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title: 'Cloud Platform Engineer at Ftmo'
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# Cloud Platform Engineer at Ftmo

- **Company:** Ftmo
- **Location:** Prague, Czech Republic
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-25
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-26
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/ftmo/1266f9db-f756-47ea-b89a-6dd82160fb7a

## Job description

Take advantage of the opportunity and become a part of the fast-growing fintech [FTMO.com](http://FTMO.com). We are looking for a new colleague to help all our developers run their applications. The ideal candidate is a Kubernetes enthusiast, who wants to be a part of a meaningful project with results visible on a global scale.

Our Infrastructure tech stack:

- Google Cloud Platform
- Cloudflare CDN & WAF
- Gitlab for source code control and CI/CD
- Elastic Cloud for logs and traces
- Prometheus / Thanos for metrics collection ; Grafana for visualization
- Helm for deploying microservices
- Apache Kafka
- PagerDuty for on-calls routing

Taste of projects we work on:

- Building Landing Zone in Google Cloud Platform, allowing developers to own infrastructure for their applications.
- Hardening software supply chain delivery with tooling for automatic dependencies update, vulnerability scanning, software attestation
- Expand multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters to support multiple regions.
- Building Internal Developer Portal, providing service catalog for organization microservices, golden path for new microservices.
- Cost optimization of existing cloud resources.

What will be your agenda?

- Writing Infrastructure as a Code (IaC) using Terraform.
- You will deepen your experience with cloud infrastructure from major cloud providers.
- You will contribute with good understanding of computer networks and troubleshooting distributed backend web applications.
- Using Bash and other programming languages such as Python or Go and more.
- Understanding of software development lifecycle.
- Deepening your knowledge of Kubernetes, containers and Linux.

What do we expect from you?

- Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform.
- Knowledge of cloud infrastructure from major cloud providers.
- Ability to understand computer networks and troubleshoot issues in distributed backend web applications.
- Basic proficiency in Git.
- Familiarity with Bash and a programming language of choice, such as Python or Go.
- Understanding of the software development lifecycle.
- Practical skills with Kubernetes, containers, and Linux at a basic level.
- Capability to scale IaC across teams within an engineering department.
- Troubleshooting deployment issues with Kubernetes.
- Creating Helm charts.
- Fluency in both Czech and English - we are an international team and communicate in both languages (English at B2 level or above)

Why join the FTMO team?

- We are a Czech fintech that, since 2015, has grown from an idea into a global project. 🚀
- 300+ amazing teammates. We’re a great team who learn from each other every day.🤜🤛
- How do we work? We focus on meaningful work and open communication, while only adopting processes that make our lives easier.
- Prague, Národní třída. Enjoy our modern offices at the Quadrio shopping center, offering beautiful views and excellent accessibility.
- What if I don’t trade? No worries. We’ll show you what our product is all about and introduce you to the basics of trading.
- Free fruit, snacks, and coffee are always within reach in the office.
- How do we promote strong relationships and well-being? Company cottage, team building events, and running club.
- Flexible hybrid model. We prefer collaborating in person to keep the team spirit high, but we offer the flexibility you need to stay balanced.

*The benefits mentioned above apply to FTMO on-site employees in our Prague office.

## About Ftmo

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: FTMO is a modern proprietary trading firm that provides traders with simulated capital to evaluate their skills and rewards them with up to 90% of simulated profits.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped)
- **Headquarters**: Prague, Czech Republic
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed (the company was founded by a team of trading and technology professionals)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Modern Proprietary Trading (Prop Trading) / Fintech
- **Target customers**: B2C – individual retail traders globally, from beginners to experienced professionals
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "To help talented traders grow and refine their trading skills" by providing a unique Evaluation Process and simulated trading environment with real rewards.

## Products & Services
- **FTMO Challenge (2-Step)**: A structured evaluation process where traders prove their skills in a simulated environment. Successful completion grants access to an FTMO Account with up to $200K in simulated capital.
- **FTMO Account**: A funded simulated trading account where traders can earn up to 90% of their simulated profits as real rewards. Includes a Scaling Plan and Premium Program for growth.
- **1-Step FTMO Challenge**: A streamlined, single-step evaluation for experienced traders.
- **FTMO Trader Ecosystem**: Includes performance coaching, trading applications, analytics tools, and a community of over 3.5 million customers worldwide.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private, bootstrapped company)
- **Key Metric**: Over $500 million paid in rewards to traders worldwide; 3.5 million+ customers across 140+ countries
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: FTMO acquired OANDA in 2025, a major forex and CFD brokerage. The group now includes FTMO (prop trading) and OANDA (brokerage).
- **Growth Signals**: 300+ employees; acquired OANDA in 2025; OANDA Prop Trader program to conclude in March 2026 to focus on FTMO's core model; 4.8/5 Trustpilot rating; 24/7 support in 20 languages.

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover in modern prop trading**: Founded in 2015, FTMO pioneered the "challenge-based" evaluation model that has since become an industry standard.
- **Scale and trust**: Over 3.5 million customers, $500M+ in rewards paid, and a 4.8/5 Trustpilot rating create a powerful network effect and brand moat.
- **Integrated group structure**: The 2025 acquisition of OANDA creates a unique powerhouse combining a regulated brokerage (OANDA) with a leading prop trading firm (FTMO), offering cross-sell and data advantages.
- **In-house technology**: Full-stack development team building proprietary trading platforms, risk management systems, and data infrastructure (Elastic, Kafka, Kubernetes, PHP, Python, Kotlin, Flutter, Node.js, .NET, Go).

## Strategic Focus
- **Global expansion**: Serving 140+ countries with support in 20 languages; continued international growth.
- **Product innovation**: Developing AI-powered tools (AI Software Engineer, AI Knowledge Engineer, AI Education Specialist roles) to enhance trader education and platform intelligence.
- **Group synergies**: Leveraging the 2025 OANDA acquisition to create a comprehensive trading ecosystem, while keeping FTMO focused on its modern prop trading model.
- **Scaling the platform**: Growing the FTMO Account Scaling Plan and Premium Program to retain and reward top traders.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as "friendly," "fair," and "driven by enthusiasm." The company values fairness, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Employee satisfaction scores are very high: 95% positive for Employer, 96% for Colleagues, and 96% for Supervisors.
- **Remote/Hybrid/Office**: Hybrid model. The main office is in the modern Quadrio building in Prague's historic center. Many roles are listed as remote or Prague-based.
- **Notable perks**: 5 well-being days off, sick days, company cottage in the Krkonoše mountains, Multisport card, VIP discounts, welcome pack, snacks and beverages, modern office in a shopping center, team buildings, courses and education, motivational bonuses, and hardware suitable for your position.
- **Engineering culture**: Modern tech stack (PHP, Python, Kotlin, Flutter, Node.js, .NET, Go, Elastic, Kafka, Kubernetes); cloud-native infrastructure; strong focus on AI and data engineering (multiple AI-specific roles open).
- **Global team**: 300+ employees from diverse backgrounds; support available in 20 languages; operations spanning trading, data, marketing, legal, finance, and HR.

## Sources
1. [FTMO Careers Page](https://careers.ftmo.com/en/)
2. [FTMO Official Website](https://ftmo.com/en/)
3. [FTMO How It Works](https://ftmo.com/en/how-it-works/)
4. [FTMO Press Release - OANDA Prop Trader Conclusion](https://ftmo.com/en/press-release/oanda-prop-trader-to-conclude-as-ftmo-strengthens-its-modern-prop-focus/)
5. [FTMO Contact Page](https://ftmo.com/en/contact/)

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