Senior Platform Engineer: Scalable SaaS & Kubernetes

Anaplan; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Anaplan is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to help build the next generation of our platform. You will work on full-stack systems design for hybrid cloud environments and distributed systems programming with Java, Rust, and JVM languages.

Ideal candidates have extensive SaaS experience, strong Kubernetes and cloud storage skills, and a focus on observability and reliability. Join a team that values inclusion, collaboration, and innovation.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Substantial experience in Java and Rust; Go is a plus.
• Proven experience building and operating a SaaS product at scale.
• Cloud experience with observability and Kubernetes.
• Experience with cloud storage such as S3, NFS, NetApp.

Responsibilities

• Design platforms as products, focusing on extensibility and maintainability.
• Build and operate high-scale microservices and distributed systems.
• Advance Kubernetes-based automation and operators.
• Improve observability and telemetry across platforms.

Skills

Java

Rust

Go

Kubernetes

Distributed Systems

Cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Observability

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Grafana

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Rancher

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Anaplan is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to help build the next generation of our platform. You will work on full-stack systems design for hybrid cloud environments and distributed systems programming with Java, Rust, and JVM languages.

Ideal candidates have extensive SaaS experience, strong Kubernetes and cloud storage skills, and a focus on observability and reliability. Join a team that values inclusion, collaboration, and innovation.