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# Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Softweb Resourcing View All Jobs
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** £45,000.0 - £80,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, C++ (Programming Language), Linux, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Ansible, Git Flow, Terraform, Jenkins
- **Published:** May 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/jobad/gb245a1ab8fafb0b834198a5d3fdfdd308

## About the Role

* 2-5 years' experience in Platform, DevOps or Software Engineer / Linux roles
 * Strong Python development on Linux
 * Experience with Terraform, Ansible or similar
 * Experience maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins)
 * Familiar with Git workflows and modern development practices
 * Strong communication and collaboration skills

Nice to have

 * Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms
 * Knowledge of networking or distributed systems
 * Familiarity with C / C++ toolchains

## Description

If you're a Platform Software Engineer who enjoys building reliable infrastructure, improving developer workflows, and working in technically challenging environments, this could be the role for you.
A Cambridge-based deep-tech company is looking for a Platform Engineer to join its world-class engineering team. You'll help build and maintain the internal platforms and systems that enable engineers to develop, test and release cutting-edge software used by leading technology organisations.
The team is highly skilled, collaborative and focused on building technically complex products used in demanding development environments.
What you'll do

 * Maintain CI systems, artifact repositories and delivery platforms
 * Implement monitoring and observability tools
 * Build machine, container and development images
 * Maintain internal toolchains and infrastructure
 * Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders


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