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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal AI Platform Engineer - **Company:** Vodafone Limited - **Location:** London, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Software Quality, Continuous Integration, Programming Tools, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Reliability Engineering, User-Centered Design, Policy as Code, Cloud Platform System, Core Api, AI Platforms, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Data Analytics, Programming Languages - **Published:** July 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=9677e690fa069b34 ## About the Role * An experienced professional in designing and operating internal developer platforms, cloud-native platforms, or large-scale distributed systems within complex enterprise environments. * A technical specialist with expertise across cloud platforms, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, observability, service networking, and platform security. * A capable software engineer with proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Python, Go, or Java, and experience building platform APIs and developer tooling. * An advocate for AI-native engineering practices, including AI-assisted development, automation, and intelligent operations. * Familiar with platform-as-a-product principles, developer experience optimisation, and adoption measurement. * Skilled in defining reliability objectives, SLOs, monitoring, alerting, and driving improvements through incident learnings. * Able to engage and influence senior stakeholders, mentor team members, and translate complex strategies into scalable solutions. * Demonstrates strong problem-solving, communication, stakeholder management, and continuous improvement capabilities., * Opportunity to shape and lead a high-impact, enterprise-wide platform transformation initiative. * Exposure to cutting-edge AI-native engineering practices and large-scale cloud ecosystems. * A collaborative environment focused on innovation, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence. * The ability to influence strategic technical decisions and platform direction at scale. What skills you will learn * Advanced platform engineering practices within large-scale, cloud-native environments. * Application of AI to enhance developer productivity and operational efficiency. * Platform product management, including adoption metrics and user-centric design. * Enterprise-grade reliability engineering, observability, and resilience practices. * Cross-functional leadership and stakeholder engagement in complex environments. ## Description We are seeking a Principal Platform Engineer to define and lead the technical direction of an AI-native Internal Developer Platform. This role focuses on enabling product and engineering teams to build, deploy, operate, and continuously improve software safely and efficiently at scale. The position drives the creation of self-service capabilities, reusable engineering patterns, and AI-assisted workflows that enhance developer experience, strengthen governance, and improve delivery performance across Vodafone's cloud ecosystem., * Define and evolve the technical roadmap for the Internal Developer Platform, treating it as a product with clear adoption, reliability, and developer experience outcomes. * Design and deliver self-service capabilities, reusable golden paths, and standard service templates to simplify service provisioning and operations. * Contribute to cloud-native platform architecture, including compute, Kubernetes, networking, secrets management, observability, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code. * Integrate AI-assisted engineering workflows to support faster delivery, improved code quality, automation, and data-driven operational decisions. * Establish governance, security, and compliance guardrails through policy-as-code and auditable platform patterns. * Improve platform reliability using SLOs, observability practices, resilience engineering, and insights from incidents. * Collaborate with product, engineering, security, and architecture teams to align platform capabilities with business priorities and user needs. * Drive efficiency and sustainability through automation, standardisation, and FinOps-informed engineering practices. ## Related Videos - [This App Reached 10,000 Users in One Week. 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