Senior Platform Engineer - Remote UK

Wireless Logic; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IoT connectivity provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join their dynamic Nebula squad. In this pivotal role, you'll drive the developer experience and lead CI/CD strategy. The ideal candidate has extensive end-to-end application development experience, advanced skills in optimizing application performance, and a strong understanding of CI/CD processes. You'll work in a collaborative environment, ensuring high-quality delivery and shaping strategic direction.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave

Private Medical Insurance

Discounted Gym membership

Access to online discounts

Qualifications

• End-to-end application development experience.
• Ability to optimize both frontend and backend performance.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Define and build tools for the developer experience.
• Lead CI/CD strategy and establish company-wide patterns.
• Monitor and enhance performance metrics.

Skills

Application performance optimization

Complex API design

CI/CD with GitLab

Experience with Kubernetes

Development in PHP or Python

Understanding microservice architectures

Terraform knowledge

Strong knowledge of TDD

Tools

AWS API Gateway

Grafana

Other tools for developer support

Job description

Any company can tell you about how they are a multi award winning, market leading business and yes, we are both of those things in the world of IoT connectivity! But we’re more than that. 🌍✨ Our mission? To make IoT management a breeze for any device, anywhere. With over10 million IoT subscriptionsactive in165 countriesand direct partnerships with50 mobile networks, we connect you to more than750 networks worldwide, delivering unmatched value across the IoT connectivity chain.

Innovation is in our DNA, and we have an insatiable hunger to ‘wow’! 🚀 While we may not always get it right, our drive to collaborate, innovate, and achieve top-notch customer satisfaction never wavers. We offer industry expertise, stellar service support, and the most flexible, resilient, and secure connectivity solutions on the market. Our expertise spans across various sectors, including industry, agriculture, healthcare, security, transport, utilities, and smart cities.

IoT… a fancy acronym or a secret code?

The Internet of Things (IoT) is like the magical glue that keeps the world connected! 🌐✨ From ordering your favourite takeaway to the ANPR technology that helps you find a parking spot, IoT is everywhere—even if you don’t realize it. At Wireless Logic, we provide cutting‑edge connectivity solutions and technologies to ensure a vast array of devices stay seamlessly connected.

Join the Wireless Logic Adventure :

Join our Nebula squad as a Senior Platform Engineer. You'll collaborate with a dynamic team including Product Manager, Engineering Lead, and fellow engineers to define and build the tools and capabilities that will define our platform and developer experience.

You’ll be joining us at a pivotal moment! We're transitioning to a product‑driven culture where your voice and expertise will directly shape our strategic direction. This isn't just another engineering role—it's an opportunity to leave your mark on something transformative.

• Identify, implement and maintain developer experience and platform tooling to drive productivity within engineering
• Build generic elements of our customer‑facing platform.
• Lead CI/CD strategy with internal stakeholders and establish patterns that can be adopted company‑wide
• Monitor and drive improvements to performance and platform metrics
• Collaborate with your colleagues and be a strong team player and mentor
• Perform code reviews and provide constructive feedback
• Continuously grow yourself, the team and organisation

Required

• Built and maintained production applications end‑to‑end with proven success
• Advanced skills in optimising application performance (frontend & backend)
• Designed and refined complex APIs
• Pipelines, CI/CD with GitLab, GitHub or similar
• Experience with Kubernetes and Helm
• Ability to develop with other languages like PHP or Python
• Understanding microservice architectures
• Terraform
• Knowledge of Open Telemetry, Prometheus etc.
• Strong knowledge of TDD

Preferred

• AWSAPIGateway
• Experience with AWS
• Experience of platform engineering and providing tooling for other developers
• Experience with Grafana or similar
• Backstage or similar
• Experience establishing development conventions or coding standards

Nice to have

• Designed asynchronous processing and messaging systems
• Led data migration and transformation processes
• Previous exposure to the Product Operating Model (or any product‑driven approach)

What Will Make You Shine at Wireless Logic 😇

• Employs technical excellence; produces high‑quality, optimised and efficient solutions
• Shifts engineering practices left; front‑loads requirements, design, testing and success metrics
• Executes pragmatic plans; tests assumptions through small, iterative and measurable changes
• Owns end‑to‑end delivery; breaks down complex problems and communicates progress proactively
• Implements user‑centred thinking; crafts accessible interfaces considering diverse user needs
• Collaborates cross‑functionally; works closely with product, design and participates in agile ceremonies
• Partners with Product; translates business requirements into technical solutions with balanced judgement
• Balances technical debt; makes informed decisions about refactoring versus new development
• Demonstrates strategic thinking; considers trade‑offs, prioritises efforts and drives innovation
• Shows adaptability; embraces alternative approaches when new information emerges
• Communicates effectively; documents technical decisions and translates complex concepts for all stakeholders
• Focuses on growth; self‑motivates through continuous learning whilst guiding and mentoring others

Why Come Work with Us? 👋

• 🚀 The chance to join a creative, entrepreneurial company where bold ideas are celebrated.
• 🎓 Full training, ongoing support, and the tools to help you thrive and grow in your role.
• ❤️ We’re a company with heart. We genuinely care about our people and make sure everyone feels valued, respected, and part of the family.

For UK: Benefits Of Being Part of the Team 🎁

• 25 days holiday
• Buy up to 5 days additional holiday
• Birthday Day off
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Group Company Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Discounted Gym membership at over 3000 Gyms
• Optical cover
• Company Sick Pay Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Onsite parking
• Access to a variety of online discounts on major retailers
• Employee assistance program

Overview of interview process at Wireless Logic:

• Tele Interview – Meet the people team 😊
• Behavioural Interview - Meet your hiring manager 😀
• Pair Programming Interview - Meet your peers 😁
• System Design Interview - Meet more peers 🙂

If you require reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please let us know. We will work together to best meet your needs.

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