Senior Platform Engineer

Ithika Recruitment Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in the UK seeks a Senior Platform Engineer to tackle infrastructure challenges and build resilient systems. This hybrid role involves developing REST APIs and improving CI/CD practices. Candidates should have strong TypeScript and AWS skills, with a collaborative environment encouraged for professional growth. Competitive salary of £80-90k plus benefits.

Benefits

Freedom to innovate

Collaborative work environment

Supportive management

Qualifications

• Strong TypeScript skills, with experience in other structured languages preferred.
• Experience with AWS cloud services, especially SAM.
• Knowledge of CI/CD practices is essential.

Responsibilities

• Solve core infrastructure and systems challenges.
• Build and maintain REST APIs.
• Improve CI/CD for faster, repeatable releases.
• Transition .NET APIs into serverless JS & Lambda.

Skills

TypeScript

AWS cloud services

CI/CD

SQL

Salesforce

Terraform

Ansible

Tools

GitHub Actions

Next.js

.NET/C#

Job description

Overview

Senior Platform Engineer / Software Engineer
TypeScript AWS

London (Hybrid, Farringdon Tues/Weds/Thurs)

£80-90k + Bonus + Benefits

Responsibilities

• Solve core infrastructure and systems challenges
• Build and maintain REST APIs
• Improve CI/CD for faster, repeatable releases
• Modernise TeamCity into GitHub Actions
• Transition .NET APIs into serverless JS & Lambda
• Build provisioning tools and improve developer productivity
• Shape AI pipelines for smarter reviews and automation

What you'll get

• Freedom to innovate
• A team that value this role
• A Dev Manager that will have fun whiteboarding with you
• A space to be energetic, creative and listened to

What you'll bring

• Strong TypeScript skills (bonus: other structured languages)
• Strong experience with AWS cloud services and SAM
• CI/CD know-how
• Database knowledge and SQL fluency
• Extra points: Salesforce, Terraform, Ansible, testing automation, Next.js, .NET/C#

Tech stack

TypeScript, AWS (Terraform, SAM, Ansible), SQL, Next.js/Vercel, .NET/C#

This is a high-trust, low-ego environment: collaborative, supportive, and always pushing each other to grow. Staff turnover is low, growth opportunities are high.

I have known John, the CTO, for over 20 years; he is inspiring, fun and brilliant at helping his teams be the best they can be. People thrive under his stewardship and careers are built, accelerated and made better because of it.

If you want to build the foundation that powers world-class products and thrive in a team that values you, apply now or contact Simon at Ithika Recruitment for more information and a confidential chat.

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