About us

Step into the world of Modak, where fintech meets fun and kids are empowered to conquer the world of finance like never before!

Located at the heart of innovation in the US, Modak isn't just a platform—it's a movement. We're on a mission to redefine financial education for kids, blending the latest in fintech wizardry with the excitement of gamification and the warmth of community spirit. 🚀

Imagine a world where every child is equipped with the tools and knowledge to navigate the complexities of money with ease and confidence. That's our vision, and we're making it a reality with our cutting-edge Visa debit card, interactive fintech app, and a treasure trove of educational resources designed to make learning about money management as thrilling as a rollercoaster ride.

And for parents, Modak is the ultimate peace of mind. With our platform, you can effortlessly oversee your child's financial journey, assign chores, send allowances, and so much more—all while fostering a healthy relationship with money that lasts a lifetime.

But what truly sets us apart? It's our unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation. Despite the challenges of the market, Modak has secured an impressive $19 million USD in funding, thanks to the backing of industry giants like Notable Capital, Nazca, Monashees, One VC, Maya Capital, and a league of 30+ visionary angel investors and venture capitalists across the globe.

Join us at Modak and be part of the revolution! Together, let's empower the next generation to soar to new heights of financial literacy, independence, and success!


Responsibilities

As a key member of our team you will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining the infrastructure and processes that support the continuous integration, deployment, and delivery of our applications. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient and reliable software releases and optimize the overall development lifecycle. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of DevOps principles, cloud technologies, CI/CD pipelines and general knowlegde of secure code best practices and associated vulnerabilities.

• Support the infrastructure architecture design for the medium/long term vision.
• Support the implementation, and deploying infrastructure as code.
• Support the software development process by integrating CI/CD pipelines.
• Evaluate and integrate services that guarantee the observability, monitoring, and high availability of the services.
• Proactively working with Product, UX, GTM teams.
• Proactively suggest improvements on the internal services based on data that positively impact our customers and business.
• Help teammates by mentoring, guiding, and positively influencing them.
• Collaborate with a diverse group of people, giving and receiving feedback for growth.

Qualifications

• Expert working with cloud services such as AWS, Google Cloud.
• Solid experience working with highly scalable and reliable large distributed services.
• Experienced designing, implementing, and deploying infrastructure as code.
• Proven experience automating the deployment, scaling, and management of serverless and/or containerized applications.
• Proven experience implementing CI/CD tools.
• Proven experience implementing observability and monitoring system tools.
• Solid experience on securing infrastructure resources and supporting systems. Best security practices and monitoring.
• Strong customer advocate and creative problem solver with a security-first mindset.
• A healthy ability to handle and resolve conflict - have the ability to listen, present, and question effectively.
• Knowledge of processes and engineering best practices in all phases of the software development process.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, confident in writing down and presenting security designs and decisions throughout the development lifecycle.

Bonus qualifications

• CDK, Pulumi.

We want to highlight that only some have all the skills that match a job description. None of us did! We value diverse experiences and while having the desired qualifications make for a strong candidate, we encourage applicants with alternative backgrounds to also apply. Every qualified applicant will be considered within the employment process. We strive for a diverse, inclusive workplace environment.