Senior Platform Engineer.

  • python
  • permanent
  • London

Senior Platform Engineer - Remote/Hybrid - up to 80k

Our client is looking to hire a Senior Platform Engineer to help accelerate their product roadmap implementation in an ever-expanding business. This business uses AI to provide a SaaS solution that enables clients to set themselves apart from the competition with accurate & deeper predictive market knowledge. You will be working on building their A.I. driven platform that provides our website and 3rd party clients with accurate and relevant market intelligence.

Snapshot of Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to the development of features from definition to deployment. These features may cover things such as data mining, data enrichment, data engineering, internal and external client APIs and building reports and monitoring.
  • Be a pro-active contributor on product features, technical design sessions, planning, bug washing, etc with an opportunity to lead on features with experience.
  • Writing high quality software
  • Deploying, running and supporting the services you build
  • There is also an opportunity to contribute to and work on associated features as wanted/needed such as our A.I. and UEX.

We use a cutting-edge, cloud-focused tech stack, including (but certainly not limited to): Python 3.x, Serverless, AWS (e.g. EC2, Lambda, SQS/SNS, Fargate, Aurora), PosgresSQL, MongoDB and ElasticSearch. BUT - we are advocates of using the right tools for the right job and always strive to stay on top of the latest developments in the industry.

You must be able to work independently and be self-motivated, whilst also being able to work effectively in cross-functional teams. We are committed to innovation here and strongly encourage it with events and tools such as Hackathons, meetups, E-Learning, Learning lunches and Lightning Round Talks.

What we're looking for:

  • Python 3.x or another high-level programming language
  • Micro-services architectures
  • Both NoSQL (MongoDB, ElasticSearch) and SQL
  • Hands-on experience with AWS or other Cloud Services infrastructure
  • Source control software e.g. git
  • BDD/TDD
  • Agile methodologies - Scrum/Kanban
  • Infrastructure as code
  • CI/CD tooling
  • Containers and their management tools e.g. ECS/Kubernetes/Fargate
  • Messaging/Asynchronous frameworks/platforms
  • Bachelor-level degree or equivalent

In return you will receive:

  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible working
  • Unlimited paid time off
  • Pension
  • Free breakfast, fruit, snacks and drinks in the office.
Ben Crofts