Platform Engineer

Explore Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Explore Group in London (West London) is seeking a Platform Engineer to architect and maintain scalable cloud-based infrastructure. You will focus on building internal platforms and shared services that accelerate delivery while ensuring reliability in day-to-day operations.

You will apply software engineering practices to infrastructure, using Terraform, Pulumi or Crossplane, and contribute to enabling client teams to move fast without sacrificing quality.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of cloud architecture and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in Go, Python or Java for solving infrastructure problems.

Responsibilities

• Platform Architecture: Build and operate shared infrastructure and internal developer platforms.
• Reliability & Scale: Reduce toil and address platform gaps to improve resilience.
• Code-Driven Infrastructure: Use IaC tooling to manage infrastructure as code.
• Enablement: Help client teams adopt tooling and practices to move fast with quality.

Skills

Platform architecture

Reliability engineering

Infrastructure as Code

Kubernetes

Go

Python

Java

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

Crossplane

Job description

Do you possess battle-hardened, real-world production experience with large cloud deployments? Are you passionate about building reliable systems that remain resilient in day-to-day operation?

We are seeking a high-caliber Platform Engineer to join our team, focusing on complex infrastructure challenges. This specific role is based in West London.

What You'll Do:

• Platform Architecture: Build and operate shared infrastructure and internal developer platforms that accelerate delivery.
• Reliability & Scale: Improve existing systems by addressing platform gaps and reducing operational toil.
• Code-Driven Infrastructure: Apply a software engineering approach to infrastructure, utilizing modern Infrastructure-as-Code tooling (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi, or Crossplane).
• Enablement: Help client teams develop the habits, tooling, and practices needed to move fast without sacrificing quality.

About You & Role Details:

• Technical Depth: Deep knowledge of cloud architecture (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and container orchestration with Kubernetes.
• Coding Skills: Comfortable writing software to solve infrastructure problems, proficient in languages like Go, Python, or Java.

If you care about solving hard problems properly and want to work in an engineering-led environment,