At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and optimize high-availability AWS infrastructure for mission-critical payments applications.
- Company: Join VGS, the leader in payment tokenization and trusted by top companies.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible remote work, health benefits, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Remote-first culture with hybrid options, fostering collaboration and innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on global payments infrastructure while working with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: 7+ years in large-scale distributed systems, strong AWS and automation skills.
About VGS
VGS is building the trust infrastructure for a new era of commerce. As commerce becomes agentic, payments are increasing dramatically in volume, speed, and complexity, and the companies driving that shift need a foundation they can fully trust. That's where VGS comes in. We're the world's leader in payment tokenization, trusted by the most innovative AI and Fortune 500 companies, merchants, banks, and fintechs to power modern payments and agentic commerce.
Engineering at VGS is the pillar that supports our vision. We create a platform that is an indispensable, ubiquitous component of our partners' payments and security infrastructure. We build and operate high-scale, reliable, and resilient systems that manage mission-critical payment data across the globe.
Our Environment & Culture
- Modern Tooling as Leverage: We value speed and impact. To ensure nothing slows you down, we arm you with a highly consistent modern stack (e.g. AWS, Kubernetes, Java, TypeScript, Python) and world-class AI-augmented SDLC tooling.
- Ownership of Outcomes: Scaling global payments infrastructure requires individuals who take personal ownership of outcomes from day one.
- Mission-Critical Accountability: We power payments infrastructure for global market leaders, making system trust and integrity our core deliverable.
About the Role
As a Staff Infrastructure Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader on our Platform Engineering team. You will design, scale, and fortify global cloud infrastructure designed to handle mission-critical, high-throughput payments applications with zero downtime.
What You'll Do
- Build Immutable, Self-Healing Systems: Design, build, and optimize multi-region, high-availability AWS infrastructure.
- Drive Resiliency & Automation: Replace manual toil with self-healing, automated infrastructure using GitOps, modern CI/CD pipelines, and IaC.
- Deep Observability & Resiliency: Implement end-to-end telemetry (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry) to proactively spot bottlenecks.
- Force-Multiply Engineering Velocity: Partner closely with Product, Security, and Core Engineering teams to implement "Golden Paths" that strip away friction for feature teams.
- Customer Impact: Implement and operate high-performance, low-latency private connectivity to optimize the experience for external customers.
What You Bring
- Ownership at Scale: 7+ years of experience taking personal ownership of outcomes in complex, large-scale distributed systems within mission-critical environments.
- AWS & Infrastructure-as-Code: Strong proficiency in AWS ecosystems leveraging Terraform to build reproducible environments.
- Containerization & Orchestration: Strong, hands-on experience with Kubernetes (EKS), Docker, and GitOps workflows.
- Automation & Scripting: Strong coding skills in Python, Go, or Bash to automate infrastructure and build operational tools.
- Observability Expertise: Experience implementing and maintaining Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry.
- Security & Networking Foundations: Solid understanding of cloud security, API Gateways, load balancing, and network isolation.
Nice to Have:
- Experience with tokenization, payment processing, or security products.
- BA/BS degree.
- A knack for out-of-the-box thinking that thrives in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Experience managing distributed data streaming platforms like Kafka (MSK).
- Database performance tuning and query optimization skills.
- Familiarity with Java / Spring Framework services.
How We Work
At VGS, we embrace a remote-first philosophy because we believe flexibility leads to great work and a healthy work-life balance.
Our Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 401(k) with a 4% match and immediate vesting (applies to US only)
- Health and Wellness Insurance (medical, dental, and vision)
- Flexible PTO
- Professional Development Promote from within
Equal Opportunity
We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, marital status, physical or mental disability, or other protected classes under all applicable local, state, and federal laws and ordinances.
Where We're Hiring
We are currently hiring in various locations including Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia (Canada).
Staff Infrastructure Engineer employer: VGS
At VGS, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration. Our remote-first philosophy allows for flexibility, while our commitment to professional development ensures that employees have ample opportunities to grow and thrive in their careers. With competitive benefits, a focus on work-life balance, and a dynamic team environment, VGS is the ideal place for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the world of payments infrastructure.
