Senior Software Engineer

Anaplan; Salford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Anaplan is hiring a Senior Platform Engineer in Salford to craft and enhance the Anaplan Platform. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in building high-scale SaaS products and be well-versed in both full-stack systems design and distributed systems programming using Java, Rust, or JVM languages.

This role requires strong expertise with Kubernetes, cloud storage solutions, and observability tools such as OpenTelemetry and Grafana. Anaplan values diversity and offers a supportive environment where all employees are respected and valued.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience building and operating production-grade SaaS products.
• Proven proficiency in Java or Rust programming.
• Experience with cloud storage and observability in Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the next generation of the Anaplan Platform.
• Develop Kubernetes Operators to manage stateful application lifecycles.
• Implement advanced observability infrastructure.

Skills

Kubernetes Operators

Java programming

Rust programming

Distributed Systems

Observability

Cloud experience

Education

BS degree in Computer Science

Tools

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Grafana

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Job Overview

At Anaplan, we are looking for a strong Senior Platform Engineer to join our team.

Are you a creative problem solver who can both give and receive feedback? Do you lead with inclusion, collaboration, and openness? Do you have strong experience with high-scale B2B and B2C platforms?

The Role

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you'll be crafting and helping build the next generation of the Anaplan Platform. You’re comfortable with both full‑stack systems design for the hybrid cloud as well as hands‑on distributed systems programming with extensive knowledge of Java, JVM, Rust, Linux internals, and container orchestration.

Your Impact

Kubernetes Engineering & Automation

You don't just write Helm charts or YAML manifests; you extend the Kubernetes API.

• Custom Operators: Proven ability to write Kubernetes Operators (using Kubebuilder or Operator SDK) to manage complex, stateful application lifecycles.
• Control Plane Logic: Deep understanding of reconciliation loops, custom resource definitions (CRDs), and how to automate operational knowledge into code.

Scalable Microservices & Distributed Systems

You build for high concurrency, low latency, and eventual consistency.

• High-Scale SaaS: 10+ years of experience building and operating production‑grade SaaS products. You have first‑hand experience with the "death by a thousand cuts" that comes with scaling to millions of requests.
• Systems Programming: Advanced proficiency in Go, Rust, or JVM‑based languages, with a focus on writing memory‑efficient and thread‑safe code.

Deep‑Tier Cloud Storage & Persistence

• Storage Internals: We need more than S3 API knowledge. You should understand the performance characteristics, limitations, and cost‑drivers of S3, NFS, and enterprise storage like NetApp OnTap or AWS FSx.
• Data Locality: Experience managing data persistence across hybrid environments (Public Cloud vs. Private DC).

Operational Maturity (The "SRE" DNA)

• Instrumentation: Expert‑level experience with OpenTelemetry. You don't just look at metrics; you design the telemetry that allows for deep‑dive distributed tracing and root‑cause analysis.
• Observability Infrastructure: Hands‑on experience scaling Prometheus and Grafana to handle high‑cardinality data.

Your Skills

• BS degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience as a professional Platform Engineer.
• Substantial experience in Java, Rust programming.
• Proven experience in building and operating a SaaS product at scale.
• Proven cloud experience using observability and operating workloads in Kubernetes.
• Experience with cloud storage S3, NFS, NetApp OnTap, AWS FSx.
• Distributed Systems and programming techniques.
• Monitoring and metrics infrastructure (OTEL, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Cloud (AWS / GCP / Azure / Private DC).
• Bonus: Experience with AI/ML, Natural Language.

Technologies you’ll work with

• Programming languages: GoLang, Java11, Kotlin, Rust, Python.
• Storage & Persistence: S3, NFS.
• Container and Orchestration: Kubernetes/Containers (Docker)/Rancher RKE.
• Cloud providers: AWS, GCP, Azure, Private Data Centers.
• Observability/Telemetry: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana.
• Deployment: Jenkins, ArgoCD.

DEI Statement

We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.