Staff Platform Engineer – Hybrid, Kubernetes & Cloud Native

RVU Co UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% discretionary yearly bonus

Up to 22 days to 'work from anywhere'

Employer-matching pension contributions

£300 work from home budget

25 days holiday (increasing over time)

Private medical cover

Free in-office gym access

Free breakfast

Job summary

A leading technology company based in London is seeking an experienced Staff Platform Engineer to manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters, enhance CI/CD pipelines, and mentor engineering teams. This position emphasizes hybrid work, requiring two in-office days per week. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience with Golang, Terraform, and AWS, along with a strong ability to debug complex systems. Benefits include a discretionary bonus, generous leave policy, and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in running Kubernetes clusters in production.
• Knowledge of Golang, Helm, and Terraform.
• Production experience in Cilium and/or eBPF.
• Ability to debug complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Architectural decisions for platform systems.
• Mentoring and coaching engineers.
• Monitoring and improving system performance.

Skills

Kubernetes management

Golang

Terraform

Monitoring systems

Networking

AWS multi-account designs

CI/CD pipelines

OpenTelemetry

Job description

A leading technology company based in London is seeking an experienced Staff Platform Engineer to manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters, enhance CI/CD pipelines, and mentor engineering teams. This position emphasizes hybrid work, requiring two in-office days per week. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience with Golang, Terraform, and AWS, along with a strong ability to debug complex systems. Benefits include a discretionary bonus, generous leave policy, and a supportive work environment.