Backend/DevOps Engineer

About the Role Pragmatike is hiring on behalf of a fast-growing AI and trading startup building the first orchestration protocol that unifies all trading dimensions under a single AI-powered layer. The platform enables seamless trading across crypto and traditional financial markets using institutional-grade, AI-driven strategies. The company is revolutionizing algorithmic trading through AI-powered autonomous agents that operate 24/7, removing emotional bias and optimizing execution. During its beta phase, the platform has already managed $500,000+ in assets and is scaling rapidly to support thousands of agents across multiple trading venues. We are looking for a Backend / DevOps Engineer to own and scale the infrastructure, security, and operational backbone of the platform as it grows from early traction to institutional scale. What Youll Do - Design, build, and operate scalable production infrastructure using Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS/GCP - Own deployment architecture and runtime environments for execution nodes and backend services - Build and maintain secure key management systems for API keys, wallets, and exchange integrations - Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident response for mission-critical systems - Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows (GitHub Actions) - Optimize infrastructure for reliability, security, performance, and cost - Collaborate closely with backend engineers supporting execution, settlement, and receipts systems - Ensure platform stability as the system scales to thousands of autonomous trading agents - Contribute to infrastructure best practices, automation, and operational documentation