Platform Engineer

JR United Kingdom; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech client seeks a Platform Engineer in a collaborative and fast-paced environment. You'll design and support critical infrastructure using Go or Python, enhancing developer experiences across the stack. Ideal for those who thrive in high-trust settings and aim to impact with their contributions.

Qualifications

• Strong professional experience in platform, infrastructure, or backend engineering.
• Experience contributing to open-source projects or using Kafka is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support tooling for critical systems.
• Improve developer experience, scalability, and reliability of the stack.
• Collaborate with product teams to challenge assumptions and propose changes.

Skills

Proficiency in Go

Proficiency in Python

Hands-on experience with AWS

Experience with Kubernetes

Experience with Docker

Experience with CI/CD pipelines

Familiarity with Terraform

Familiarity with Prometheus

Familiarity with Grafana

Comfortable working on distributed systems

Job description

An exciting opportunity for a Platform Engineer with strong Go and/or Python skills to join a prestigious tech client on a contract basis. This is a well-regarded engineering environment where contractors speak highly of the fast-paced, collaborative culture, and the real autonomy they’re given to make an impact.

As a Platform Engineer, you’ll help design, build, and support the infrastructure and tooling that underpins critical systems – from CI/CD pipelines and observability tooling to service deployment and runtime environments. You’ll be part of a high-trust team that values clean code, quick iteration, and leaving things better than you found them.

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The Platform Engineer will work closely with product teams and fellow engineers to improve developer experience, scalability, and reliability across the stack. This isn’t a ticket factory - you’ll be expected to contribute ideas, challenge assumptions, and shape the platform.

• Strong professional experience in platform, infrastructure, or backend engineering
• Proficiency in Go and/or Python for building internal tooling and services
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and modern CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform) and observability tooling (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)
• Comfortable working on distributed systems and improving developer workflows
• A product mindset and a collaborative approach to problem-solving
• Experience with Kafka, gRPC, or open-source contributions is a bonus

If you’re a Platform Engineer who thrives in high-trust, fast-moving environments and enjoys building tools that empower others – apply now. The client is ready to onboard quickly.

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Created on 31/05/2025 by JR United Kingdom