Platform Engineer

About us

We're a well-established UK digital company with a portfolio of consumer-facing brands, backed by a strong data platform and a start-up mindset.

The role

Join our cloud infrastructure team, running multiple Kubernetes (EKS/Fargate) clusters on AWS and shared services like OpenSearch, Envoy, Vault, and Prometheus. We're expanding into data engineering, using tools like Argo Workflows and n8n. Open to Senior or Staff level. We're strong open-source contributors.

What you'll do

• Own architecture, CI/CD, and reliability across the platform
• Set technical direction with real autonomy
• Mentor engineers and share knowledge across the org
• Use data and metrics to drive performance, cost, and security improvements

What we're looking for

• Production Kubernetes experience
• Golang, Helm, Terraform (Python a plus)
• Cilium/eBPF and strong networking knowledge
• Experience with monitoring, debugging large systems, and vulnerability management
• Familiarity with AWS multi-account setups, GitHub Actions, and OpenTelemetry

What we offer

• 10% bonus, annual pay reviews, 7.5% pension match
• 25+ days holiday
• Private medical cover, learning budget, EV/cycle schemes
• Free gym, breakfast, and wellbeing app access