Senior Platform Engineer

Checkatrade; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Checkatrade is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer in London to help revolutionize home improvements through cloud-native technologies. You'll be instrumental in shaping our platforms while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability and scalability. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a modern, fast-growing tech environment.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Private medical insurance

Opportunity to work with the latest tech

Qualifications

• Strong technical background in cloud-native technologies.
• Experience with programming languages like Golang, Python, and JavaScript.
• Proven leadership and management skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain infrastructure using cloud-native tools.
• Drive adoption of infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliability.

Skills

Automation

DevOps

Observability

Cloud-native technologies

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Helm

Datadog

GCP

AWS

Job description

Senior Platform Engineer

Experience in Cloud Native technologies? Come join us!

Are you on the search for a new role? Great! WE have a new opportunity at Checkatrade for a Senior Platform Engineer to join our vision of making home improvements easy by simplifying the journey and providing support throughout the whole process. You'll play a key role in shaping our platforms technical direction, working with modern technologies, and ensuring the highest standards in reliability, security, and performance.

Location: Kings Cross, London. Hybrid working applies.

Where do you fit in?

We're looking for a Senior Platform Engineer with a strong background in cloud-native technologies and a passion for automation, DevOps, and observability practices. You'll be at the forefront of building and maintaining our infrastructure using tools like Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, and Datadog. You'll drive adoption of infrastructure-as-code practices, implement CI/CD pipelines, and champion SRE principles to ensure platform reliability and scalability. Working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, you'll contribute to a seamless developer experience and play a vital role in securing and optimising our cloud-based platform.

At Checkatrade, we're not just hiring for skills - we're looking for true believers who are passionate about transforming an industry. We're building more than just software; we're revolutionising how homeowners and tradespeople connect, interact, and do business. This is a massive cultural industry wide shift, and we want people are excited about the challenge. If you're someone who pushes boundaries, seeks innovative solutions, and truly cares about making an impact, then join us in shaping the future of trade in the UK.

What's in it for you?

• A fantastic opportunity to work with the latest tech in a modern, fast-growing tech business.
• A passionate business with a community of Engineering, Data, and Product talent around you.
• A transformational opportunity to be part of digitising a largely offline sector and making home improvements easy!
• An excellent benefits package, including a bonus scheme, an electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, private medical insurance, plus much more.

What do you need to succeed?

• Strong technical background in cloud-native technologies, specifically GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, and Datadog. AWS will also be considered with willingness to work within a GCP environment.
• Experience with programming languages like Golang, Python, and JavaScript.
• Passion for automation, DevOps, SRE, and observability practices.
• Proven leadership and management skills as well as excellent communication skills.

We are an equal opportunities employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

About usWe're Checkatrade - the UK's leading platform for finding a tradesperson. With more than 50,000 trades listed and over 6 million reviews, we help homeowners get jobs done right and help tradespeople grow their business.

We're growing fast, with big plans to become the go-to brand for home improvements. If you care about great work, take pride in the details, and want to make an impact, you'll fit right in.