Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer

Salary: £110,000 per annum

Location: United Kingdom

An excellent opportunity for a driven Platform Engineer to take on an exciting career challenge in the financial services sector. You'll work with a collaborative team committed to building a strong developer community while delivering high-performance, scalable solutions.

What You'll Do In this role, 
Engineer and maintain secure, robust, and scalable platform solutions that power critical financial services. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, driving best practices and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Day-to-day, you’ll:

• Design, develop, and support platform capabilities using Java and Go.
• Build and manage infrastructure on AWS, leveraging Kubernetes, Kafka, and GitLab.
• Work in agile, permanent teams responsible for the full platform lifecycle, from development to operations.
• Collaborate across engineering, architecture, and product teams to deliver resilient, high-performance platforms.
• Champion DevOps principles, enhancing automation, scalability, and performance.
• Contribute to a thriving developer community, sharing knowledge and fostering collaboration.

The Skills You'll Need 

• Proven Track record as a platform engineer in a comparable role or business
• Proficiency in Java and/or Go.
• Strong experience with AWS, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Kafka, and GitLab.
• Proven background in financial services or similar regulated industries.
• Expertise in DevOps, Agile methodologies, and CI/CD pipelines.
• A passion for solving complex problems and building scalable, high-performance systems.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and contribute to a collaborative developer community.

Please Apply: