Staff Platform Engineer
ShakepayCanada
Posted March 13, 2026
210000 - 210000 CAD
About the Company
Shakepay is a fintech company that's revolutionising financial services in Canada by providing a platform for buying and earning Bitcoin.
Job Description
Shakepay is seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to shape and evolve the internal platform that powers engineering across the company. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, SRE, or DevOps roles, and strong programming experience in languages such as Go, Python, or JavaScript.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, SRE, or DevOps roles
- Strong programming experience (e.g., Go, Python, JavaScript, or similar)
- Deep experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems
- Extensive experience with infrastructure-as-code and automated deployment systems
- Experience designing internal platforms or developer tooling used by multiple teams
- Experience improving developer experience and engineering velocity through platform improvements
- Experience building tools or workflows that leverage AI/LLMs to automate tasks or augment developer productivity
- Strong system design and architectural thinking
- Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives across teams
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- A pragmatic mindset focused on solving real business problems
Benefits
- AI Enablement: Generous AI token budget (currently unlimited)
- Be an owner - Every employee has stock options as part of their total compensation
- Reach your goals - Yearly salary assessments
- Health & wellness: Access to health and dental coverage, including health and wellness spending accounts
- Remote-friendly: Work from anywhere in Canada, with optional access to our office spaces in Montreal and Toronto
- Level Up: A $2,000 annual budget for courses, certifications, and training to support your career growth
- Time off: 20 days of vacation per year. We will give you a $1,000 bonus if you use all your vacation time
- Parental leave: Enjoy a parental leave top-up to 100% of your salary for 18 weeks
- Have fun together: quarterly team-specific or company-wide offsite to connect with each other
