Platform & Infrastructure Engineer  Fully Remote  |  Eastern or Central Time Zone Preferred  Who We Are  We are K1X. Our technology is used by the nation's largest institutional investors, funds, and accounting firms, bringing long-established solutions that are creating an all-digital K-1 experience. Our goal is to transform the K-1 industry by moving a traditionally analog-based process to an all-digital experience via our software solutions. Join us at the start of something exciting! Learn more at www.k1x.io  About the Role  We are looking for a Platform & Infrastructure Engineer to join a small, remote team responsible for building and maintaining the tools, processes, networking patterns, and standards that our engineering teams rely on. You will own Azure-based infrastructure — with a heavy emphasis on Azure Kubernetes Service — and work cross-functionally with product engineering teams to introduce changes, define standards, and understand their evolving needs.  This is a hands-on technical role for someone who is self-directed, comfortable with ambiguity, and passionate about enabling other engineers to move faster and more safely. You will design and maintain infrastructure that scales, enforces security and compliance patterns, and brings consistency to how engineering is practiced across the organization.   You believe the best solution is often the simplest one — you look to reduce complexity before reaching for something new, and you know that taking time to do things right is usually the fastest way forward.

• You will work with Technology and Software Platform teams to provide solutions for cloud infrastructure across the Ford Enterprise, including hosting, computing, databases, and networks. • Define, analyze, assemble, and integrate components to deliver infrastructure patterns for the business, including consideration for platforms, software, availability, scalability, and reliability. • Experienced with OpenShift/GKE and hands-on with GCP services and hands-on with GCP services, including Containers, Cloud Run, Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Big Query, and Cloud Storage. • Design, build, and maintain GCP infrastructure to support our applications and services with high performance, scalable and secure cloud native applications on GCP. • Hands-on experience with application development experience leveraging technologies such as Java, Springboot, Python, etc. • Collaborate with other teams to integrate GCP services into our overall IT architecture. • Stay current with GCP technologies, and best practices and provide recommendations for continuous improvement. • Develop, advise and document GCP infrastructure and deployment processes along with experience on REST API, Agile tools, DevOps, Source control and versioning tools (Git, JIRA) and build CI/CD pipelines using CI/CD methodologies leveraging Jenkins, containers, Kubernetes etc. • Work with development teams to implement best practices for deploying and managing applications on GCP. • Monitor and optimize the performance of GCP resources. Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to GCP infrastructure and services wherever needed. • Supports the development of the technical design and documentation. Maintain open channels of communication by providing relevant information, technical expertise, and recommended best practices and patterns. • Hands on experience with public cloud services offering (covering Compute, Storage, Network, Web, Cognitive, AI, Functions, IAM, etc.). • Build big data solutions, ensure the guardrails, security and compliance of our GCP environment, Strong knowledge of Cloud security standards and principles including Identity and Access management. • Work on Serverless design, implementing Container As A Service (CaaS), Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS) Security Compliance requirements, monitoring Infrastructure (IaaS), Network management, storage management and remediation automation. • Experience with Data center environments with a mix of Linux and Windows and system administration, troubleshooting, proficiency with CLI (Bash, PowerShell), virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V), and monitoring tools.

We are looking for a hands-on, product-driven Founding Engineer to join as the first full-time technical hire at an early-stage fintech startup. This role is ideal for a backend-leaning engineer who thrives in zero-to-one environments and wants significant ownership over architecture, product direction, and team build-out. You will work directly with the founder and external contractors to deliver the MVP, while shaping long-term technical strategy and infrastructure decisions. The position requires strong systems thinking and experience building high-throughput, auditable financial systems. Over time, you will transition from individual contributor to technical leader, helping recruit and mentor the internal engineering team. This is a high-impact role for someone excited to build modern payment rails integrating stablecoins and working capital solutions. Details Location: NYC (preferred) or Remote (US / LATAM) Work Model: Remote / Hybrid (NYC-based candidates preferred) Employment Type: Full-time Seniority Level: Founding / Early Technical Leader Start Date: ASAP Industry: Fintech / Payments / Stablecoin Infrastructure Key Responsibilities Partner closely with the founder and external contractors to deliver the MVP (first 3–6 months) Own backend architecture and inform both high-level and low-level system design Review and deliver production-grade code with strong quality standards Manage external engineering contractors and ensure milestone-based delivery Design and implement fintech/payment systems including ledgers, reconciliation, stablecoin payouts, and coverage checks Build distributed data models with strong auditability and separation of concerns Maintain high standards for performance, compliance, and system integrity Help recruit, onboard, and mentor future engineering hires Collaborate cross-functionally with product, compliance, risk, and go-to-market stakeholders Ship fast, iterate based on partner feedback, and improve continuously Requirements 2–7 years of engineering experience with a backend focus Strong experience with Node.js and TypeScript Experience with Next.js (React knowledge is a plus) Experience launching and scaling v1 fintech or payment products Experience building high-throughput, auditable financial systems Strong understanding of distributed systems and backend architecture Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous early-stage environments Experience managing external vendors or contractors is a plus Strong communication and stakeholder management skills Nice to Have Experience with Rust or TigerBeetle Background working with modern fintech/payment infrastructure providers Experience building payment ledgers, reconciliation systems, or stablecoin payout infrastructure Prior founding or early-stage startup experience Interview Process Intro Meeting (30 minutes – qualitative fit) Product Fit Interview (1 hour) Engineering Fit Interview (1 hour) In-person Fit Meeting (1+ hour)

• Analyzes business requirements and specifications to design Cloud solutions that optimize value and meet customer objectives • Leads the deployment of infrastructure solutions, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems • Evaluates infrastructure performance on an ongoing basis, identifying areas for improvement and cost reduction • Identifies and resolves infrastructure and application defects, working closely with development teams to track and address issues • Delivers and monitors solutions through scripting automations (ex. Python, UNIX shell, YAML, and JSON) • Provides support for and implements DevOps tools such as GitLab and CI/CD Pipelines • Implements Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to build and manage infrastructure in a consistent and repeatable way • Develops and implements best practices for automation development and operation • Stays current on emerging Cloud trends and technologies • Collaborates with customers, developers, and stakeholders to understand business needs and deliver effective automation solutions • Documents solutions and processes, sharing knowledge across teams