We’re looking for a Lead Engineer to join our Application Platform Team, who combines strong technical expertise with people leadership, capable of guiding teams delivering high‑quality, production‑ready solutions. You’ll bring hands‑on experience across modern engineering stacks and be comfortable working closely with platform, product, and data teams to deliver scalable systems. Alongside this, you’ll play a key role in developing and supporting engineers at different levels, fostering a collaborative, high‑performing environment, and ensuring best practices around code quality, reliability, and delivery are consistently upheld.
What we’re looking for
* Comfortable with cloud‑native environments (Kubernetes, Helm, GitOps) and working alongside platform teams
* Proven experience shipping production code, ideally in cloud environments
* Solid CI/CD knowledge (pipelines, testing, deployment) with tools like GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Octopus
* Prioritises code quality, testing, and standards as a given
* Familiar with Kubernetes patterns, ArgoCD, secrets management, and multi‑cloud (GCP/Azure)
* Good understanding of observability (e.g. New Relic) and what “good” looks like in production
* Able to set direction, not just follow – comfortable working cross‑functionally
* Experience managing engineers and supporting team growth
* Works effectively in Agile teams and keeps processes pragmatic
* Strong communicator, able to engage both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
* Encourages knowledge sharing through practical approaches (pairing, documentation, etc.)
What you can expect from us
We’ll provide a comprehensive rewards package, personal flexibility, thoughtful perks such as flexible working hours and your birthday off. You’ll also benefit from an investment in cutting‑edge technology and a nimble, small‑business feel that gives you freedom to play, experiment and learn.
Our approach to Flexible Working
We value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others; if this is important to you please raise this with your recruiter, as we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process.
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