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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Engineer, Production - **Company:** Clio - **Location:** UK - **Salary:** £69,700.0 - £82,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Databases, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Distributed Data Store, Github, Linux System Administration, MySQL, Prometheus, Software Engineering, Datadog, Scripting, Cloud Platform System, Grafana, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Deployment Automation, Machine Learning Operations, Cloud Optimization, Software Coding, Terraform - **Published:** August 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/systems-engineer/clio-job107884059 ## About the Role You're an experienced platform engineer who thrives on building infrastructure that just works - scalable, secure, and self-healing. When you're solving problems, you're just as comfortable writing code as you are digging into cloud architecture. You communicate clearly, enjoy mentoring others, and bring both curiosity and calm to complex challenges., * Experience designing, deploying, and operating AWS infrastructure and managed services (like RDS, EKS, Lambda) at scale. * Expertise with Terraform and infrastructure automation. * Strong coding foundation, beyond scripting, with experience in application development or designing and building robust automation frameworks and tooling * Experience in container orchestration and cluster management. * Experience with CI/CD systems such as Buildkite, GitHub Actions, etc. * Experience with relational or non-relational datastores in a production environment. * Familiarity with observability platforms (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.). * Familiarity with Linux systems administration, networking, and troubleshooting. * Excellent communication and documentation abilities, with a focus on knowledge sharing and team collaboration. * Growth mindset when it comes to process improvement and new technologies, especially AI. Serious bonus points if you have: * Experience with Kubernetes (EKS) on AWS in production environments. * Expertise with best practices for managing and securing cloud environments at scale. * Prior experience leveraging AI to accelerate yourself and your team through generating code and debugging infrastructure issues. * Prior experience in platform engineering or developer productivity teams. * Prior experience working with software teams building and shipping applications to the cloud. * Hands-on experience managing and scaling distributed data stores (e.g., MySQL/Aurora) at scale, including troubleshooting database bottlenecks and implementing robust backup and disaster recovery strategies. ## Description The Systems Engineering team at Clio builds and operates the systems that power all of our cloud-based products and services. We design, automate, and maintain the infrastructure that enables our global teams to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable solutions to thousands of customers every day. Our mission is to make deploying and operating software effortless and safe. We focus on automation, observability, and reliability, ensuring every engineering team at Clio can move faster and with confidence. You'll be part of a globally distributed team, collaborating closely with engineers in North America and Europe, driving technical excellence across Clio's production environments., * Design, build, and maintain the AWS infrastructure supporting Clio's production environments. * Implement and evolve Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, ensuring reproducibility and compliance. * Collaborate with developers to improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment strategies, and overall developer experience. * Enhance observability and reliability, refining alerting, monitoring, and incident response. * Collaborate on cloud optimization projects, improving performance, cost efficiency, and security posture. * Mentor and guide team members, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning. * Partner with Security, MLOps, and Product Engineering teams to deliver scalable, resilient, and compliant systems. * Define agentic patterns to inflect the way we build, deploy, and observe cloud infrastructure. ## Related Videos - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [MySQL Protocol Features You Should Be Aware Of](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100267-mysql-protocol-features-you-should-be-aware-of) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [5 steps for running a Kubernetes environment at scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/88-5-steps-for-running-a-kubernetes-environment-at-scale) - [Coding for Good: Achieving social change with an app](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1645-coding-for-good-achieving-social-change-with-an-app) - [Bringing AI Model Testing and Prompt Management to Your Codebase with GitHub Models](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1536-bringing-ai-model-testing-and-prompt-management-to-your-codebase-with-github-models) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [From Prototype to Production: Build AI Agents with This Free 4-Course Learning Path](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/655-from-prototype-to-production-build-ai-agents-with-this-free-4-course-learning-path)