Senior Platform Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom, +5 more countries.

📋 Description

• Design and enhance core software and services for product and development teams.

• Collaborate with colleagues through code evaluations, mentorship, and unified technical guidance.

• Assist feature teams and promote the use of platform functionalities.

• Architect, design, implement, test, and oversee Infrastructure as Code utilizing Terraform.

• Deploy, configure, maintain, monitor, and optimize Kubernetes clusters on GKE and EKS.

• Build and sustain CI/CD systems using tools like Argo CD or Atlantis.

• Identify and resolve performance, scalability, and security challenges.

• Develop incident response strategies and conduct post-mortem reviews.

• Propel automation for infrastructure setup, configuration management, and monitoring.

• Collaborate with development teams to comprehend infrastructure and developer-experience requirements.

• Create internal platform tools, APIs, and services throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Enforce security measures, manage vulnerabilities, implement encryption, conduct audits, perform penetration testing, and ensure compliance with SOC 2 and GDPR.

⛳️ Requirements

• Solid software engineering principles backed by demonstrable coding experience.

• Over 6 years of relevant experience in platform engineering, DevOps engineering, or similar fields.

• Proficient hands-on experience with GCP/AWS, Kubernetes (GKE/EKS), and Terraform.

• Experience in constructing and maintaining scalable, reliable, and secure cloud infrastructure.

• Proficiency in coding with Go or TypeScript (or other relevant programming languages), covering data structures, algorithms, and defensive programming practices.

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Argo CD, Atlantis, or equivalent technologies.

• Understanding of networking principles and protocols.

• Extensive experience with monitoring and logging solutions like Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK stack.

• Awareness of security best practices in cloud environments.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Ability to efficiently work in a remote and distributed team setting.

• Previous experience specifically in platform engineering projects.

🏝️ Benefits

• Unlimited PTO.

• Flexible Working Options.

• Health Insurance.

• Parental Leave.

• Employee Stock Option Plan.

• Home Office Allowance.

• Professional Development Stipend.

• Peer Recognition Program.