Platform Engineer, Swan
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Embedded finance platform
Open for applications
Embedded finance platform
201-500 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower all kinds of digital companies to transform their UX and start embedding banking features within minutes.
Role
Who you are
- You have experience with CI/CD platforms (e.g., GitLab, GitHub Actions) and deployment tools like ArgoCD and ArgoWorkflow
- You are an good communicator who can effectively collaborate across teams and provide clear technical guidance
- You enjoy mentoring and inspiring team members, fostering a supportive and growth-oriented environment
- You are passionate about improving developer efficiency and promoting best practices to drive productivity
- You have a track record of driving long-term architectural vision while delivering immediate impactful improvements
- You have a proficient level of English
- Our ideal teammate: Empathetic. Skilled. Frank. We love to challenge each other, and we leave our egos at the door
What the job involves
- In this role, you will step in as a Confirmed Platform Engineer within the Engineering Productivity team, where you will lead efforts to maintain and evolve CI/CD platforms such as GitLab (with an ongoing migration to GitHub) and tools like ArgoCD and ArgoWorkflow
- You will also focus on improving the developer experience by implementing and maintaining tools such as Backstage, Boundary, and BAU
- Additionally, you will have to help to promote best practices, propose initiatives to enhance developer efficiency and speed
- You will join a team dedicated to creating a smooth and productive experience for developers by providing scalable infrastructure, reliable workflows, and innovative solutions
- The Engineering Productivity team is composed of collaborative, forward-thinking individuals who thrive on solving complex problems and enabling other engineering teams to succeed
- As part of your role, you will act as a key reference for all engineering productivity-related topics
- You will participate to shape the team’s long-term vision, taking part in strategic decisions such as assessing whether to build or buy tools and solutions
- In addition, you will mentor and guide other members of the team, serving as a role model by promoting technical excellence, effective communication, and a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration
- Your primary mission is to empower Swan’s engineering teams by driving the evolution of CI/CD platforms, improving developer experience through innovative tools and workflows, all while mentoring your team and making strategic decisions to ensure efficiency, scalability, and alignment with best practices
- Help on the maintenance, evolution, and migration of CI/CD platforms (e.g., GitLab to GitHub)
- Help on the implementation and adoption of developer experience tools like Backstage, Boundary
- Promote and enforce best practices to improve developer efficiency and productivity
- Participate in the definition of the long-term architectural vision of the team
- Act as a mentor and role model for junior team members, fostering growth and collaboration
- Collaborate with other teams to ensure alignment and visibility of the team’s work
- Propose initiatives to improve the scalability, reliability, and speed of engineering workflows
- Our team operates with 7 people, composed of 5 Platform Engineer, 1 developer, and 1 apprentice, working collaboratively to maintain and enhance the tools and platforms that drive engineering productivity
- We adopt a proactive and solution-oriented operational approach, ensuring scalability, reliability, and alignment with Swan's engineering goals
- We collaborate closely with infrastructure teams, and engineering leadership to deliver solutions that improve developer efficiency and overall workflows
- The team fosters a culture of knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and open communication to ensure alignment across all stakeholders
Application process
- We usually respond within a week
- 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 VP of Engineering
Our take
Swan believes its services can transform a business by adding a financial layer. Swan’s APIs enable European companies to integrate banking services into their own digital product: embedded finance.
While not alone in the fintech industry, the company stands out by squarely targeting SaaS platforms, marketplaces, and other fintechs with its embedded finance products. The company, offering an end-to-end, integrated and multi-product experience coupled with the fact it owns the payment and fraud risk, has garnered the attention of impressive clients including Agricap, Carrefour, Pennylane and Ride.
The company has invested into accelerating its expansion into the European market by developing more banking features that are specialized for a variety of local EU markets and enhancing the platform’s functionality with a self-service offering. Swan is gaining momentum with its expansion efforts and is well set to remain on this path.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
78% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2025
$46.3m
SERIES B
Sep 2023
$40.8m
SERIES B
Total funding: $110.2m
Company benefits
- ESOP packages available
- Flexible remote policy
- Swan encourages you to have fun staying fit, thanks to partnerships with Classpass & Gymlib
- Twice a year we go somewhere gorgeous (a chateau, a mountain) where we reconnect, deep-dive into big topics, and relax
- The best health insurance
- We provide a Swile card to cover your meal on work days
- Extra holidays (RTT)
Company HQ
Porte-Saint-Martin, Paris, France
Leadership
Nicolas Benady
(CEO)Previously co-founded Antelop Solutions and, earlier, PriceMinister. Acted as Product Manager for French Market of VISA Europe, President of Limonetik, IT Project Manager for AXA Cessions, and was a Team Member for Endless Winter.
Nicolas Saison
(COO)Previous experience as Vice President of Product for Payboost, Digital IT Manager for AXA France, Payment Project Director for Limonetik, and as a Developer and Risk Manager for AXA.
Mathieu Breton
(CTO)Previously co-founded and acted as CTO for JS-Republic. Experience as Senior Software Engineer for Xebia France, Software Engineer for BT Global Services, and Web Developer for éQuin gestion.
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