Cloud Platform Engineer - SRE & Internal Tooling

The Engine; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering technology firm in Cardiff seeks a Platform Engineer to build and maintain their cloud-native banking platform. Responsibilities include designing cloud infrastructure, developing internal tooling, and implementing automation solutions. The ideal candidate has experience in Golang and Java, along with a strong SRE mindset. This role offers the chance to work at the forefront of technology while contributing to a vibrant learning culture with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.

Benefits

33 days holiday including public holidays

Extra day's holiday for your birthday

Annual leave increase with length of service

16 hours paid volunteering time per year

Company enhanced pension scheme

Life insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Generous family-friendly policies

Perkbox membership

Cycle to Work and gym partnerships

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Site Reliability Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer or similar role.
• Strong proficiency in Golang and/or Java.
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Solid understanding and practical experience with Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure across multiple providers.
• Contribute to optimization of core 'Engine' on Google Cloud.
• Enhance our multi-region SaaS release and deployment systems.
• Develop internal tooling to improve developer experience.

Skills

Golang

Java

Google Cloud Platform

Kubernetes

Terraform

SRE principles

CI/CD pipelines

Security best practices

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Job description

A pioneering technology firm in Cardiff seeks a Platform Engineer to build and maintain their cloud-native banking platform. Responsibilities include designing cloud infrastructure, developing internal tooling, and implementing automation solutions. The ideal candidate has experience in Golang and Java, along with a strong SRE mindset. This role offers the chance to work at the forefront of technology while contributing to a vibrant learning culture with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.