Platform Engineer

hackajob is collaborating with AJ Bell to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll play a key role in maintaining and evolving our core engineering platforms, including:

• Backstage and internal developer portal capabilities
• Engineering data platforms, including ELT workflows, DBT and SQL-based data pipelines
• Observability and monitoring Grafana platforms
• Internal automation and workflow platforms that support software delivery and engineering operations

You’ll also contribute to broader platform engineering initiatives, including:

• Streamlining software delivery workflows and engineering practices
• Supporting integration across internal platforms and tooling
• Improving the developer experience through self-service tooling, templates and golden paths
• Using engineering insights and data to drive continuous improvement
• Providing technical guidance and support to engineering teams
• Driving adoption of modern platform tools and practices
• Mentoring Platform Engineers and contributing to technical leadership within the team

You should bring

• Strong experience designing and operating internal platforms and shared engineering tooling
• Experience improving developer workflows, developer experience and software delivery practices
• Solid understanding of modern software engineering, platform patterns and delivery workflows
• Hands-on experience with TypeScript or Go
• Experience building and supporting Internal Developer Platforms
• Experience working with data platforms, ELT workflows, DBT and SQL-based data pipelines
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms, containerisation and infrastructure as code
• Experience building self-service tooling, templates and developer enablement capabilities
• Experience with monitoring and observability
• Good understanding of security best practices in software delivery and platform design
• Strong problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to provide technical leadership, mentor others and influence adoption of engineering best practices