Platform Engineer London On-site

Augur Initiative Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Augur Initiative Limited is seeking a Platform Engineer to ensure availability, performance, and scalability of our critical systems. You will bridge software development and IT operations, applying a software engineering mindset to system administration.

You will design, automate, monitor, and improve our infrastructure, participate in on‑call incidents, and collaborate with product teams to embed reliability into every release.

Qualifications

• Experience in building and maintaining scalable infrastructure.
• Strong automation and scripting skills.
• Familiarity with reliability practices and incident management.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain core infrastructure to run our platforms with scalability, security, and reliability.
• Automate deployment, monitoring, and incident response; develop tools to improve efficiency and reduce human error.
• Write and review code (Ansible, Terraform, Python) for automation and monitoring.
• Monitor performance and reliability; identify bottlenecks and improve system latency.
• Participate in on-call rotation; lead incident response and root-cause analysis.
• Plan capacity by analysing usage, cost, and performance data to scale systems.
• Collaborate with software teams to promote reliability best practices.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of all systems and procedures.

Skills

Ansible

Terraform

Python

Tools

Core infrastructure

Job description

Augur transforms legacy sensor systems into real-time operational intelligence. We help organisations act before threats escalates – not after damage is done. Everything we build is privacy-first by design.

Our platform connects to existing cameras and sensors to detect threats, retrace events, and surface real-time insights – all without replacing a single device. Augur helps teams reduce risk, cut costs, and grow revenue through better visibility, faster decisions, and fewer blind spots.

Our culture is built on a foundation of radical candor and mutual trust. We recognise that being an industry leader requires more than just building exceptional products – it requires empowering a team of exceptional people. Individually, we operate with high autonomy; collectively, we’re unified by a shared drive to achieve our mission through a commitment to excellence.

The Role

As a Platform Engineer at Augur, you will be responsible for the availability, performance, and scalability of our critical systems. You will bridge the gap between software development and IT operations by applying a software engineering mindset to system administration.

• System Architecture and Design: Design, build, and maintain the core infrastructure that runs our platforms. Develop scalable, secure and highly reliable systems to support our services.
• Automation and Tooling: Automate manual operational tasks, including deployment, monitoring, and incident response. Develop and maintain tools to improve efficiency and reduce the potential for human error.
• Software Development: Write and review code (Ansible, Terraform, Python) for infrastructure automation, monitoring tools, and system improvements. Contribute to the development lifecycle to ensure reliability is built into our products from the start.
• Performance and Reliability: Proactively monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement solutions to ensure high availability and low latency. Fill in the gaps in monitoring systems when observed.
• Incident Management: Participate in an on‑call rotation to respond to production incidents. Lead incident response, conduct root cause analysis (RCA), and implement preventative measures to avoid future occurrences.
• Capacity Planning: Analyse system usage, cost and performance data to make informed decisions about resource allocation. Forecast future infrastructure needs and scale our systems accordingly.
• Collaboration and Best Practices: Work closely with software development teams to promote reliability best practices. Champion a culture of reliability across the engineering organisation.
• Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Maintain comprehensive, up‑to‑date documentation for all systems, processes, and operational procedures as a core part of everyday work. Treat documentation as a first‑class engineering deliverable.

Accessibility and inclusivity

At Augur, our culture is built on radical candor and mutual trust. To solve the complex, physical-world problems our customers face, we need a team that thinks differently.

Whether you’re self‑taught, have a non‑traditional background, or are returning to the workforce, if you have the grit and the experience we’re looking for at Augur, we’d love to hear from you.

We are committed to fostering a diverse workplace and ensuring an accessible hiring experience - please let us know if you require any accommodations during the interview process to help you do your best work.