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We’re looking for a leader who will build the foundation for Permutive’s platform and own a team of DevOps and InfoSec engineers.
About Us
Permutive’s mission is to rebuild data in advertising to protect privacy. The open internet needs a sustainable foundation that funds the free & open online experiences we all rely on. Permutive’s data collaboration platform uses edge technology to securely process data where it is and AI to discover signals that drive performance—respecting consumers’ privacy preferences while delivering outcomes for publishers & advertisers.
Our customers include some of the world’s largest media companies and advertisers—including News Corp, Warner Brothers Discovery, Hearst, The Guardian, Sky, State Street, Sonos, and Apple—and we’re backed by leading investors like SoftBank Vision Fund and Y Combinator.
About The Role
Permutive’s Infrastructure team is responsible for the reliability, scalability, security, and cost of our platform. As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of DevOps and InfoSec engineers to own the end‑to‑end design, implementation, and operation of the infrastructure that underpins Permutive’s real‑time, high‑throughput/low‑latency APIs and services. The role is hands‑on—expect to stay closely involved in the work.
Responsibilities
* Lead & mentor a team of experienced DevOps and Security engineers, ensuring the team is oriented in a deliberate direction against a compelling roadmap while fostering individuals’ growth and career development.
* Collaborate with engineering leadership to define and execute initiatives for Permutive’s core infrastructure and security posture.
* Drive technical decisions, architectural improvements, cost efficiencies, and vendor management for a large‑scale, distributed cloud platform.
* Partner with Engineering and Product teams to identify and implement infrastructure tooling that promotes reliability, velocity, and autonomy.
* Oversee the management of our security processes, including audits and compliance efforts such as SOC 2.
Qualifications
* 5+ years in infrastructure, DevOps, security, SRE, or platform engineering roles.
* 2+ years in a people‑leadership role managing engineers.
* Strong track record building, scaling, and operating complex distributed systems in cloud environments.
* Strong communication, stakeholder management, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
* Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms, preferably GCP.
* Experience with containerization & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation), messaging systems (Kafka), and databases ranging from Postgres to Bigtable & Redis.
* Proficiency in infrastructure languages (Go, Python) and familiarity with the JVM for our application stack.
* Solid experience building CI/CD pipelines and automating deployment workflows.
* Proficiency in monitoring, logging, tracing tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
* Experience with incident management, post‑mortems, capacity planning, and resilience engineering.
What We’re Offering
Typical compensation for a candidate who meets our requirements: £115,000 – £135,000 + options.
Benefits
* Shareholder equity with stock options.
* Primary caregivers up to 6 months paid leave; secondary caregivers up to 3 months paid leave.
* Flexible hours and remote/hybrid work.
* £350 home‑office budget.
* Unlimited paid time off (minimum 25 days + public holidays).
* Ongoing training and development opportunities.
* Mental health support via Spill.
* Virtual GP visits, healthcare services, and work‑life consultations.
* Employer‑contributed pension plan (3% contribution).
* Company‑paid Cursor Pro subscription.
Work Your Way
Permutive trusts you to manage your time and deliver results. Our hybrid model allows you to work from home, or choose London (Farringdon) or New York (Union Square) offices. Teams come together in person at least once a week; the annual kick‑off is a week in February.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
We’re committed to hiring people regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodiversity status, disability status, or otherwise.
Senior Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Information Technology
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
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