Platform Engineer

Shift Markets

Platform Engineer at Shift Markets, building and scaling backend infrastructure for financial systems. Focused on data processing, APIs, and system designs with a remote-first approach.

Posted 6/22/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDistributed SystemsETLPythonTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build & Scale Backend and Platform Systems
Design and build backend services and platform components using TypeScript, Python, or similar
Work on systems that support data processing, automation, and product scalability
Contribute to event-driven architectures and distributed systems
Build and improve ETL pipelines and data workflows
Help optimize performance, reliability, and scalability of data systems
Develop Infrastructure as Code
Build and maintain infrastructure using Amazon CDK, Terraform, or CDKTF Typescript
Create reusable infrastructure patterns and improve existing codebases
Contribute to infrastructure and backend design decisions
Collaborate with developers and architects to improve system design
Help scale systems as product usage grows

Requirements

What you’ll need

4 to 7+ years of experience in software engineering, backend engineering, or platform engineering
Strong programming skills (TypeScript or Python preferred)
Experience building backend systems, APIs, or data pipelines
Hands-on experience with Terraform CDKTF or Amazon CDK is a strong plus
Experience working with AWS
Basic understanding of event-driven systems or distributed architectures
Ability to explain technical decisions clearly
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexibility: Remote-first within Canada
Impact: Work on systems that power real financial products
Ownership: Contribute to real technical decisions early
Growth: Expand your skills across backend, infrastructure, and platform engineering
Collaboration: Work closely with experienced engineers and leadership

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Hard Skills & Tools

TypeScriptPythonETLInfrastructure as Codeevent-driven architecturedistributed systemsdata processingautomationAPIsdata pipelines

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationtechnical decision explanation