Lead Platform Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in AI research is seeking an Experienced Infrastructure Engineer to design and maintain the systems that support large language model evaluations. The role requires extensive experience in Python and Kubernetes, along with a strong background in AWS management and security practices. You will work closely with a growing team, contributing significantly to the direction and execution of AI infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Programming in Python.
• 8+ years of Designing and Architecting Kubernetes in Production.
• 5+ years of AWS experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable, reliable infrastructure for AI evaluations.
• Manage cloud accounts, including provisioning resources and optimizing for security.
• Partner closely with research staff to forecast evolving system requirements.

Skills

Programming in Python

Designing and Architecting Kubernetes

AWS

Implementing security practices

Terraform

Education

Software Engineering background

Job description

This position will be to take ownership of the infrastructure systems that power cutting-edge machine learning evaluations. You'll have significant influence over the architecture, tools, and processes that support a growing research team focused on large-scale AI systems.

What You’ll Do-

• Design and maintain scalable, reliable infrastructure to support large language model evaluations using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles
• Evaluate, select, and integrate technologies that support deployment and scaling (e.g., determining whether to adopt container orchestration tools)
• Develop internal tools that interact with infrastructure for scheduling jobs, managing access, storing evaluation outputs, and more
• Partner closely with research staff to forecast and prepare for evolving system requirements, including high-performance compute environments
• Ensure the smooth execution of evaluations across the entire stack — from cloud services and orchestration layers to application code
• Manage cloud accounts, including provisioning resources, setting permissions, and optimizing for security and cost
• Contribute to the design and enforcement of security protocols across the organization
• Participate in growing and shaping a specialized infrastructure function as the team needs expand

Who We’re Looking For

• 8+ years of Programming in Python
• Someone with a Software Engineering background
• Proven ability to lead infrastructure planning through to final deployment
• 8+ years of Designing and Architecting Kubernetes in Production
• 5+ years of AWS experience
• Experience implementing security practices
• Experience working with Terraform
• Someone happy to travel to Central London 2x a week

Please apply with a detailed CV to be contacted!

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Created on 26/06/2025 by JR United Kingdom