--- title: 'Platform Engineer at Axi' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/platform-engineer-axi-bengaluru-mp8scc8yq0m9' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-08' --- # Platform Engineer at Axi - **Company:** Axi - **Location:** Bengaluru, India - **Posted:** 2026-04-17 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/axicorpfinancialservicesptyltd/jobs/5103300007 ## Job description Please note that we will only be able to accept candidates who have the appropriate rights and documentation for employment in India. Who we are. Axi is a leading global provider of margin and deliverable Foreign Exchange, Contracts for Difference (CFDs), and Financial Spread betting. Our business has evolved into a world-class, multifaceted brokerage with offices in six regions. With heavy investment in the latest trading technology, Axi seeks to offer the most comprehensive end-to-end trading experience available, servicing traders of all levels from beginners to institutional-level clients. Let's talk about the cool stuff you do at Axi! We are seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to join our Platform Development team. You will design, build, and run the internal platform that our product engineering teams depend on: secure, self-service Azure infrastructure delivered through GitOps and infrastructure as code, engineered for a 99.99% uptime target. This is a hands-on engineering role with 7-10 years of experience expected. You will treat the platform as a product, owning its stability, performance, and running cost. Expect to spend your time automating away toil, shortening the path from commit to production, and making the platform both cheaper and more reliable quarter over quarter. Your EDGE assignment/You will: - Build and operate our internal developer platform as a product, with paved paths, golden templates, and self-service capabilities for product teams - Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable Azure infrastructure using Terraform - Own platform stability and availability against a 99.99% uptime target, including SLOs, error budgets, and capacity planning - Design for resilience: high availability, multi-zone deployments, graceful degradation, backup and disaster recovery, and regular failure testing - Drive cloud cost optimisation through rightsizing, autoscaling, reserved capacity, spot workloads, and removal of idle resources - Build cost visibility and accountability, tagging and attributing spend so teams can see and manage the cost of what they run - Run GitOps-based delivery on Kubernetes with FluxCD, keeping cluster state declarative, reviewable, and reproducible - Build and evolve Azure DevOps pipelines for reliable, low-friction deployments, including one-click releases, safe rollbacks, and parameterised builds - Package and standardise workloads with Docker and Kubernetes across environments - Improve observability across the platform with metrics, logs, traces, and actionable alerting so teams can see, measure, and debug their own services - Reduce operational noise: tune alerts, remove recurring failure modes, and run blameless post-incident reviews that lead to permanent fixes - Embed non-functional requirements such as security, performance, scalability, and cost into platform design by default rather than as an afterthought - Partner with product engineering teams to fold platform and operational concerns into design, build, and release - Provide Level 2/3 support for platform components, finding root causes and shipping permanent fixes - Continuously reduce manual work, cycle time, and operational overhead across the engineering organisation Are you the one? ## Experience 7-10 years of hands-on experience in platform engineering, infrastructure, or a closely related discipline. Must-have skills - FluxCD, for GitOps-based continuous delivery on Kubernetes - Terraform, for infrastructure as code at scale - Azure cloud, including core services, networking, identity, and governance - Azure DevOps, including pipelines, repos, and release automation - Kubernetes, including deploying, operating, and troubleshooting production clusters - Docker, including container build, image hygiene, and runtime fundamentals - Running highly available production systems and holding availability targets such as 99.99% - Cloud cost management and optimisation on Azure Good-to-have skills - Cloud security, including posture management, secrets handling, and policy enforcement - GitOps practices and tooling beyond FluxCD - ArgoCD - OpenTelemetry (OTEL) and modern observability pipelines - PowerShell scripting and automation - Site Reliability Engineering practices such as SLOs, error budgets, and chaos testing - FinOps practices and cloud cost governance Soft Skills - Strong problem-solving and analytical skills - Excellent collaboration and communication abilities - A product mindset, treating internal engineers as your customers - Sound judgement under pressure during incidents, with a calm and structured approach - Comfortable working across multiple teams and managing competing priorities - Proactive, with a bias towards continuous improvement Axi's bag of delights - Competitive and attractive compensation. - Extensive learning opportunities, such as professional training and certifications and soft skills development. - 18 annual leave days per year. - 12 sick days leave per year. - Public holidays as declared by local government. - Maternity leave as per law. - Health Insurance. Axi's interview journey - Talent Acquisition Interview (30 minutes) - Technical Round with a member of the Platform Development team (60 minutes) - Technical and Managerial Round with Ronald (60 minutes) - Bar Raiser Round, optional, with Sharath (30 minutes) Please note that our organization works with recruitment agencies on a pre-approved basis only. A recruitment agency that wishes to submit candidate profiles or resumes for consideration must obtain prior written consent from our talent acquisition team. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies, and we will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Should we receive an unsolicited resume from a recruitment agency that does not have prior written consent, we will not be responsible for the payment of any fees related to the recruitment of the candidate represented in the unsolicited resume. At Axi, we prioritize creating a workplace that upholds fairness and respect for all. We encourage every individual within our community to contribute towards a culture where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is treated with the dignity they deserve. We make all employment-related decisions, whether in hiring, compensation, training, performance reviews, or termination, based on merit and without bias, ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. We consciously work to identify and overcome any unconscious biases, with a commitment to fostering an inclusive environment where every employee and candidate feels genuinely welcomed and valued. ## About Axi ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Axi is a global online broker offering forex, CFDs, and multi-asset trading platforms for retail and institutional clients in over 100 countries. - **Entity Type**: Private (privately held) - **Headquarters**: North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - **Founded**: 2007 - **Founders**: Not publicly available (started as a two-person startup in Sydney) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Financial Services – online trading and brokerage (forex, CFDs, indices, commodities, shares) - **Target customers**: B2C (retail traders) and B2B (trading businesses, banks, financial organisations); serves clients in 100+ countries - **Mission or purpose statement**: Axi is built on four principles – Evolution is everything, Great people doing great things, Doing the right thing, and Entrepreneurial spirit – giving clients and employees “the EDGE to succeed.” [careers page](https://www.axi.group/en-ae/company/careers) ## Products & Services - **MetaTrader 4 (MT4) Platform**: Industry-standard trading platform with raw spreads, high liquidity, flexible leverage up to 1000:1, and lightning-fast execution. [axi.com](https://www.axi.com/int) - **Multi-Asset Trading**: 1000+ products including forex, shares, indices, commodities, and CFDs. - **Educational & Support Suite**: Free trading education, expert coaching, self-service portal, and award-winning 24/7 multilingual customer support. - **Institutional Services**: Dedicated offerings for banks, financial organisations, and trading businesses. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: Headcount of ~400 employees as of 2026, with +21.9% year-over-year growth. [LinkedIn](https://au.linkedin.com/company/axicorp) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors disclosed; regulated by multiple authorities: ASIC (Australia), FCA (UK), DFSA (Dubai), FMA (New Zealand), and CySEC (Cyprus). [help.axi.com](https://help.axi.com/en-US/axiv2--axicorp-prod/article/7zJjUXoW-is-axi-licensed-or-authorized-or-regulated) - **Growth Signals**: Expanded to 5 offices across Australia and UK; made acquisitions (One Financial Markets in 2018, Star Financial Systems in 2020); growing engineering team with roles in AI/ML, data, and crypto products. ## Competitive Advantages - **Multi-Regulated & Trusted**: Licensed in major financial hubs (UK, Australia, Dubai, NZ) – a key trust signal for traders. - **Established Track Record**: Operating since 2007 with “Great” reviews on Trustpilot and multiple industry awards. - **Low-Cost Execution**: Ultra-competitive spreads (0.7 average), high leverage (1000:1), and deep liquidity. - **Global Reach**: Presence in 36 countries, support in multiple languages, and a workforce spanning Australia, UK, India, Philippines, Cyprus, Malaysia, and more. ## Strategic Focus - **Product Expansion**: Building out crypto and trading product lines, payments, and partner ecosystems (evidenced by job postings for Product Managers – Growth, Payments, Partners). [Greenhouse jobs](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/axicorpfinancialservicesptyltd) - **Technology Investment**: Hiring in AI/ML, site reliability, DevOps, and data engineering – modern tech stack includes Kubernetes, Terraform, Azure, Python, Scala, Kafka, and GraphQL. - **Talent Growth**: Active hiring despite slight dip in monthly postings (-23.8%); focus on engineering, marketing, and client success in APAC and EMEA. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & Values**: Emphasizes Accountability, Respect, Trust, Ambition, and Selflessness – a collaborative, globally diverse team. [careers page](https://www.axi.group/en-ae/company/careers) - **Employee Rating**: 4.1/5.0 on LinkedIn (82 reviews), with high marks for Culture (3.9) and Career development (3.9). [LinkedIn](https://au.linkedin.com/company/axicorp) - **Work Arrangements**: Hybrid roles in Bangalore (Technical Business Analyst), remote options (Philippines), and on-site in Cyprus, London, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore. - **Tech & Engineering**: Modern tools (Kubernetes, Azure, Terraform, AI platforms), flat-ish structure with strong engineering leadership, and opportunities to shape trading infrastructure. ## Sources 1. [Greenhouse Jobs – Axi](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/axicorpfinancialservicesptyltd) 2. [Axi Website – Global Broker](https://www.axi.com/int) 3. [Axi LinkedIn Company Page](https://au.linkedin.com/company/axicorp) 4. [Axi Careers – UAE Site](https://www.axi.group/en-ae/company/careers) 5. 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