Cloud Engineer LatAm
Simetrik
Role: Cloud Engineer
Location: LatAm
Investors:
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Company Overview
Created in 2019, Simetrik is a robust B2B platform powered by no code and generative AI. It empowers financial and operational teams by allowing them to automate all reconciliations from start to finish, and anticipate and manage risks all on a single, intuitive, and robust interface inspired by spreadsheets.
Simetrik has established itself as a market leader in Latin America, handling two-thirds of the region’s transactions. Its clientele includes prominent institutions such as PayU, Mercado Libre, Rappi, PagSeguro, Falabella, Oxxo, Itaú, and Nubank, and partnerships with leading firms like Deloitte. Expanding its international reach, Simetrik has also successfully penetrated key Asian markets, serving clients in India and Singapore. The company's global footprint spans over 35 countries, monitoring over 200 million records daily.
Executive Team
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & COO
CFO
VP of Revenue | Latam
About the Role
What does success look like in this role?
Success in this role is reflected in a stable, secure, and scalable infrastructure supported by efficient automation. A successful candidate will be proactive, collaborative, and capable of solving complex technical problems, directly contributing to the strength of the product and the customer experience.
What is the impact and scope of this position?
As a Cloud Engineer, you will have a direct impact on the stability, scalability, and operational efficiency of our platform. You’ll work closely with the Head of Tech and the development team to ensure the infrastructure supports product growth and customer satisfaction.
What results are expected in the first 3 to 6 months?
- Automation of the lifecycle of key AWS infrastructure using Terraform
- Stabilization and effective monitoring of services in production
- Visible contributions to the continuous improvement of the software lifecycle in terms of reliability and performance
- Optimization of AWS costs
In This Role You Will
What are the main responsibilities of this role?
- Build and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform
- Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines
- Collaborate with the development team to automate testing, builds, and deployments
- Manage and monitor AWS services (ECS, EC2, RDS, Batch, etc.)
- Ensure world-class operations by supporting technical tools and processes
- Continuously improve the SDLC from an infrastructure and reliability standpoint
- Contribute to building a robust and scalable SaaS platform alongside multidisciplinary teams
Must Have
What skills or competencies are essential for success in this role?
- 4+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering or similar roles
- Proven experience with Terraform and AWS services such as ECS, ECR, S3, RDS, CloudFront, Batch, and EC2
- Strong understanding of networking, load balancing, high availability, and security best practices
- Deep knowledge of cost management, governance, and the AWS Well-Architected Framework
- Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Harness, etc.
- Familiarity with observability tools such as Datadog, CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry
- Scripting or programming skills in Python, Bash, or other relevant languages
- Good practices with containers and tools like Docker
Nice to Have
- Experience with container orchestrators (Kubernetes, ECS Fargate, etc.)
- Familiarity with highly regulated or mission-critical environments
- Contributions to DevOps culture and optimization of delivery in agile organizations
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent demonstrable experience)
Benefits
- Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions and competitive salaries.
- Entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits, creating and collaborating is everyday business.
- Open communication with management and company leadership.
- Small, dynamic teams = massive impact.
- 100% Remote Work (You choose where to work from).
- 500USD a year for you to invest in learning.