Senior Platform Engineer

About

Swan is the leading European fintech specialized in embedded banking. A laureate of the French governments selective year list of tech champions French Tech Next 120 we are quickly expanding across Europe

Over 100 European companies have already seamlessly integrated banking services such as accounts cards and payments into their products through our Banking-as-a-Service platform. This approach known as embedded finance empowers businesses to elevate their offerings and create new revenue streams often times tripling their revenue!

Our founders vision from the beginning was Simplicity: that anyone with a fintech idea at 2 am can visit our website start building and buy themselves a coffee with a self-issued card the very next day. That vision has taken us far.

Following a 38M Series B round last September we have been doubling our headcount and already have over 230 Swanees across offices in Paris Bordeaux Berlin Barcelona Amsterdam and Milan! If youre excited about joining a European fintech adventure Swan is the way!

To learn more about us: About Swan ; Our story.

Job description

As a Senior Platform Engineer Consultant you will collaborate with our Engineering Productivity team to enhance and maintain our CI/CD platforms (GitLab GitHub ArgoCD ArgoWorkflow) and improve the developer experience with tools like Backstage and Boundary. Your role will be focused on delivering high-quality well-documented and scalable solutions while ensuring efficient communication with internal teams.

We are looking for a highly autonomous and experienced consultant who can quickly onboard deliver well-scoped projects efficiently and provide clear documentation and knowledge transfer to internal teams.

Scope of Work & Deliverables

Technical Responsibilities

• Maintain enhance and migrate CI/CD platforms (GitLab to GitHub).

• Optimize and automate workflows using ArgoCD ArgoWorkflow and other DevOps tools.

• Implement and integrate developer experience tools (e.g. Backstage Boundary).

• Ensure security scalability and reliability of platform components.

• Write clear well-structured documentation and operational runbooks for all technical implementations.

Delivery Expectations

• Adherence to agreed timelines for scoped projects.

• Delivery of production-ready well-tested and maintainable solutions.

• Regular check-ins and progress updates to ensure alignment with internal teams.

• Proactive issue tracking and resolution.

Communication & Collaboration

• Be proactive in updates & reporting: Weekly async status updates bi-weekly sync check-ins.

• Clear and structured documentation for all work delivered.

• Knowledge transfer sessions with internal engineers to ensure sustainability.

• Collaborate effectively with internal engineers to integrate solutions smoothly into existing workflows.

Key Requirements

Technical Skills

• Strong experience with CI/CD platforms (GitLab GitHub Actions ArgoCD ArgoWorkflow).

• Deep knowledge of DevOps & automation tools (Terraform Kubernetes Helm).

• Proficiency in scripting & infrastructure as code (Bash Python Go YAML).

• Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS GCP or Azure).

• Security best practices for CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure.

Delivery & Communication Skills

• Excellent time management and autonomy.

• Ability to produce well-documented reusable and transparent deliverables.

• Strong async communication & reporting mindset.

• Fluency in English (written & spoken).

Engagement & Collaboration Model

• Remote-friendly provided deliverables are met.

• Regular async check-ins (Slack Notion Email) & daily & weekly sync meetings.

• Access to internal repositories & infrastructure (as needed with security constraints).

Why Work With Us

• Clear and well-defined scopes for efficient collaboration.

• Opportunity to work on complex engineering challenges in a high-scale environment.

• Collaborate with a highly skilled and friendly engineering team.

• Flexible working model focused on results and quality.

Its okay if you dont tick all the boxes dont let imposter syndrome prevent you from applying!

Swan is committed to providing a caring work environment for all employees regardless of age sex disability sexual orientation race religion or belief.

When it comes to recruitment were interested in your work experience skills and overall personality. Because diversity makes the workplace stronger and is necessary for Swans success we are intensifying efforts to incorporate concrete actions to help us improve in this area.

About Swan

Perks of being a Swanee:

• Transport: Monthly mobility package for remote accordance with the company agreement for sustainable mobilities you can now use your mobility package to pay for alternative commuting modes.

• Holidays : 25 days RTT .

• Health insurance: Alan. This is Swans health and welfare insurance.

• Sports: Thanks to our partnership with Classpass and Gymlib you can enjoy advantageous discounts on subscriptions. They offer a wide range of sports activities as well as wellness activities. The offers are valid in several European cities as well as online.

• Hybrid Remote: Our hybrid remote policy offers the best of both worlds: a great office setting and the flexibility to work remotely with at least 3 days each month in our Parisian office.

• Offsite: Once a year we gather to reconnect deep-dive into big topics and relax.

• This isnt a perk it should be the rule but diversity and inclusion are important at Swan. Were working hard to get better every day.

Our values:

Swans core values guide our actions daily. Individually they may seem obvious but together they form a unique culture.

Simplicity: Leonardo Da Vinci said: simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. If somethings convoluted or confusing we work extra hard to break it down. - Making complex things simple is what we do.

Long Term: We always play the long game whether its to support our partners in their growth journey or make tangible commitments to climate action.

Excellence: We are a team of experts who consistently go all out to create pixel-perfect banking services and exceed our partners expectations whatever it takes.

Be Human: We believe in the power of kindness and the importance of acting with integrity. But embracing our humanity extends beyond interpersonal interactions it means caring about greater issues that affect our planet.

You can find out more about our culture.

Recruitment process

• A 30-min video call with our Talent Acquisition Manager to get to know you understand your career expectations and answer your questions

• An interview with Thibaut our Engineering Manager

• A technical interview and peer interview

• An interview with our CTO