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# Platform Software Engineer

- **Company:** Hackajob Ltd
- **Location:** Edinburgh, UK
- **Salary:** £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Bash Shell, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Site Reliability Engineering Practices, Server Administration, System Software, Virtualization Technology, Software Troubleshooting, Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
- **Published:** September 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5890527403

## About the Role

* We are ideally looking for experience in Linux, application and server administration.
 * We are ideally looking for experience with cloud platforms, virtualisation and containers.
 * We are ideally looking for experience with infrastructure as code and configuration management.
 * We are ideally looking for experience in programming and scripting, such as Python, Bash or Go.
 * We are ideally looking for experience with monitoring, observability and SRE practices.
 * We are ideally looking for experience in infrastructure, networking and performance troubleshooting.
 * We are ideally looking for experience in secure, resilient and scalable system design.
 * We are ideally looking for experience in technical documentation and operational guidance.
 * We are ideally looking for experience in technical leadership and mentoring.
 * Beneficial skills include strong problem-solving and engineering judgement.
 * Beneficial skills include experience supporting business-critical platforms.
 * Beneficial skills include familiarity with CI/CD and software delivery lifecycles.
 * Beneficial skills include effective communication and stakeholder engagement.
 * Beneficial skills include curiosity and a drive for continuous improvement.
 * This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Governments Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).
 * Additional Personnel Security Controls may apply, including eligibility for Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).

## Description

* We help shape, build and operate the infrastructure and services that underpin our engineering platform, from requirements and design through to deployment, support and continuous improvement.
 * We take ownership of core development tools and infrastructure, including compute, container platforms, application hosting and quality assurance systems.
 * We provide technical guidance and help engineering teams adopt consistent best practices.
 * We improve reliability and help reduce operational risk and manual effort.
 * We use technologies such as cloud platforms, container orchestration, infrastructure as code and automation to deliver secure, scalable and resilient services.
 * We investigate complex technical issues and improve observability.

Technologies:

 * Bash
 * CI/CD
 * Cloud
 * Support
 * Linux
 * Python
 * Security
 * DevOps


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