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# Release Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Hackajob Ltd
- **Location:** London, UK (Remote available)
- **Salary:** £61,000.0 - £101,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Artificial Intelligence, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Computer Programming, Relational Databases, Linux, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Prometheus, Software Configuration Management, Software Engineering, TypeScript, ReactJS, Large Language Models, Grafana, Prompt Engineering, Gitlab, Kubernetes, Front End Software Development, Terraform, Splunk, Software Version Control, Docker, Artifactory
- **Published:** September 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5898221595

## About the Role

* Commercial experience in software engineering, DevOps, or platform roles
 * Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as Python or Bash
 * Strong understanding of version control systems like GitLab and Artifactory
 * Practical knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems
 * Hands-on experience with AI-native engineering, including LLM platforms and prompt engineering
 * Familiarity with infrastructure as code using Terraform
 * Experience with relational databases like PostgreSQL and AlloyDB
 * Frontend development skills using React and TypeScript
 * Understanding of observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Splunk
 * Knowledge of security and compliance standards within source-code management

## Description

* Build the automated guardrails that keep our global development pipelines moving safely, transparently, and at speed
 * Operate and improve release and compliance platforms built in Python and Go
 * Support automated release approvals and software-change auditing
 * Administer our source-code-management tooling estate and supporting services, including GitLab, Sourcegraph, and token rotation
 * Develop and maintain user interfaces using React and TypeScript
 * Ensure application availability and resolve issues across the platform estate
 * Write automation and integrations to reduce manual toil
 * Manage infrastructure as code with Terraform and containerise services with Docker on Kubernetes hosted on GCP
 * Participate in on-call services as a technical escalation point
 * Build dashboards and alerts to monitor pipeline reliability
 * Coach and mentor colleagues across the wider engineering function

Technologies:

 * AI
 * Bash
 * DevOps
 * Docker
 * Frontend
 * GCP
 * GitLab
 * Grafana
 * Support
 * Kubernetes
 * LLM
 * Linux
 * PostgreSQL
 * Prometheus
 * Python
 * React
 * Security
 * Splunk
 * Terraform
 * TypeScript
 * Windows
 * Cloud
 * HTTP


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