Senior Platform Engineer

Uniting Ambition Limited
London, United Kingdom
yesterday

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 120K

Job location

London, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud Computing
Continuous Integration
Data Infrastructure
Software Debugging
DevOps
Distributed Systems
Amazon DynamoDB
Python
Cloud Services
Software Deployment
Cloud Platform System
Delivery Pipeline
Cloudformation
Event Driven Architecture
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Kafka
Functional Programming
Terraform
Confluent

Job description

  • Build, deploy, and maintain cloud-native platform components on AWS
  • Develop infrastructure using Terraform
  • Design and implement event-driven architectures using Kafka
  • Develop automation, platform tooling, and services using Python
  • Deploy code through multiple environments and support platform delivery
  • Build scalable, resilient, secure, and observable platform services
  • Troubleshoot complex distributed systems and production issues
  • Improve developer experience through automation, self-service tooling, and platform enhancements
  • Collaborate closely with engineering teams to deliver reliable platform capabilities
  • Contribute to platform engineering best practices and continuous improvement

Technologies:

  • AWS
  • Lambda
  • CI/CD
  • Cloud
  • DevOps
  • Support
  • Kafka
  • Python
  • Terraform
  • Architect, We are building a modern, cloud-native data platform on AWS and are looking for a Senior Data Platform Engineer to join our team. This is a highly hands-on engineering role focused on designing, building, deploying, and troubleshooting platform components, rather than producing architecture documentation or leading governance activities. You will work alongside experienced engineers to build the platform foundation that supports data products across the business. The role is based in London, with 2-3 days per week in the office.

Requirements

  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS
  • Excellent knowledge of Terraform; CloudFormation considered
  • Proven experience building event-driven architectures
  • Strong hands-on experience with Kafka; Confluent experience beneficial
  • Strong Python development skills
  • Experience building cloud-native platforms and distributed systems
  • Experience deploying and supporting applications across multiple environments
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
  • Experience with EKS, Lambda, Fargate, DynamoDB, or similar AWS services is a plus
  • Experience with observability, monitoring, and platform automation is a plus
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices is a plus
  • Experience improving developer experience and internal engineering platforms is a plus

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