Platform Engineer Computing Platform

FARFETCH; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury fashion marketplace is seeking a Junior/Mid-Level Platform Engineer to enhance their technology's reliability, performance, and scalability. You will help design and manage cloud-native infrastructure and promote engineering autonomy through self-service capabilities. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Computer Science, experience with programming languages such as Python or Golang, and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes. This role offers extensive benefits including health insurance and flexible working conditions.

Benefits

Health insurance for family

Flexible working environment

Extra days off

Training opportunities

Flexible benefits program

Qualifications

• Graduate or higher in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
• Interest in designing large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience with programming languages like Python or Golang.
• Familiar with software development lifecycle and infrastructure-as-code.
• Hands-on experience with containerized environments.
• A strong interest in cloud infrastructure and networking principles.
• Proactive, creative team player with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and manage cloud-native infrastructure.
• Contribute to building self-service capabilities.
• Operate and maintain infrastructure components using automation.
• Identify opportunities for increased scalability and reliability.
• Collaborate with engineering teams for productivity solutions.

Skills

Programming languages (Python, Golang)

Container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

CI/CD pipelines tools (Jenkins, Git, ArgoCD)

Cloud infrastructure knowledge

Strong analytical skills

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Saltstack

Job description

Farfetch is a leading global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry. The Farfetch Marketplace connects customers in over 190 countries and territories with items from more than 50 countries and over 1,400 of the world's best brands, boutiques, and department stores, delivering a truly unique shopping experience and access to the most extensive selection of luxury on a global marketplace.

TECHNOLOGY

We're on a mission to build end-to-end products and technology that powers the an incredible e-commerce experience for luxury customers everywhere, understanding the motivations and needs of our customers and partners, to designing and testing hypotheses, to creating industry-leading experiences for luxury customers.

PORTO

Our office is near Porto, in the north of Portugal, and is located in a vibrant business hub. It offers a dynamic and welcoming environment where our employees can connect and network with a large community of tech professionals.

THE ROLE

We are seeking a Junior/Mid-Level Platform Engineer to help us continue driving innovation and making an impact on the reliability, performance, and scalability of Farfetch's industry-leading technology. You must have a DevOps mindset and be passionate about automation, scalability, and infrastructure reliability. In this role, you will be co-responsible for the maintenance of several technologies that are crucial to the success of FARFETCH's business.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Design, develop, implement, and manage cloud-native infrastructure and tooling that empowers our development teams.
• Contribute to building self-service capabilities, abstracting complex infrastructure layers, and promoting engineering autonomy.
• Operate and maintain a wide range of infrastructure components, including Linux and Kubernetes-based systems, using automated processes and pipelines.
• Contribute to our culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for increased scalability, cost efficiency, and reliability.
• Collaborate closely with other engineering teams to understand their needs and provide solutions that accelerate their productivity.

WHO YOU ARE

• Graduate or higher in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or have equivalent practical experience.
• A strong interest in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
• Ability to develop using programming languages such as Python or Golang.
• Familiar with the principles of the software development lifecycle and the concepts of infrastructure-as-code.
• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and comfortable working with related tools/technologies (e.g. Jenkins, Git, ArgoCD).
• Hands-on experience with containerized environments and container orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• A strong interest in one or more of the following domains:
  • Cloud Infrastructure: Provisioning and Configuration Management (e.g., Azure, Terraform, Saltstack)
  • Networking: Traffic Management, Load Balancing, CDN, and DNS (e.g., HAProxy, Kong, CloudFlare, Firewall)
  • Software Development Lifecycle: Automating builds, tests, and deployments (e.g., Jenkins, ArgoCD, Artifactory)
  • Have a security-first mindset and an interest in compliance achievement.
• Proactive, creative, and a great team player.
• Good written and verbal English communication skills.

REWARDS & BENEFITS

• Health insurance for the whole family, flexible working environment and well-being support and tools
• Extra days off, sabbatical program and days for you to give back for the community
• Training opportunities and free access to Udemy
• Flexible benefits program

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT

• Farfetch is an equal opportunities employer ensuring that all applicants are treated equally and fairly throughout our recruitment process. We are determined that no applicant experiences discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, age, gender identity, ancestry, sexual orientation, veteran status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

SCAM DISCLAIMER

• It has come to our attention that there may be fraudulent activities involving individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent Farfetch in order to attract candidates to a SCAM. Please be aware that Farfetch does not conduct recruitment processes through messaging apps or any unofficial communication channels, other than our official careers website. Additionally, Farfetch will never ask candidates for any form of payment during the recruitment process.