Head of Platform Engineering

JR United Kingdom; Crawley; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in network automation is seeking a Director of Platform Engineering based in the UK. This is a key leadership role focusing on infrastructure operations and team development within a fast-paced start-up environment. The position offers a competitive salary up to £125k, unlimited holiday, and the chance to work securely from anywhere in the UK while leading a team of engineers and driving technical direction.

Benefits

Unlimited holiday

Company-wide events and team socials

Supportive team and strong learning/development culture

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on engineering experience with extensive use of AWS.
• Leadership experience in scaling technical teams.
• Demonstrated history of managing teams, ideally remote.

Responsibilities

• Oversee infrastructure operations, prioritizing stability and efficient resource usage.
• Lead and develop distributed engineering teams across platform and data.
• Ensure infrastructure aligns with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Leadership

AWS

DevOps Practices

Infrastructure as Code

Container Orchestration

Communication

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Postgres

Job description

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Client:

SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation

Location:

crawley, west sussex, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

Director of Platform Engineering

UK Remote (must be based in the UK)

? Growing start-up | Build a team | Series A funded

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a mission-driven company building the future of network automation. As Director of Platform Engineering, you’ll play a key role in owning infrastructure operations, growing a squad of engineers, scaling internal platforms, and enabling engineering teams to build securely and reliably at pace.

This is primarily a leadership role, but you'll remain hands-on with day-to-day engineering and operational decisions. We're looking for someone who has grown with a fast-paced start-up or scale-up. For example, from SEED through Series A or B funding rounds. You should be comfortable driving technical direction while supporting and scaling high-performing teams. Experience navigating security and compliance standards such as SOC 2 is a strong plus.

?? Key Responsibilities of the Role:

• Oversee infrastructure operations, prioritising stability, system visibility, and efficient resource usage
• Take ownership of cloud environments (primarily AWS), ensuring scalable, secure, and cost-effective architecture
• Lead and develop distributed engineering teams across platform, infrastructure, and data
• Build and maintain robust internal tooling and services that enhance developer workflows
• Promote a culture of automation and continuous improvement
• Shape and deliver a platform roadmap that treats internal teams as core users
• Ensure infrastructure aligns with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements
• Work closely with product and engineering groups to ensure platform consistency

What You’ll Bring:

• Demonstrated leadership experience in scaling technical teams within fast-moving environments
• 10+ years of hands-on engineering experience, with extensive use of AWS
• Deep familiarity with platform engineering or infrastructure roles in a SaaS business ideally
• Proficiency with modern DevOps practices, container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes), infrastructure-as-code, and monitoring stacks
• History of managing teams, ideally remote
• A track record of delivering complex technical initiatives at speed
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to align technical and business goals

? Bonus if you have:

• Familiarity with Python, Django, or Golang
• Contributions to open-source communities or tools
• Working knowledge of Postgres, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions)
• Interest or experience in developer productivity tools and AI-assisted engineering
• Understanding of network systems, protocols, or distributed computing challenges

What's on Offer ?

• Salary up to £125k + equity + bonus
• 100% remote from anywhere in the UK
• Unlimited holiday
• Company wide events and team socials
• High-trust, high-impact culture
• Work with cutting-edge open-source tools in a collaborative, fast-moving environment
• Supportive team and strong learning/development culture

Interview Process:

• Technical Interview
• Panel & meet the team

Please Note: This is a UK-remote role. You must be UK-based and we are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time.