Senior Software Engineer

Nando’s Group; London Borough of Wandsworth; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nando’s Group is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to lead the Developer Experience platform in London. You will own complex platform work from design to operation, guiding technical direction and mentoring engineers to deliver reliable technology for our restaurants and customers.

You’ll design reusable infrastructure as code, evolve CI/CD, and improve observability while balancing reliability, security and cost. A hands-on approach and cross-team collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Substantial hands-on experience in platform engineering, DevOps or cloud engineering.
• Strong programming or scripting skills with tooling in Bash, JavaScript or Go.
• Strong GCP experience: designing, provisioning, monitoring and scaling production infrastructure.
• Experience designing reusable infrastructure as code with Terraform or similar tools.
• Experience designing and improving CI/CD workflows for reliable software delivery.
• Ability to use observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry) to diagnose problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities on GCP with balance between UX, reliability and cost.
• Collaborate with engineering, product and operations to shape platform roadmap.
• Design infrastructure as code, automation, APIs and self-service capabilities for teams.
• Evolve CI/CD pipelines and standardized delivery patterns.
• Mentor engineers and influence cross-team technical decisions.

Skills

Platform engineering

DevOps

Cloud engineering

Scripting (Go/JS/Bash)

GCP

CI/CD

Observability

Mentoring engineers

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Salary up to: CompetitiveSenior Platform EngineerDeveloper Experience TeamLondon / Hybrid | Senior levelShape the platform that helps engineering teams across Nando’s deliver with confidence. As a Senior Platform Engineer in our Developer Experience team, you’ll lead complex technical improvements, stay close to the code and make it easier for teams to build reliable technology for our restaurants and customers.The roleYou’ll take ownership of complex platform work from understanding the problem through design, delivery and operation. Alongside hands-on engineering, you’ll help shape technical direction, guide design decisions and develop others. You’ll treat the platform as a product, using developer needs and feedback to decide where it can make the greatest difference.What you will doLead the design and delivery of scalable, maintainable platform capabilities on GCP, making clear trade-offs between developer experience, reliability, security and cost.Work across engineering, product and operations teams to identify shared needs and influence the platform roadmap and technical priorities.Design reusable infrastructure as code, automation, APIs and self-service capabilities that teams can adopt with confidence.Evolve CI/CD pipelines and standardised delivery patterns, balancing consistency with the flexibility engineering teams need.Improve observability and operational reliability, guide the investigation of complex issues and turn lessons into lasting platform improvements.Set a strong example through hands-on delivery, thoughtful code and design reviews, clear documentation and mentoring other engineers.Assess platform success through adoption, developer feedback and delivery improvements, using the evidence to refine what the team builds next.What you will bringSubstantial hands-on experience in platform engineering, DevOps or cloud engineering, including ownership of complex changes used by multiple teams.Strong programming or scripting skills, with experience building maintainable tooling, automation or APIs in languages such as Bash, JavaScript or Go.Strong practical GCP experience, including designing, provisioning, monitoring and scaling production cloud infrastructure.Experience designing reusable infrastructure as code with Terraform or similar tools, and establishing patterns that others can maintain and extend.Experience designing and improving CI/CD workflows, with a clear understanding of safe deployment and reliable software delivery.The ability to use observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana or OpenTelemetry to diagnose complex problems and improve reliability.Evidence of leading technical decisions, explaining trade-offs, mentoring engineers and influencing colleagues across teams.Useful additional experienceExperience designing or running an internal developer platform; Docker, Kubernetes or Cloud Run; security, compliance and secrets management, including tools such as Wiz; or using product practices and metrics to improve platform adoption and developer experience.These are useful additions, rather than requirements for applying.How you workYou bring sound technical judgement and make complex choices understandable. You listen to the engineers using the platform, challenge assumptions constructively and help others succeed. You know when to introduce a shared pattern and when a team needs flexibility.What you can expectYou’ll have scope to influence platform architecture and engineering practices while continuing to build and deliver. We support ongoing learning and development, with opportunities to deepen your technical leadership. Our hybrid approach combines focused work at home with collaboration in the office, alongside communities and networks across Nando’s.Our valuesPride We take pride in our work, our heritage and the communities we support.Passion We bring energy, creativity and care to what we do.Courage We try new things, learn from challenges and keep improving.Integrity We do the right thing, even when it is difficult.Family We celebrate our differences, support each other and succeed together.Everybody WelcomeWe want our teams to reflect the communities we serve and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and identities. If this role excites you but you don’t meet every requirement, we’d still like to hear from you. Let us know if you need any adjustments during the application or interview process.#LN-DNI