Principal Platform Engineer

LinuxRecruit; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to three paid Kubernetes certifications in the first year

Investment in employee growth

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Platform Engineering Leader in London to manage teams and stakeholders while working with cutting edge technology. This role involves shaping platform strategy, mentoring engineers, and ensuring the observability and reliability of systems. With an annual salary of £80,000 to £100,000, the company promotes professional growth by funding multiple Kubernetes certifications for new employees. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact while working within a major global organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams and manage stakeholders in platform engineering.
• Shape platform strategy and guide engineering decisions.
• Mentor and share best practices with teams.

Skills

Cloud – AWS at scale

Microservices – designing, migrating, and operating large scale systems

Observability & Reliability – monitoring, alerting, resilience

Mentorship & Leadership – guiding teams and sharing best practices

Job description

Are you looking for a role where you can lead teams, manage stakeholders, still get hands on, and be the go to person when things get tricky? You’re in the right place. You’ll be joining a global organisation, but within a business unit of around 300 engineers across the UK, giving you the stability of a major player with the agility and autonomy of a scale up. You’ll be part of the Centre of Excellence for Platform Engineering, helping clients modernise platforms at scale: cloud first architecture, large scale Kubernetes, migrating legacy apps to microservices, and building systems that actually work, not just installing Kubernetes and hoping for the best. You’ll shape platform strategy, guide engineering decisions, and roll up your sleeves when needed – leadership with credibility, not just PowerPoint. And they invest in their people: 260 of their 300 engineers have achieved the CKA qualification, fully funded. Also, there's a new initiative where all new starters can reap up to three paid Kubernetes certifications in their first year.

Qualifications

• Cloud – AWS at scale
• Microservices – designing, migrating, and operating large scale systems
• Observability & Reliability – monitoring, alerting, resilience
• Mentorship & Leadership – guiding teams and sharing best practices

In return, you’ll work on cutting edge tech, lead talented teams, and truly shape platform engineering across a major organisation, all while enjoying a company that invests in your growth.

If you’re ready to take ownership, push boundaries, and make a real impact, this could be the perfect role. Apply below or send me email on [e-mail].

Permanent | £80,000 to £100,000 per annum | London