Platform Engineer - Cloud Native SRE & Automation

The Engine; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A cutting-edge technology firm in Manchester is looking for a Platform Engineer to build and maintain their cloud-native banking platform. You'll work on designing scalable infrastructure on Google Cloud and enhancing internal tooling to improve developer experience. Ideal candidates will have experience with Golang, Java, and Kubernetes. The role offers a hybrid working environment with generous benefits including extra holiday and private medical insurance.

Benefits

33 days holiday including public holidays

Extra day off for your birthday

Annual leave increases with service

Paid volunteering time

Company-enhanced pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Generous family-friendly policies

Access to retail discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Site Reliability Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or similar role.
• Strong proficiency in Golang and/or Java.
• Hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure‑as‑Code tools.
• Excellent problem‑solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain our cloud infrastructure across multiple providers.
• Contribute to the build‑out and optimisation of our core Engine on Google Cloud Platform using Java and Kubernetes.
• Enhance and improve our multi‑tenant, multi‑region SaaS release and continuous deployment systems.

Skills

Golang

Java

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Kubernetes

Terraform

SRE principles

CI/CD pipelines

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Automation

Job description

A cutting-edge technology firm in Manchester is looking for a Platform Engineer to build and maintain their cloud-native banking platform. You'll work on designing scalable infrastructure on Google Cloud and enhancing internal tooling to improve developer experience. Ideal candidates will have experience with Golang, Java, and Kubernetes. The role offers a hybrid working environment with generous benefits including extra holiday and private medical insurance.