About Quidax
Quidax is where crypto meets limitless possibilities. We’re making digital asset access effortless for individuals, businesses, and fintechs in Africa. Our goal? Providing real value for our customers while driving the future of Finance.
About the Role
We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to help scale, secure, and automate the infrastructure that powers Quidax. You’ll be part of the team ensuring that millions of dollars in crypto transactions happen seamlessly, every single day.
You’ll work closely with our engineers to deploy services faster, safer, and smarter. This role is for someone who’s obsessed with reliability, loves automation, and gets a kick out of making systems run smoother than yesterday.
If you can think creatively, bring fresh ideas to the table, and thrive in fast-moving, high-stakes environments, this is your kind of challenge.
What You’ll Be Owning
Infrastructure & Reliability
Manage and improve cloud infrastructure (AWS or similar).
Design, deploy, and maintain scalable and secure services that support millions of transactions.
Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize for speed and reliability.
Manage database clusters (MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch) for performance and resilience.
Automation & CI/CD
Design, build, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines (Github Action, GitLab, Jenkins, or similar).
Manage infrastructure as code using Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
Build deployment automation that minimizes downtime and reduces human error.
Automate environment setup, testing, and release workflows.
Security & Observability
Ensure systems are safe, patched, and secure against cyber threats.
Implement monitoring and alerting using Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.
Participate in on-call rotations and respond to production incidents.
Collaborate with the Security and Compliance teams on audits and best practices.
Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
Partner with Backend, Frontend, and Product teams to deliver scalable, production-ready systems.
Participate in architecture discussions and release planning.
Support your teammates with reviews, documentation, and knowledge-sharing.
Contribute to team processes, retrospectives, and roadmap discussions.
Biggest Challenges You’ll Tackle
Keeping up with product speed while ensuring infra stability and uptime as well as incident ownership.
Balancing automation with control, fewer manual steps, fewer mistakes.
Managing infrastructure for both fiat and crypto systems in a single ecosystem.
Supporting rapid scale while maintaining cost efficiency.
What We’re Looking For
Must-haves
6+ years of DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure experience.
Proficiency with AWS (or equivalent cloud provider).
Strong understanding of Linux-based systems and networking.
Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
Proven expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
Solid scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go).
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
Working knowledge of database management (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, or Elasticsearch).
Ability to troubleshoot complex issues across systems and applications.
A passion for clean, reliable, and scalable infrastructure.
Nice-to-haves
Crypto or fintech experience.
Familiarity with blockchain node infrastructure.
Experience implementing observability systems (Grafana Stack, Datadog, etc).
Understanding of zero-downtime deployments and blue-green rollouts.
Familiarity with Java Springboot Framework, Typescript, Ruby on Rails.
Reporting Line
You’ll report to the Engineering Manager (DevOps) and work closely with the Backend, Product, and Security teams to ensure a smooth and secure deployment experience across all Quidax services.
Why Quidax
At Quidax, we’re building the future of finance in Africa through crypto. You’ll have the freedom to innovate, the space to lead, and the backing to build something that truly scales. If you’re ready to build an engineering org that delivers excellence at scale, let’s talk.
What’s In It For You
When you join Quidax, you’re not just taking a job, you’re jumping into a community that’s bold, remote-first, and building for the future. Here’s what you get:
Fair Pay + Ownership
Competitive salary based on your skills and experience; annual merit-based reviews to keep your growth visible and rewarded
Growth That’s Real
Annual performance reviews + clear promotion cycles; recognition for great work, from shoutouts to milestone rewards
Personal development fund (courses, books, conferences); study leave so you can keep learning
Work That Works For You
Fully remote forever + flexible working hours
❤️ Time Off That Respects Life
Unlimited paid time off + Nigerian national holidays
Parental, sick, compassionate, and life event leave; we show up for you
Connection That Feels Real
Quarterly remote team hangouts + annual offsite; interest-based communities (SIGs)
Regular engagement surveys; your voice matters
Health & life coverage in select locations
Let’s build the future of finance together
How to apply:
We love seeing applications that speak directly to us. It’s easy for your application to get lost in a sea of generic ones, especially when we’re sorting through dozens of them. So, make yours stand out! Show us your personality, your passion, and why you’re the perfect fit. We appreciate the effort it takes to create something thoughtful and unique.
If you make it through to the next stage, you’ll likely get a pre-interview questionnaire. Think of it as a chance to show us how you’d approach the challenges we face here at Quidax. Imagine you’re already part of the team and walk us through your thought process as you tackle the problems we throw your way.
What our hiring process looks like
It’s a three-step process.
✅ 1. First Connect (with the Recruiter) - 30 mins
Let’s talk about your experience, your story, and how you might fit at Quidax.
✅ 2. Technical Chat - 120 mins
Talk us through your real wins, show us how you solve problems, live with the team.
✅ 3. Culture Chat - 45 mins
You get the change to meet members of our leadership team and y’all can talk shop.
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