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# Platform Developer

- **Company:** Era4
- **Location:** UK
- **Salary:** £67,196.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Relational Databases, Database Schema, Software Design Documents, Graph Database, Python (Programming Language), Cloud Services, Ansible, Software Engineering, AI Infrastructure, Git, Integration Tests, Kubernetes, Bare Metal
- **Published:** September 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5882766578

## About the Role

* Significant contribution to technical architecture/engineering of infrastructure, cloud, platform.
 * Designing Kubernetes and cloud-native solutions for operation at scale.
 * Delivery of technical documentation to a high standard.
 * Database schema modelling (relational database and/or graph database).
 * Strong understanding of automation, Infrastructure-as-code, GitOps (preferably including Ansible).
 * Software development for production services (preferably including Python, Go).
 * Version control using git.

One or more would be an advantage:

 * Experience of building significant cloud services.
 * Experience of working with industry partners.
 * Contribution to relevant open-source projects.
 * Understanding/awareness of AI/ML system design.

## Description

We are seeking a Platform Developer to contribute to the technical architecture, design, and implementation of our cloud infrastructure and applications. In this role you will work to devise and realise technical components, including software, of new production environments and to deliver technical change into existing environments.

The successful candidate will employ their professional experience of automation, schema modelling, and software development with their knowledge of cloud infrastructure in our collaborative culture.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Components:

 * Contribute to the technical architecture and design of significant aspects of our bare metal and Kubernetes-based AI infrastructure, across networking, compute, GPU, storage.
 * Production of high-level and low-level design documentation.
 * Specification of acceptance and integration tests.
 * Work with Project Managers, other developers, and operational teams to successfully deliver technical components into production environments.

Software Development:

 * Prototyping, definition, and realisation of scalable and maintainable software solutions for automation and services.
 * Active participation in software development processes.


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