đ Platform Engineer/ Backend Developer - Python, Azure etc
đ 2 days p/month in Maidenhead (Remote otherwise)
âïž Quarterly travel to Barcelona
đŒ Public Safety Industry
đ° Up to ÂŁ69k + bonus
My Product Path is partnered with an established leader in life safety and communication technology, hiring a Platform Engineer to help build and scale cloud-based platforms that support safety-critical communication systems used in millions of buildings worldwide.
This is a senior, hands-on engineering role with significant ownership - ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex backend problems while shaping real-world systems that need to work reliably at scale.
About the Role
Youâll work closely with technical leadership to design and build the backend services powering a global platform. These systems handle device connectivity, real-time communication, and operational telemetry and must perform reliably in environments where uptime matters.
Youâll spend most of your time building production-grade services, while also contributing to architecture, reviewing engineering work, and helping guide technical standards across distributed teams and partners.
What Youâll Be Doing
* Designing, building, and shipping scalable backend services
* Owning complex problems across APIs, data flows, and system integration
* Contributing to platform architecture and technical decision-making
* Improving reliability, observability, and operational readiness
* Reviewing code and designs from internal teams and external partners
* Ensuring systems are secure, maintainable, and production-ready
* Working with cloud-native tooling (Azure, containers, infrastructure as code)
What Weâre Looking For
* Strong experience building and operating backend or distributed systems in production
* Solid coding skills (ideally Python and/or Node.js)
* Experience designing service-oriented architectures and APIs
* Hands-on exposure to cloud environments (Azure preferred)
* Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure as code
* Strong technical judgement and a pragmatic approach to trade-offs
* Confidence in reviewing and guiding the work of other engineers
* Comfortable working in a hands-on, senior individual contributor role
Why This Role?
* High-impact platform used globally in real-world, safety-critical environments
* Strong technical ownership with the ability to shape system design
* Collaborative, engineering-led culture with autonomy
* Remote with flexibility and international exposure
* Competitive salary + bonus + learning/certification support