About the job
Abound is reshaping consumer lending by using AI and Open Banking data to make personal finance more accessible and fair. The company looks beyond credit scores, reviewing each customer’s full financial profile to better understand individual needs. Abound has issued over £1.3bn in loans and maintains credit performance significantly above industry averages. With backing from major investors and rapid growth, Abound has become a notable fintech leader in Europe.
Role overview
The Senior DevOps Engineer, based in Shenzhen, will join the Platform team to support Abound’s Unsecured Personal Loans (UPL) products. This position serves as a dedicated expert, connecting core platform capabilities with the UPL product engineering group. The role focuses on managing infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and automation tools for this business area. As an Individual Contributor, the position offers autonomy and the chance to make a direct impact.
What you will do
- Standardize and optimize infrastructure for the UPL team using AWS CDK and Terraform, especially during the first 6 to 12 months
- Collaborate with UPL engineers to identify and resolve bottlenecks in the deployment lifecycle
- Redesign CI/CD pipelines to improve release speed and reliability
- Handle daily infrastructure needs, apply cloud best practices, and drive automation
- Work as a trusted partner to the product team, supporting secure and efficient feature delivery
Technology stack
- Cloud & Compute: AWS, ECS Fargate, Kubernetes, Lambda
- Infrastructure as Code & Languages: AWS CDK, Terraform, Python, Bash
- CI/CD & Version Control: GitLab CI
- Observability & Tooling: Amazon Managed Services

