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Platform Engineer

Risk Ledger
Location
London
Posted
18 days ago
Department
Product and Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 4+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, SRE, or DevOps roles
  • Experience working in engineering teams building a customer-focused SaaS product
  • Good working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS and/or GCP)
  • Proficiency in containerisation and orchestration
  • Proficiency in one or more programming or scripting languages (such as Go, TypeScript/JavaScript, Python or Bash)
  • Experience building or maintaining CI/CD systems
Nice to have
  • Knowledge of policy-as-code
  • Familiarity with supply chain security
  • Exposure to cost optimisation and FinOps practices
  • Experience with internal developer platforms or portal tooling
  • Exposure to LLM observability or evaluation tooling
What the job really is

As a Platform Engineer at Risk Ledger, you will work within a small, growing team to build and maintain cloud infrastructure and tools that enhance the developer experience and ensure secure, scalable software delivery. Your daily tasks will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams, developing CI/CD systems, and implementing security practices while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits
  • Salary range £90,000 — £110,000 GBP
Things to weigh
  • The role combines multiple disciplines (Platform Engineering, SRE, DevOps) which may require a broad skill set
  • The focus on security and automation may require ongoing learning and adaptation
  • The mention of supporting AI/ML tooling indicates a potential for varied responsibilities beyond core platform engineering tasks
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