Platform Engineer, SDO

Wayve; London (KY); On-site; USD 92,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve in London is seeking a Platform Engineer to build, operate and improve the cloud platforms and infrastructure that support our software development and release systems. You will ensure reliable, scalable, and secure cloud environments, focusing on Azure, IaC with Terraform and Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, and container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes.

This hands-on role offers opportunities to deepen expertise in cloud automation, observability, and security while collaborating with

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or related engineering roles.
• Hands‑on experience with at least one cloud platform (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Experience with Infrastructure‑as‑Code tools (Terraform, Ansible).
• Familiarity with CI/CD systems and cloud‑based deployment pipelines.
• Basic understanding of networking, cloud architecture, and system reliability.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and improve cloud infrastructure (Azure focus) for dev, test, and production.
• Implement IaC with Terraform and Ansible for repeatable provisioning.
• Support and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment systems.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimise cloud systems for performance and cost.
• Manage containerised workloads with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement observability with logging, metrics, and alerts.
• Collaborate with engineering to ensure scalable software delivery.
• Enhance security, access control, and compliance in cloud environments.
• Participate in incident response and root-cause analysis.
• Automate repetitive operations to reduce manual toil.

Skills

DevOps

Cloud infrastructure

CI/CD

Networking

Troubleshooting

Linux systems

Shell scripting

Python

Security best practices

Distributed systems

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Before the detail, here's the challenge you'd help us solve.

We build the embodied intelligence that moves real vehicles safely, and the ecosystem a billion machines will run on in the future. Very few people in AI can say this. Every role here, whatever the team, plugs into that.

Here’s what this particular role covers.

The Role

As a Platform Engineer, you will help build, operate, and improve the cloud platforms and infrastructure that support Wayve's software development and release systems.

Working as part of a team, you’ll focus on maintaining reliable, scalable, and secure cloud environments, while improving the systems that enable efficient software development, testing, and deployment. This is a hands‑on role with opportunities to deepen your expertise in cloud infrastructure, automation, and platform engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and improve cloud infrastructure (primarily Azure) to support development, testing, and production environments.

• Contribute to Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) implementations (e.g. Terraform, Ansible) to ensure consistent and repeatable infrastructure provisioning.

• Support and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment systems running in cloud environments.

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimise cloud systems for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.

• Assist in managing containerised workloads and orchestration platforms (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).

• Implement and maintain observability tools (logging, metrics, alerting) to ensure system health and rapid incident response.

• Work with engineering teams to ensure infrastructure meets application requirements and supports scalable software delivery.

• Help improve security, access control, and compliance within cloud environments.

• Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for infrastructure and deployment issues.

• Continuously improve automation, reducing manual operations across infrastructure and deployment workflows.

About You

Essential:

• 2–5 years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or related engineering roles.

• Hands‑on experience with at least one cloud platform (Azure, AWS, or GCP).

• Experience with Infrastructure‑as‑Code tools (e.g. Terraform, Ansible).

• Familiarity with CI/CD systems and cloud‑based deployment pipelines.

• Basic understanding of networking, cloud architecture, and system reliability.

• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills.

Desirable:

• Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).

• Experience working with Linux systems and shell scripting.

• Programming or scripting experience (e.g. Python, Bash, Go, or similar).

• Understanding of security best practices in cloud environments.

• Exposure to large‑scale or distributed systems

A quick, honest note before you apply.

Wayve is not a mature, fully‑structured place with the playbook already written. Much of how we work is still being written, and if you join, you’ll help write it. That suits people who want real ownership more than people who need a settled structure from day one.

If that sounds like the kind of problem you want to spend your time on, we’d really like to hear from you.