Platform Engineer

Requirements

  • Take real ownership and proactively fix issues that slow down the team.
  • Build tooling with the user in mind, not just technical functionality.
  • Strong skills in observability to understand system behavior deeply.
  • Aptitude for diagnosing complex issues across applications, databases, load balancers, and Terraform files.
  • Genuine care about improving other engineers' experiences.
  • Active interest in the latest developments in security, cloud, and developer experience.
  • Comfortable with high autonomy, able to identify and execute tasks without detailed specifications.

What you'll be doing

  • Own and maintain infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, databases, and other supporting systems outside the product itself.
  • Investigate and resolve scaling and performance issues impacting product growth and reliability.
  • Collaborate closely with product engineers to remove blockers and improve efficiency.
  • Work as part of a small platform team, contributing across all areas.
  • Leverage AI tools like Claude Code and Cursor to enhance productivity and problem-solving.

Perks and benefits

  • Private medical insurance covering employees and their loved ones.
  • Competitive annual leave to support work-life balance.
  • First Friday of every month off.
  • Enhanced pension contributions.
  • Meaningful equity participation aligned with company growth.
  • Unlimited AI-related spending for all employees.
  • Generous parental leave policy.
  • Budgets for personal setup (£1000) and personal development (£500 annually).
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