Director of Platform Engineering
Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.
UK Remote (must be based in the UK)
£110,000 – £125,000 + Equity + Bonus
Growing start-up | Build a team | Series A funded
This 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.
Key Details:
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 usage
* Take ownership of cloud environments (primarily AWS), ensuring scalable, secure, and cost-effective architecture
* Lead and develop distributed engineering teams across platform, infrastructure, and data
* Build and maintain robust internal tooling and services that enhance developer workflows
* Promote a culture of automation and continuous improvement
* Shape and deliver a platform roadmap that treats internal teams as core users
* Ensure infrastructure aligns with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements
* Work closely with product and engineering groups to ensure platform consistency
What You’ll Bring:
* Demonstrated leadership experience in scaling technical teams within fast-moving environments
* 10+ years of hands-on engineering experience, with extensive use of AWS
* Deep familiarity with platform engineering or infrastructure roles in a SaaS business ideally
* Proficiency with modern DevOps practices, container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes), infrastructure-as-code, and monitoring stacks
* History of managing teams, ideally remote
* A track record of delivering complex technical initiatives at speed
* Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to align technical and business goals
Bonus if you have:
* Experience building or supporting high-performance data platforms (e.g. stream processing, change data capture)
* Familiarity with Python, Django, or Golang
* Contributions to open-source communities or tools
* Working knowledge of Postgres, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions)
* Interest or experience in developer productivity tools and AI-assisted engineering
* Understanding of network systems, protocols, or distributed computing challenges
What's on Offer
* Salary up to £125k + equity + bonus
* 100% remote from anywhere in the UK
* Unlimited holiday
* Company wide events and team socials
* High-trust, high-impact culture
* Work with cutting-edge open-source tools in a collaborative, fast-moving environment
* Supportive team and strong learning/development culture
Interview Process:
* Intro chat
* Technical Interview
* Panel & meet the team
Please Note: This is a UK-remote role. You must be UK-based and we are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time.