
Client Server
Platform Engineer AWS Kubernetes
Job Description
Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year
Requirements:- Previous software engineering skills, ideally in C# .Net, Python, Node.js, PowerShell or Bash
- Strong experience with AWS and Infrastructure as Code, ideally Terraform
- Strong Kubernetes experience
- A deep understanding of modern platform and cloud engineering
- Hands-on experience using AI development tools and a good understanding of emerging AI engineering practices
- A pragmatic, automation-focused mindset with a passion for improving developer experience
- Enjoyment of collaboration, learning new things and sharing knowledge
- Degree educated in Computer Science or a closely related discipline from a top tier university
- Collaborate with a small team to build and operate the platform underpinning our trading platforms
- Develop the tools and services that enable software engineers to develop, build, test and deploy applications efficiently
- Work at the intersection of software engineering, cloud infrastructure and developer experience
- Help us embrace AI and evolve engineering tools and processes to better support both developers and AI agents throughout the software development lifecycle
- AI
- AI Agents
- AWS
- OpenSearch
- ArgoCD
- Azure
- Bash
- C#
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- DevOps
- Grafana
- Support
- Kafka
- Kubernetes
- Linux
- PowerShell
- Python
- Redis
- Terraform
- ASP.NET
- NodeJS
More:
We are a highly successful technology business that develops sophisticated platforms used to analyse and trade on global sports markets. You will join a collaborative and highly impactful Platform Engineering team where your work will have a direct impact on business performance. Our modern technology estate includes AWS, Linux, Kubernetes, Kafka, Redis / Valkey, HAProxy, Consul, Grafana, OpenSearch and Terraform, alongside C# .Net, Python, Node.js, Bash and PowerShell. We use Azure DevOps Pipelines and ArgoCD for CI/CD. This is a hybrid role based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, with parking available, around a 10 minute walk from the local station, and the flexibility to work from home 2-3 days a week with flexible working hours within the core 0730-1730. We offer a competitive package including salary to £115k, bonus, 25 days holiday rising to 30 after 2 years, enhanced parental leave, contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, MSDN subscription, discounts for gym membership, travel and cinema, a sabbatical after 10 years of service, and flexible working.
last updated 37 week of 2026
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£60,000
UK median
This salary is 67% above the UK median for Software Engineers (£60,000/yr).
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