Hybrid Release Platform Engineer - Automation & Compliance

bet365; Stoke-on-Trent; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

bet365 is seeking a Release Platform Engineer to build automated guardrails for global development pipelines. You will manage GitLab, Sourcegraph, and related services, using Python, Go, React, and TypeScript to deliver compliance dashboards and release engines. Expect on-call duties and a hybrid work-from-home policy within a high-impact team.

You will automate repetitive tasks with AI, ensure traceability and security, and collaborate across engineering to improve pipeline reliability at scale.

Qualifications

• Commercial experience in software engineering, DevOps, or platform roles.
• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as Python or Bash.
• Strong understanding of version control systems like GitLab and Artifactory.
• Practical knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems.
• Hands‑on experience with AI-native engineering, including LLM platforms and prompt engineering.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code using Terraform.
• Experience with relational databases like PostgreSQL and AlloyDB.
• Frontend development skills using React and TypeScript.
• Understanding of observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Splunk.
• Knowledge of security and compliance standards within source-code management.

Responsibilities

• Operate and improve release and compliance platforms built in Python and Go
• Support automated release approvals and software-change auditing
• Administer the source-code-management tooling estate and supporting services
• Develop and maintain user interfaces using React and TypeScript
• Ensure application availability and resolve issues across the platform estate
• Write automation and integrations to reduce manual toil
• Manage infrastructure as code with Terraform; containerise services with Docker on Kubernetes (GKE) hosted on GCP
• Participate in on-call services as a technical escalation point
• Build dashboards and alerts to monitor pipeline reliability
• Coach and mentor colleagues across the wider engineering function

Skills

Python

Bash

GitLab

Linux

AI/LLM

Terraform

PostgreSQL

React

TypeScript

Observability

Security & Compliance

Tools

GitLab

Artifactory

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes (GKE)

Go

Python

Go

React

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

GCP

Job description

bet365 is seeking a Release Platform Engineer to build automated guardrails for global development pipelines. You will manage GitLab, Sourcegraph, and related services, using Python, Go, React, and TypeScript to deliver compliance dashboards and release engines. Expect on-call duties and a hybrid work-from-home policy within a high-impact team.

You will automate repetitive tasks with AI, ensure traceability and security, and collaborate across engineering to improve pipeline reliability at scale.