Senior Platform Engineer ( AWS )

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Senior Platform Engineer – Hybrid (London) – AWS / Kafka / Infrastructure as code (IaC)Location: Hybrid (2 days/week in London office)Type: Full-time, PermanentSalary: Competitive + BenefitsAbout the RoleWe’re looking for a skilled Senior Platform Engineer to help shape and scale a modern cloud-native platform that underpins high-volume data processing. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on enabling development teams through robust infrastructure, automation, and tooling.You’ll be instrumental in evolving a lean, event-driven architecture that supports real-time data flows and complex backend services. Working in a collaborative environment, you’ll help drive platform strategy, improve developer experience, and ensure systems are secure, observable, and cost-efficient.This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving infrastructure challenges, mentoring others, and building systems that make a real-world impact. especially in a domain where technology directly supports creative industries.Key ResponsibilitiesOwn the full lifecycle of platform development: design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operations.Support development teams with infrastructure and platform tooling.Collaborate with InfoSec and global platform teams to maintain security and compliance.Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools, and cost optimisation strategies.Mentor and coach engineers on platform best practices.Tech Stack HighlightsAWS (ECS, S3, DynamoDB, Aurora, OpenSearch)Pulumi (TypeScript) for infrastructure as codeKafka (Confluent Cloud) for event-driven architectureGitHub Actions for CI/CDDataDog for observabilityContainerised microservices architectureWhat We’re Looking ForStrong programming background (Java or TypeScript preferred)Experience designing scalable, resilient cloud infrastructureFamiliarity with event-driven systems and KafkaHands-on experience with AWS and infrastructure automation tools (Pulumi, Terraform, etc.)Understanding of Domain-Driven Design and collaborative modellingExperience with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, OpenSearch)Bonus: Experience with monolith-to-microservices migrationsWhy Join?Flexible working (hybrid London)Enhanced holiday allowanceMental and physical health initiativesPension schemeInclusive, values-driven cultureWork on meaningful tech that supports a growing industry
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Location:
City Of London, London, United Kingdom
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
IT Services And IT Consulting

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