Platform Engineer, Contract | TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS and DevOps | AI / LLM focused[...]

Owen Thomas | Pending B Corp™; London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic social media startup specializing in AI-driven applications is seeking a Platform Engineer for a 6-month contract. The role involves backend development, infrastructure management, and DevOps tasks to meet ambitious growth goals in the US market. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in backend engineering, and cloud infrastructure with a strong emphasis on communication and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years commercial experience as a Backend Engineer.
• Strong with Systems and Architecture design.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale backend systems and APIs.
• Work closely with the iOS team on feature delivery.
• Manage Infrastructure with Terraform.

Skills

Cloud

Infrastructure

DevOps

Communication

Systems Design

Architecture Design

Backend Development

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD Pipelines

TypeScript

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Platform Engineer, Contract | TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS and DevOps | AI / LLM focused, Social Media start-up, US expansion | £500 - 600pd Outside, 6-month contract | London, Hybrid

Platform Engineer, Contract | TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS and DevOps | AI / LLM focused, Social Media start-up, US expansion | £500 - 600pd Outside, 6-month contract | London, Hybrid

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Platform Engineer, Contract | TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS and DevOps | AI / LLM focused, Social Media start-up, US expansion | £500 - 600pd Outside, 6-month contract | London, Hybrid

Company:

An AI Social app start-up - with huge ambition, is going for a big scale up phase across the US this summer.

The company is already generating crazy amounts of traffic to their application and are releasing features weekly, with incredible speed and impact.

They are now looking to bolster the lean close-knit team, with a Full stack Platform engineer, who can drive forward all things Cloud, Infrastructure and DevOps (addressing a skills gap they currently have).

The business is well positioned financially and are looking to raise more money as they are set to scale the US. This is a great opportunity to join a company with an incredible office and culture - ideally you can visit the office weekly, but can be fully remote for someone excellent!

Platform Engineer, Contract | TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS and DevOps | AI / LLM focused, Social Media start-up, US expansion | £500 - 600pd Outside, 6-month contract | London, Hybrid

• You’ll build and scale the backend systems and APIs that power our product experience, working closely with the iOS team to deliver features customers love.
• 5+ years commercial experience working commercially as an Backend Engineer.
• Experienced managing Infrastructure with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines
• B2C exposure ideally
• Excellent communicator (especially about how things work under the hood)
• Strong with Systems Design and Architecture design

Platform Engineer, Contract | TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS and DevOps | AI / LLM focused, Social Media start-up, US expansion | £500 - 600pd Outside, 6-month contract | London, Hybrid

• 6-month contract, likely extension

Please apply ASAP with a CV and we will give you a call if we think you are a match! :D

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

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