Social network you want to login/join with:SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B CorporationLocation:reading, United KingdomJob Category:Other-EU work permit required:Yescol-narrow-rightJob Views:1Posted:31.05.2025Expiry Date:15.07.2025col-wideJob Description:Director of Platform EngineeringUK Remote (must be based in the UK)? Growing start-up | Build a team | Series A fundedThis is a fantastic opportunity to join a mission-driven company building the future of network automation. As Director of Platform Engineering, you’ll play a key role in owning infrastructure operations, growing a squad of engineers, scaling internal platforms, and enabling engineering teams to build securely and reliably at pace.This is primarily a leadership role, but you'll remain hands-on with day-to-day engineering and operational decisions. We're looking for someone who has grown with a fast-paced start-up or scale-up. For example, from SEED through Series A or B funding rounds. You should be comfortable driving technical direction while supporting and scaling high-performing teams. Experience navigating security and compliance standards such as SOC 2 is a strong plus.?? Key Responsibilities of the Role:Oversee infrastructure operations, prioritising stability, system visibility, and efficient resource usageTake ownership of cloud environments (primarily AWS), ensuring scalable, secure, and cost-effective architectureLead and develop distributed engineering teams across platform, infrastructure, and dataBuild and maintain robust internal tooling and services that enhance developer workflowsPromote a culture of automation and continuous improvementShape and deliver a platform roadmap that treats internal teams as core usersEnsure infrastructure aligns with security, privacy, and regulatory requirementsWork closely with product and engineering groups to ensure platform consistency What You’ll Bring:Demonstrated leadership experience in scaling technical teams within fast-moving environments10+ years of hands-on engineering experience, with extensive use of AWSDeep familiarity with platform engineering or infrastructure roles in a SaaS business ideallyProficiency with modern DevOps practices, container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes), infrastructure-as-code, and monitoring stacksHistory of managing teams, ideally remoteA track record of delivering complex technical initiatives at speedExcellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to align technical and business goals? Bonus if you have:Familiarity with Python, Django, or GolangContributions to open-source communities or toolsWorking knowledge of Postgres, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions)Interest or experience in developer productivity tools and AI-assisted engineeringUnderstanding of network systems, protocols, or distributed computing challengesWhat's on Offer ?Salary up to £125k + equity + bonus100% remote from anywhere in the UKUnlimited holidayCompany wide events and team socialsHigh-trust, high-impact cultureWork with cutting-edge open-source tools in a collaborative, fast-moving environmentSupportive team and strong learning/development cultureInterview Process:Technical InterviewPanel & meet the teamPlease Note: This is a UK-remote role. You must be UK-based and we are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time.
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