Platform Engineering Manager — Remote, Scale-Up

Few&Far; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A recognized technology firm in the UK is seeking a Platform Engineering Manager to lead engineering teams and build a robust data platform strategy. The role emphasizes mentoring engineers, managing infrastructure, and collaborating with data leadership to innovate solutions. Ideal candidates have substantial SaaS experience, a strong background in DevOps or Platform Engineering, and the ability to thrive in dynamic environments. This remote-first position offers a salary up to £120k.

Qualifications

• Proven Engineering Manager experience in a growth-stage or mature SaaS company.
• Solid background in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor approximately 10 engineers across two key teams.
• Take ownership of the platform engineering roadmap.
• Partner closely with the Head of Data to define the data platform strategy.
• Juggle a high volume of parallel requests to meet business ambitions.

Skills

Engineering Manager experience

DevOps or Platform Engineering

Cloud platforms (AWS)

Leadership in transition-phase companies

Job description

A recognized technology firm in the UK is seeking a Platform Engineering Manager to lead engineering teams and build a robust data platform strategy. The role emphasizes mentoring engineers, managing infrastructure, and collaborating with data leadership to innovate solutions. Ideal candidates have substantial SaaS experience, a strong background in DevOps or Platform Engineering, and the ability to thrive in dynamic environments. This remote-first position offers a salary up to £120k.