LemFi (Series B) is building the go-to financial app for the Global South.
Moving to a new country shouldn’t mean starting from zero. That's why our team of 400+ spanning 20+ countries is building a financial ecosystem that helps immigrants stay connected to home, build stability, and create wealth regardless of where they are from or where they live.
What began as fast, affordable remittances is now evolving into a complete platform for multi-currency accounts, payments, credit, and long-term financial growth.
With millions of users across the globe, we process over $1B in monthly transactions to 30+ countries, proving that borders shouldn't limit financial opportunity.
You will be a Senior Platform Engineer at LemFi, responsible for designing, building, and evolving the cloud infrastructure that powers global money movement at scale.
Your mission is to create a secure, scalable, and cost-efficient AWS cloud platform that enables engineers to ship faster while meeting the operational and regulatory standards of a global fintech provider.
You won’t just maintain infrastructure — you’ll build a self-service internal cloud platform that improves reliability, strengthens security, and ensures our systems remain resilient as we process billions in transactions worldwide.
How You'll ContributeDesign and scale AWS infrastructure with a focus on reliability, security, and cost-efficiency
Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / CloudFormation) ensuring changes are auditable and reproducible
Improve observability (monitoring, logging, alerting, tracing) and strengthen SLO-driven reliability
Enhance CI/CD pipelines and contribute to our Internal Developer Platform
Support incident response, disaster recovery, and compliance (GDPR, PCI DSS, SOC2, DORA, ISO27001)
Ownership-driven — you take initiatives from design through production
Reliability-focused, with strong SRE principles
Security-conscious, understanding encryption, IAM, and compliance needs
Collaborative communicator who partners well across Engineering & Security
Strong experience with AWS (ECS, RDS, S3, ElastiCache, Networking)
Hands-on expertise in Terraform and/or CloudFormation (IaC)
Experience with Docker and containerised workloads
Solid understanding of cloud security, IAM, encryption & key management
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD)
Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., New Relic)
Exposure to event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and distributed architectures
Chat with a Talent Partner (30 mins)
Behaviours & Culture (45 mins)
Technical Interview (60 mins)
Final Interview (30 mins)
Why Join LemFi?
Love shouldn’t be expensive, yet those working hardest for their families often face predatory fees and banking exclusion. We're changing this.
At LemFi, you won’t be just a cog in a machine. Whether designing products, scaling operations, or telling our story, you’ll tackle complex challenges with real, immediate impact. Your work goes beyond metrics - it puts money back in families’ pockets and offers access to the previously excluded. Join us to make a meaningful difference, where high performance is a lifeline for millions.
Our Values: How We Win
Sharp Customer Focus 🎯 We cut through the noise and prioritize ruthlessly based on what drives real value.
Lead with Data 📊 We trade instinct for insight. We test, analyze, and own the outcomes.
Ownership 🤝 We take responsibility for global outcomes, not just local wins.
Grit 💪 We navigate ambiguity with resilience and keep pushing until the customer feels the impact.
You can connect with us on LinkedIn and Instagram and if you haven't already, download the app on the App Store or Google Play.
Diversity & Inclusion at LemFi
To build the best financial tools for the global diaspora, we need a team that reflects the world we serve. We welcome builders from all walks of life who embody our values over a perfect resume.
Don’t meet every single requirement in the job ad? Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often hesitate to apply if they don't check every box. If you are excited about this role and our mission, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be just the right person for this, or other roles.
