Platform Engineer

Wireless Logic; Atherstone; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IoT connectivity provider in the UK is looking for a Platform Engineer to drive developer experience improvements and build efficient tools for internal use. This hybrid-working position involves collaboration, performance monitoring, and mentorship within a dynamic team. Ideal candidates should have solid experience with Java, CI/CD practices, and be proactive problem solvers. Join us to help shape the future of IoT management.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Birthday Day off

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave

Private Medical Insurance

Access to online discounts

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Experience with CI/CD strategies and establishing best practices.
• Ability to collaboratively support team members and foster growth.

Responsibilities

• Identify and maintain platform tooling for developer experience.
• Contribute to CI/CD strategy.
• Monitor and improve performance metrics.
• Perform code reviews and provide feedback.

Skills

Production applications end-to-end

Optimising application performance

Worked with complex APIs

General DevOps experience

Pipelines, CI/CD with GitLab or similar

Experience with Kubernetes and Helm

Strong Java experience

Develop with PHP or Python

Understanding microservice architectures

Terraform

Knowledge of Open Telemetry

Strong knowledge of TDD

Job description

Overview

What we're all about: Any company can tell you about how they are a multi award winning, market leading business and yes, we are both of those things in the world of IoT connectivity! But we're more than that. Our mission is to make IoT management a breeze for any device, anywhere. With over 10 million IoT subscriptions active in 165 countries and direct partnerships with 50 mobile networks, we connect you to more than 750 networks worldwide, delivering unmatched value across the IoT connectivity chain. Innovation is in our DNA, and we have an insatiable hunger to wow. While we may not always get it right, our drive to collaborate, innovate, and achieve top-notch customer satisfaction never wavers. We offer industry expertise, stellar service support, and the most flexible, resilient, and secure connectivity solutions on the market. Our expertise spans across sectors including industry, agriculture, healthcare, security, transport, utilities, and smart cities. IoT is the Internet of Things – the connectivity glue that keeps the world connected. At Wireless Logic, we provide cutting-edge connectivity solutions and technologies to ensure a vast array of devices stay seamlessly connected. Join the Wireless Logic Adventure.

Join our Nebula squad as a Platform Engineer. You'll collaborate with a dynamic team including the Product Manager, Engineering Lead, and fellow engineers to define and build the tools and capabilities that will define our platform and developer experience. You'll be joining us at a pivotal moment as we transition to a product-driven culture where your voice and expertise will directly shape our strategic direction. This isn't just another engineering role – it's an opportunity to leave your mark on something transformative.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, implement and maintain developer experience and platform tooling to drive productivity within engineering
• Build generic elements of our customer-facing platform.
• Contribute to CI/CD strategy with internal stakeholders and establish patterns that can be adopted company-wide
• Monitor and drive improvements to performance and platform metrics
• Collaborate with colleagues and be a strong team player and mentor
• Perform code reviews and provide constructive feedback
• Continuously grow yourself, the team and organisation

Key Experience & Skills

Required

• Built and maintained production applications end-to-end with proven success
• Skills in optimising application performance (frontend & backend)
• Worked with complex APIs
• General DevOps experience
• Pipelines, CI/CD with GitLab, GitHub or similar
• Experience with Kubernetes and Helm
• Strong Java experience
• Ability to develop with other languages like PHP or Python
• Understanding microservice architectures
• Terraform
• Knowledge of Open Telemetry, Prometheus etc.
• Strong knowledge of TDD

Preferred

• AWS API Gateway
• Experience with AWS
• Experience of platform engineering and providing tooling for other developers
• Experience with Grafana or similar
• Understanding of auth patterns, access control, etc.
• Rabbit, Kafka, etc.
• Backstage or similar
• Experience establishing development conventions or coding standards

Nice to have

• Previous exposure to the Product Operating Model (or any product-driven approach)

What Will Make You Shine at Wireless Logic

• Employs technical excellence; produces high-quality, optimised and efficient solutions
• Shifts engineering practices left; front-loads requirements, design, testing and success metrics
• Executes pragmatic plans; tests assumptions through small, iterative and measurable changes
• Owns end-to-end delivery; breaks down complex problems and communicates progress proactively
• Implements user-centred thinking; crafts accessible interfaces considering diverse user needs
• Collaborates cross-functionally; works closely with product, design and participates in agile ceremonies
• Partners with Product; translates business requirements into technical solutions with balanced judgement
• Balances technical debt; makes informed decisions about refactoring versus new development
• Demonstrates strategic thinking; considers trade-offs, prioritises efforts and drives innovation
• Shows adaptability; embraces alternative approaches when new information emerges
• Communicates effectively; documents technical decisions and translates complex concepts for all stakeholders
• Focuses on growth; self-motivates through continuous learning whilst guiding and mentoring others

Why Come Work with Us?

Here's why we're confident you'll love being part of our team:

• The chance to join a creative, entrepreneurial company where bold ideas are celebrated.
• Full training, ongoing support, and the tools to help you thrive and grow in your role.
• We're a company with heart. We genuinely care about our people and make sure everyone feels valued, respected, and part of the family.

For UK: Benefits Of Being Part of the Team

• 25 days holiday
• Buy up to 5 days additional holiday
• Birthday Day off
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Group Company Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Discounted Gym membership at over 3000 Gyms
• Dental cover
• Optical cover
• Company Sick Pay Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Onsite parking
• Access to a variety of online discounts on major retailers
• Employee assistance program

Overview of interview process at Wireless Logic

• Tele Interview - Meet the people team
• Behavioural Interview - Meet your hiring manager
• Pair Programming Interview - Meet your peers
• System Design Interview - Meet more peers

If you require reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please let us know. We will work together to best meet your needs.

Ok, I'm Interested, What's Next?

Thank you so much for your interest in Wireless Logic Group. We appreciate the time and emotion that goes into an application. We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home. We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process, but we are currently excited to have our employees experience our office culture as much as possible.

Wireless Logic Group unites and brings people together. We strive for diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture we aim to reflect the world's diverse voices both internally and externally to ensure success in our mission.

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