Salary: £100,000 - 110,000 per year Requirements: Expert level knowledge of Kubernetes and related tooling Strong software engineering foundation, particularly in cloud technologies Experience designing and reasoning about secure and scalable systems Practical understanding of Continuous Delivery pipelines Proven leadership in software engineering teams (globally distributed preferred) Product ownership experience and confident customer engagement Familiarity with Extreme Programming practices, including pair programming Agile delivery mindset with practical Kanban experience Ability to solve issues across the stack using structured root cause analysis Strong collaborative and transparent approach to team knowledge-sharing Experience across these areas would be beneficial: In-depth AWS EKS operation and management experience Hands-on involvement in building or managing an Internal Developer Platform Visible contributions to the cloud native community (open source, speaking engagements) Solid experience with Python and Golang pull requests, paired with strong object-oriented programming skills Leadership of globally distributed engineering teams Responsibilities: Leading and evolving our internal developer platform, delivering automated, secure, and commercially viable self-service capabilities Owning the roadmap, embedding customer feedback and data-driven metrics (like DORA) to improve user experience and outcomes Driving technical architecture decisions to ensure security, scalability, and resiliency consistency across the platform Collaborating across engineering, product, and infrastructure teams to build awareness and optimise platform usage Participating in technical deep dives and design reviews to maintain top-tier engineering standards Supporting and developing a strong global engineering team culture, encouraging ownership and continuous learning Advocating for and influencing adoption of modern engineering practices, creating a culture of improvement through regular feedback Embedding operational readiness and automating compliance through policy-as-code Technologies: AWS Cloud Golang Kanban Kubernetes Python Security DevOps More: We are looking for a Lead Platform Engineer to take a key role in designing, building, and expanding a cutting-edge internal platform on AWS EKS in London with hybrid working (3 days on-site). This unique opportunity allows you to influence the architectural direction and drive the vision behind a platform that underpins our entire engineering ecosystem. You will lead a globally distributed engineering team to deliver secure, resilient, and highly scalable developer capabilities, fostering a culture of growth and continuous improvement. last updated 10 week of 2026