments and technologies.
• Experience with incident management and reliability improvement frameworks.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to challenges.