Team Lead Platform Engineering

Capital on Tap; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Travel Insurance

Sabbatical

Pension

EV Salary Sacrifice

28 days holiday

Learning budget

Parental Leave

Cycle to Work

Season Ticket Loan

Therapy

Dog friendly offices

Free drinks

Job summary

Capital on Tap in London (Moorgate) is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to lead Platform Operations and drive scalable infrastructure for a growing engineering effort.

You will mentor engineers, champion reliability and security, and collaborate with Product Managers to turn ideas into reliable, scalable outcomes in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading Cloud/Platform engineering teams.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams with engineers, QA, and product.
• Strong, clear communication bridging technical and non-technical audiences.
• Deep knowledge of modern cloud/platform engineering practices and scalable architectures.
• Experience driving reliability, performance and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Mentor engineers and drive team performance.
• Resolve bottlenecks and sustain high engagement.
• Drive AI adoption within the team.
• Foster open communication across remote, hybrid, and in-person environments.
• Stay hands-on in cloud/platform engineering.
• Define platform engineering best practices for scalability.
• Collaborate with PMs, EMs, QA to align strategy.
• Contribute to product decisions with a platform perspective.
• Identify and mitigate risk before blockers.
• Embed DevSecOps principles from the start.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Leadership

Cross-functional

Communication

Azure

Cloud technologies

Reliability

Security

DevSecOps

AI adoption

Job description

We're Capital on Tap

Capital on Tap started because small businesses were underserved. Big banks were slow, their products weren't fit for purpose, and small business owners often couldn't access what they needed. We set out to fix that.

Today we're a financial platform - not just a credit card company. We offer a best-in-class business credit card, SME-focused spend management platform, a savings product that hit £1 billion in funds within its first year, and a growing suite of tools and financial products that make running a small business easier.

1,000+ employees, £20bn in annual card spend, 200,000+ customers, 17,000+ Trustpilot reviews averaging 4.7 stars, and we're profitable. We've done a pretty good job so far, but we're just getting started!

London (Moorgate) | 2 Days in the Office

Cloud Platform Engineering / Platform Operations

As the Cloud Platform team scales, we are evolving our infrastructure to meet the diverse needs of a global engineering effort. We aren't just building a platform; we are redefining the developer experience and pushing the technical limits of what cloud infrastructure can achieve.

What You'll Be Doing

• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, providing meaningful mentorship and constructive feedback that helps engineers grow.
• Driving team performance by resolving bottlenecks, fostering accountability, and sustaining high engagement to ensure consistent delivery & resource efficiency.
• Driving the adoption of AI within the team, ranging from day to day operations to large scale projects.
• Foster open, transparent communication across remote, hybrid, and in-person environments.
• Stay hands on in Cloud and Platform engineering, leading by example at a technical level.
• Defining and enforcing platform engineering best practices that ensure consistency, scalability and operational excellence across the organisation.
• Partner with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, and QA to align strategy and turn ideas into well-executed outcomes.
• Contribute to product decisions, bringing a platform perspective that balances speed, quality and scalability.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risk before they come blockers.
• Embed DevSecOps principles; ensuring security, monitoring, compliance, and automation are built in from the start.

Our Values & Culture

• Just Pilot: We never settle for "good enough". We pilot new ideas fast, ask questions to figure it out, and scale quickly.
• Why Not Today? Fast is as slow as we go - speed and simplicity gives us a competitive advantage.
• Be a Buddy: We tap in from day one to help the team, we do the right thing even if it's hard.
• Owners and Dates: We don't chase people. If you own a task and agree to a date, the expectation is that it gets done.
• Feedback: We want our employees to flourish, so we regularly provide direct and constructive feedback.

We're Looking For

• Confident, decisive and supportive leader with experience managing Cloud / Platform engineering teams.
• A natural ability to lead cross functional teams, working with engineering teams, QA and other stakeholders.
• A strong communicator who can bridge the gap between technical and non-technical audiences.
• Deep understanding of modern cloud / platform engineering practices and scalable system architectures.
• Experience driving a culture around reliability, performance and continuous improvement.
• Expertise across Azure, Cloud technologies and the suite of tools commonly used in Cloud / Platform Engineering.
• Proven experience working & scaling the platform to support a fast paced containerised environment.

Interview Process

• Stage 1: 30 minute intro call with a Talent Partner
• Stage 2: 60 minute technical interview with the Engineering Manager & People Partner
• Stage 3: 60 minute live technical challenge with the Platform team
• Stage 4: 60 minute case study with Product, the Engineering Manager & Head of Platform Operations

Diversity & Inclusion

We welcome, consider and encourage applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusivity. Join us in creating a space where authenticity thrives, and everyone can do their best work.

Great Work Deserves Great Perks

• Private Healthcare including dental and opticians services through Vitality
• Worldwide travel insurance through Vitality
• Anniversary Rewards (£250, £500, £750, 4-week fully paid sabbatical)
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme up to 7% match
• Octopus EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Annual Learning and Wellbeing Budget
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• 6 free therapy sessions per year
• Dog Friendly Offices
• Free drinks and snacks in our offices