Platform Engineer

Blacklane is hiring an Engineering Manager - Platform to join the London office. This leadership role sits at the intersection of infrastructure and developer experience, with a focus on turning a suite of internal tools into a unified platform product. The team is growing, and this position plays a key part in shaping both processes and culture to help product teams deliver more effectively. What you will do Lead the team in integrating platform tools into a single, cohesive internal product. Collaborate closely with the Staff Engineer to set direction, define standards, and manage project timelines. Make decisions that prioritize meaningful business outcomes over simply closing tickets. Clarify ambiguous requirements and turn them into actionable plans. Mentor engineers, support hiring efforts, and foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment. Encourage continuous learning and improvement within the Platform unit. Champion high standards in developer experience, infrastructure, and site reliability engineering. Maintain open communication with other Engineering Managers to coordinate expectations and dependencies. Requirements Ideal candidates bring experience in Platform, Backend, or Data Engineering, and enjoy solving complex problems through to completion. A commitment to learning and team development is important. Initiative: Proactively addresses important issues and builds strong business cases for solutions. Execution: Delivers results and navigates challenges with a strategic mindset. Location This role is based in London.

yuno is looking for an Engineering Manager to join the Data Platform team in London. This position centers on strengthening the company’s data infrastructure, which is essential for collecting, managing, and using data across multiple products and teams. Role overview The Engineering Manager will oversee a group of engineers dedicated to the development and performance of yuno’s data platform. The work involves guiding the team through the design and implementation of data systems that are both scalable and reliable. What you will do Lead and support a team working on the data platform’s development and ongoing performance. Direct the design and rollout of data systems built for scale and reliability. Encourage a collaborative and creative team culture. Ensure delivery of data solutions that align with business goals. Location This role is based in London.

Join Storio Group as an Engineering ManagerRole Overview:We are on the lookout for a skilled Engineering Manager specializing in Data to lead our dynamic London-based data team. Your primary focus will be to develop and enhance a platform that fosters a decentralized data adoption model throughout our organization.At Storio, we prioritize delivering reliable and actionable data that fulfills business requirements. We’re eager for you to build and manage a high-performing team dedicated to this objective. If you have a background in software engineering management with a focus on data, we would love to hear from you!Our data and AI team is expanding across the UK and the Netherlands, serving as the backbone for various data-driven consumers and platforms within Marketing, Finance, Operations, and Product teams.Our AI photo services are pivotal to enhancing customer experience, and we are broadening our efforts towards decentralized machine learning adoption within the business. Following a series of mergers, our team has unified and is transitioning from a phase of simplifying legacy systems to a stage of consolidation and growth.Our Technology Stack:• Cloud Data Warehouse - Snowflake• AWS Data Solutions - Kinesis, SNS, SQS, S3, ECS, Lambda• Data Governance & Quality - Collate & Monte Carlo• Infrastructure as Code - Terraform• Data Integration & Transformation - Python, DBT, Fivetran, Airflow• CI/CD - Github Actions / Jenkins

Spotify is looking for an Engineering Manager to guide the Content Platform team in London. This position leads a group of engineers focused on building and improving content management systems that support Spotify’s user experience at scale. Role overview The Engineering Manager sets technical direction for the team, making sure projects move forward smoothly and efficiently. This role involves balancing hands-on technical leadership with people management, ensuring the team delivers reliable systems that meet Spotify’s standards. Team leadership Inspire and mentor engineers, encouraging growth and collaboration Drive a culture of continuous improvement within the team Oversee project execution and technical decisions What you will work on Lead the development of scalable content management solutions Enhance systems that impact user experiences across Spotify’s platform

Checkout.com supports online payments for major brands including eBay, ASOS, Klarna, Uber Eats, and Sony, processing billions of transactions every year. With a presence in 19 offices across six continents and headquarters in London, the company emphasizes high performance, continuous improvement, and innovation. Employees contribute directly to shaping the future of fintech. Role overview The Senior Engineering Manager - Data Platform leads the Data and AI Platform Team. This group provides the systems and tools that enable products, merchants, and internal teams to make effective use of data and AI. The goal is to maximize time spent on innovation and solving business problems, while reducing the complexity of technical implementation, deployment, and monitoring. As Checkout.com grows, the Data Platform must scale to support hundreds of teams and manage petabyte-scale data volumes. What you will do Guide the team in designing technical architecture and building user-focused systems and tools. Oversee technical delivery and operational reliability, driving process automation and maintaining high engineering standards. Ensure service levels (SLAs/SLOs) are met with minimal manual intervention. Manage a team of Junior and Senior Data Engineers, providing hands-on support when needed. Foster an inclusive culture and mentor team members in both technical and interpersonal development. Lead quarterly execution of roadmap deliverables, ensuring alignment with business objectives. Location This position is based in London.

About Gigs Gigs builds a platform that lets tech companies add global mobile connectivity to their products. The goal: make integrating telecom as simple as integrating payments. By automating provisioning and removing telecom hurdles, Gigs helps businesses from fintechs to HR platforms offer mobile services without the usual complexity. The team numbers around 100 people, spread across the US and Europe. Gigs has raised close to $100 million from investors including Ribbit Capital, Google, and Y Combinator. The company brings together engineers and product leaders from places like Stripe, Airbnb, and Shopify, all focused on solving technical and regulatory challenges in telecommunications. Curiosity, creativity, and a drive to shape the future of telecom matter here. Gigs welcomes people who want to tackle tough problems and make an impact. Core Values Speed: Move quickly and deliver. Ambitious deadlines are the norm, and each week counts. Ownership: Spot a problem? Step up and fix it without waiting for approval. Customer Obsession: The success of customers is central to every decision. Ambiguity: Work often involves making decisions with incomplete information. Judgment and instinct matter. First Principles: Question assumptions and dig into the reasons behind how things are done. Role Overview: Senior Platform Engineer (London) This role sits at the heart of Gigs’ technical operations. Senior Platform Engineers design, build, and maintain the infrastructure and developer tools that power the company’s connectivity and payments platform. The work enables product teams to ship faster and more reliably, supporting growth at scale. The Foundation team owns the core systems every Gigs engineer depends on: CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, observability, deployment tools, and shared platform services. Taking on complex infrastructure challenges is a key part of the job, with a focus on keeping systems efficient and dependable.

Job Title: Engineering Manager - Data Platform & Analytics Engineering Location: London, Bristol or Edinburgh (Hybrid options available) Salary: £92,800 - £115,000 Reporting to: Head of Data Science & Products Eligibility: Must have the right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is currently not available. Kaluza is at the forefront of reshaping the energy landscape through our Energy Intelligence Platform. We empower energy companies to navigate the complexities of modern energy demands while driving the transition to a sustainable, electrified future. Utilizing cutting-edge Data, AI technologies, and real-time decision-making, we convert energy challenges into growth opportunities for our partners. Our innovative approach combines predictive algorithms with user-centric design, ensuring that clean energy remains reliable and affordable. With a diverse team spanning Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia, and a strategic partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation in Japan, we are proud to support industry leaders such as OVO, AGL, and ENGIE, along with pioneering companies like Volvo and Volkswagen. Join the Kaluza Data Community: Data is pivotal to our mission, and we seek curious minds who can transform data into actionable insights and strategies. You will be instrumental in enhancing the Kaluza platform, a pioneering technology designed to revolutionize energy retail operations globally, with a focus on regional adaptability and decarbonization efforts.

At Databricks, we are dedicated to empowering data teams to tackle the world's most pressing challenges — from transforming transportation to accelerating medical innovations. Our mission is to create and maintain the premier data and AI infrastructure platform, enabling our clients to leverage profound data insights to enhance their operations. Established by engineers with a customer-centric approach, we enthusiastically seize every opportunity to address technical hurdles, whether that involves designing next-generation UI/UX for data interaction or scaling our services across millions of virtual machines. We're just getting started. The Lakebase Platform Reliability team operates across a diverse array of stacks, systems, and stakeholders. This includes AI-driven tools and workflows for customer management, real-time incident observability, and systems that support compliance through monitoring and auditing, as well as customer-facing operational APIs and maintenance workflows. As part of this team, you'll play a vital role in our overarching platform mission: to develop robust resource management infrastructure, dependable distributed services, and internal tools that empower Databricks engineers to operate seamlessly across various cloud environments.

Your ImpactAs a Senior Platform Engineer at DISCO, you will lead significant projects and play a pivotal role in the success of our engineering teams. Your expertise will inform long-term strategic planning, mentorship for senior engineers, and steer technical decisions across various teams or departments. Your focus will be on system design, implementation, and the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of DISCO’s distributed data platform.What You'll DoTechnical Leadership and Mentorship: Assume a leadership role in project teams, guiding engineers and influencing technical decisions, while innovating and solving complex organizational challenges.Performance Optimization: Design systems that emphasize high performance, scalability, and reliability.Ownership: Proactively identify and address potential issues within products and systems, creating actionable plans for resolution.Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate closely with stakeholders including product managers, designers, developers, and executives to ensure architectural designs align with business needs and customer expectations.Software Development: Develop, maintain, and enhance sophisticated, scalable, high-performance data software solutions tailored for our big data platform at a petabyte scale, ensuring architectural excellence.Code Quality and Optimization: Commit to and enhance code quality through thorough review processes, optimization techniques, and adherence to industry best practices.Technical Problem Solving: Tackle intricate technical challenges with innovative problem-solving approaches.Collaboration and Communication: Work effectively within the engineering team and cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders during project planning and execution.Continuous Learning and Adaptation: Stay abreast of the latest technological trends and advancements, continuously improving your skills and knowledge to contribute innovative ideas to the team.Technical Documentation: Generate and maintain comprehensive technical documentation to ensure clarity and accessibility of information.Data Platform Development: Construct and sustain robust and scalable data platforms to facilitate analytics, machine learning, and business intelligence.Data Integration and ETL: Design and optimize ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, ensuring efficient data integration.

At OakNorth, we are dedicated to empowering the most ambitious businesses in the UK. Since our inception in 2015, we have provided over $21 billion in loans across the UK and US, facilitated the creation of more than 58,000 new homes and 36,000 jobs, and supported countless personal savers, all while contributing to the growth of the UK economy. Join us in making a tangible impact!

Genomics England is looking for a Platform Engineer based in London. This full-time position centers on building and maintaining the platforms that enable genomic analysis and data processing. The work directly contributes to making genomic data more accessible and valuable for healthcare. Key responsibilities Develop and maintain platforms that handle genomic data analysis. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design effective solutions. Ensure data processing systems are reliable and efficient to support ongoing research. Role focus This role supports research and healthcare initiatives by providing stable and scalable technology for genomic data. Platform Engineers at Genomics England play a part in advancing how genomic information is used in medical settings.

Join a Revolutionary CompanyMeticulous is transforming the software development landscape at an unprecedented pace. We have created the world's first fully autonomous and comprehensive testing platform specifically for frontend codebases—a groundbreaking capability that we believe is essential for unleashing the full potential of code generation.Our innovative solution has garnered significant interest, with renowned companies such as Dropbox, Wiz, and Notion often prioritizing Meticulous over other software products in their stack. Our dedicated team of eleven, featuring exceptional engineers from esteemed organizations like Uber, Google, Dropbox, GitHub, Meta, and Palantir, has made this success possible.Discover more about our mission in this video here.Your RoleBe Our First Platform EngineerAt Meticulous, we analyze thousands of recorded user sessions for each pull request, necessitating robust and scalable infrastructure that is both fast and cost-effective.As the first dedicated Platform Engineer, you will take ownership of the systems enabling this capability. Your responsibilities will encompass designing and constructing resilient infrastructure to accommodate significant growth, managing its production operations, and shaping our incident response processes. This is not merely a maintenance position; you will be instrumental in defining our operational and architectural strategies as we expand.Enjoy substantial autonomy in this role. As a key member of a small team, your architectural decisions will directly influence our infrastructure development, allowing you to innovate rather than simply execute predefined designs.Key ResponsibilitiesYour contributions will drive our platform engineering initiatives, spanning infrastructure, security, and developer experience:Designing Robust Infrastructure: Architect, build, and scale the compute platform that powers Meticulous, effectively managing our cloud resources through Terraform while maintaining rigorous change management protocols. Optimize infrastructure costs while balancing performance and expenditure as we grow.Ensuring Production Reliability: Enhance our monitoring, alerting, incident response, and on-call protocols to guarantee swift and effective resolution of system issues.Developing Production Code: Integrate platform engineering with general software development tasks, contributing code that extends beyond mere infrastructure.

About FreshaFresha stands as the premier marketplace platform for beauty and wellness, trusted by millions of consumers and businesses globally. Currently, over 130,000 businesses and more than 450,000 stylists and professionals leverage Fresha, having processed over 1 billion appointments to date.Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, Fresha operates 15 global offices throughout North America, EMEA, and APAC.Our platform empowers consumers to discover, book, and pay for beauty and wellness appointments with local businesses. At the same time, beauty and wellness professionals utilize our all-in-one platform to streamline their operations through intuitive business software and innovative financial technology solutions.Fresha’s ecosystem equips merchants with everything necessary to operate their business smoothly, including appointment bookings, point-of-sale systems, customer records management, marketing automation, loyalty programs, beauty product inventory management, and team oversight.Our consumer marketplace enhances revenue opportunities for partner businesses by harnessing the power of online bookings and automated marketing through mobile applications, alongside advanced integrations with major tech brands like Instagram, Facebook, and Google.Role OverviewAs Fresha embarks on its next phase of global expansion, the Platform Engineering team plays a crucial role in fostering rapid, secure, and sustainable growth.In the capacity of Platform Engineering Team Lead, you will bear responsibility for the team's performance and outcomes, ensuring consistent delivery, proactive communication, robust system architecture, and adherence to operational standards.In light of the swift advancement of AI and automation, this is an exceptional opportunity to redefine platform development and operations, minimizing manual effort, enhancing reliability, and empowering smarter, faster engineering decisions.You will contribute to Fresha’s growth by promoting infrastructure readiness, aligning platform strategies with business objectives, and applying AI where it can provide tangible operational advantages.We place a strong emphasis on customer impact, even within internal projects, as platform enhancements ultimately serve to enrich the customer experience.

Join Our Mission at OmneaAt Omnea, we are transforming the way enterprise businesses function, focusing on the most challenging processes in procurement. A single purchase can take months, generate over 50 emails, and require input from Finance, Legal, Security, and IT for approval.With a remarkable $75M investment from Khosla Ventures, Insight Partners, and Accel, we are set to change this paradigm. Our AI-driven platform seamlessly integrates every individual, step, and system, facilitating quick, secure, and efficient purchasing. We offer a unified platform for requests, automated approvals, risk assessments, and comprehensive spend visibility.This is a $7B+ untapped market, and our growth reflects the immense opportunity: we have achieved a tenfold increase in ARR to double-digit millions within just 18 months, earning the trust of global companies like Spotify, MongoDB, Monzo, and Albertsons. Omnea has recently been recognized as the 4th fastest growing startup in Europe.Our team boasts experience from Tessian (a cybersecurity tech firm backed by Sequoia, Balderton, Accel, and acquired post-Series C). Our members include former founders and operators who have built unicorns, delivered exceptional products, and executed at the highest standards. You will collaborate with leaders like Ben, Abs, Sabrina, and Rebe.Discover More About Life at Omneahere.Why We Need a Platform Engineer NowOur deployment frequency is several times a day, serving enterprise clients who demand unwavering reliability, and our growth trajectory is tenfold. The platform team is responsible for the infrastructure, tooling, and developer experience that supports all of this. We are looking to add a hands-on Platform Engineer to enhance our CI/CD processes, scale our serverless infrastructure, improve observability, and empower every product engineer to achieve greater effectiveness.

Join a Transformative CompanyPalantir develops state-of-the-art software that empowers organizations to harness data for crucial decision-making and operations. By delivering timely and relevant information to those who need it, our platforms facilitate the creation of lifesaving pharmaceuticals, prediction of supply chain challenges, and even the recovery of missing individuals.Your Role As a Platform Engineer within Palantir's Identity Security team, you will be instrumental in designing, building, and maintaining a secure identity infrastructure and tools. Your efforts will enhance the implementation of identity governance and access management for Palantirians and clients globally, ensuring a seamless and secure experience. In collaboration with Palantir's elite Information Security team, you will explore, deploy, and expand cutting-edge solutions to combat an ever-evolving threat landscape. Our Identity team is composed of engineers dedicated to minimizing risks and inefficiencies, all while improving productivity. Focus on developing and managing identity platforms across both corporate and customer-facing infrastructures. You will create specialized web services that not only help Palantirians remain compliant but also reduce disruption to their daily workflow. Your contributions will fortify the resilience of essential Palantir infrastructure, supporting a globally distributed workforce.

Join Us in Revolutionizing the Creator Economy with AIFanvue is a leading force in the rapidly evolving creator monetization landscape. Our AI-driven platform empowers creators to engage, connect, and earn directly from their audiences on a grand scale. Following our recent Series A funding, we have achieved over $100 million in annual recurring revenue, experiencing triple-digit growth year-over-year and supporting a vibrant community of hundreds of thousands of creators and millions of fans worldwide.As a Platform Engineer at Fanvue, your mission will be to streamline processes for our engineering teams. This role is pivotal in developing the infrastructure, tools, and foundational components that enable our product teams to deliver solutions swiftly, safely, and confidently at scale. Your ResponsibilitiesConstruct and uphold core platform infrastructure across diverse cloud environmentsEnhance CI/CD pipelines to facilitate rapid, secure, and consistent deploymentsDesign and implement observability, monitoring, and alert systems for platform servicesDevelop self-service tools and platform primitives that empower teams to operate independentlyCollaborate with product teams to assess infrastructure needs and eliminate obstaclesBoost reliability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness across core systemsManage incidents, perform post-incident analyses, and implement lasting solutionsContribute to the documentation, standards, and best practices for the platform Who You AreProven experience as a platform, infrastructure, or backend engineerProficient in working with cloud platforms and distributed systemsFamiliar with infrastructure as code, CI/CD systems, and monitoring toolsPossess a product-oriented mindset and a collaborative spirit

Shawbrook Bank is seeking a Head of Platform Engineering to lead a team focused on advancing the bank’s technology platform. This position is based in London and centers on guiding the development and deployment of engineering solutions that support business growth. Role overview The Head of Platform Engineering oversees the design and implementation of scalable system architectures. Ensuring strong performance and security standards will be a key part of this role. The position requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams to keep engineering initiatives aligned with overall business goals. Leadership responsibilities Lead and inspire the platform engineering team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture. Promote continuous improvement within the team and across engineering practices. Encourage innovation and support professional development among team members. What you will do Oversee the development and execution of engineering solutions for the bank’s technology platform. Guide architectural decisions to ensure scalability, security, and reliability. Work with stakeholders from various business units to ensure technology initiatives meet strategic objectives.

About Light.At Light, we are on a mission to transform outdated factory-era ERPs into dynamic, living software. Our Smart Financial Platform equips modern, global businesses with capabilities like automated accounting, real-time reporting, and financial workflows that evolve with their pace.Creating alongside our customers, we prioritize speed and craftsmanship. In a short span, we've evolved from a concept to a vital resource for renowned companies such as Lovable, Legora, and Keyshot. Our users don’t just work with Light—they enjoy using it.As a pioneering team, we are creating a new software category. Imagine engineers passionate about finance, designers focused on reconciliation, and operators treating finance as a product. If you’re enthusiastic about revolutionizing financial workflows, you’re in the right place.Supported by top-tier investors and guided by industry leaders, we are developing groundbreaking products with the freedom to innovate boldly and take ownership of our results. Join us in making Light the global standard for next-gen finance.The AI Platform Engineer RoleAs a member of the Foundation Team, which acts as the catalyst for our engineering organization, you will play a pivotal role in architecting our internal

Backend Platform EngineerWe are looking for a talented Platform Engineer to join our elite team at mlabs, a pioneering software development firm leading the charge in the fintech and digital asset industries. Our organization is a major contributor to one of the world's largest and most dynamic crypto social networks, having generated upwards of $600 million in revenue since early 2024. At the crossroads of high-scale social coordination and decentralized finance, we are committed to revolutionizing the future infrastructure.This role is crucial to maintaining the security, scalability, and integrity of our platform, which is attracting global attention. The ideal candidate will enhance our backend engineering and infrastructure security, executing robust controls across a complex cloud and blockchain ecosystem.Key Responsibilities:Pipeline Security: Develop and maintain a secure CI/CD pipeline, integrating automated security checks throughout the development lifecycle.Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Design and implement infrastructure following IaC principles while adhering to security best practices.Security Automation: Automate security scanning and monitoring of our cloud and blockchain infrastructure for real-time threat detection and mitigation.Container Security: Establish and manage advanced security protocols for high-throughput containerized environments.Observability & Metrics: Create and sustain comprehensive security dashboards to monitor and report on our security posture.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work alongside development teams to address security issues and enhance code-level security standards.Secrets & Key Management: Design and implement sophisticated solutions for secrets management and cryptographic key handling.Configuration Baselines: Set and enforce secure configuration baselines across our entire cloud infrastructure.