Senior Platform Engineer

London Stock Exchange$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in platform engineering or related field
  • Proficiency in Kubernetes-based platforms in large-scale production environments
  • Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform
  • Experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices
  • Proficient in observability technologies such as metrics, logging, and monitoring
  • Solid programming skills in Go (Golang) with emphasis on automation development
  • Strong Linux systems knowledge including troubleshooting and performance analysis

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, implement, and support LOCP platform capabilities in various environments.
  • Build and maintain platform services using Infrastructure as Code and automation practices.
  • Apply SRE principles to enhance platform reliability and scalability.
  • Develop observability capabilities through logging, metrics, and alerting solutions.
  • Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis for platform services.
  • Collaborate with teams to deliver platform capabilities that align with business needs.
  • Continuously develop technical expertise and engage in knowledge sharing activities.

Benefits

  • Work with cutting-edge technologies in a collaborative environment
  • Opportunity for continuous learning and professional growth
  • Contribute to high-impact engineering projects
  • Participate in knowledge sharing and community activities
  • Be part of a culture emphasizing innovation and ownership
Full Job Description

ROLE SUMMARY:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a high impact engineering team responsible for developing and evolving the LOCP platform, a strategic technology enabling the migration of flagship real time systems onto an advanced, cutting-edge container platform designed for ultra-low latency, high throughput, and resilience.

You will be working at the forefront of platform engineering, contributing to the design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise scale infrastructure and platform capabilities that operate at extraordinary scale. Working alongside engineering, product, architecture, and SRE specialists, you will contribute to the engineering excellence that underpins some of the world's most demanding technology environments.

This role offers an exceptional opportunity to deepen your technical expertise, work with leading-edge technologies, and contribute to world class platform solutions within a highly supportive, collaborative, and innovative engineering culture.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

As a Senior Engineer, you will:

Platform Engineering & Delivery

  • Design, develop, implement, and support LOCP platform capabilities across development, test, and production environments.
  • Build and maintain platform services using Infrastructure as Code, automation, and modern engineering practices.
  • Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to engineering decisions within your areas of responsibility.

Reliability & Operational Excellence

  • Apply Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles to improve platform reliability, scalability, performance, and operational effectiveness.
  • Develop and enhance observability capabilities through logging, metrics, tracing, dashboards, and alerting solutions.
  • Perform troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem resolution across platform services and infrastructure components.

Collaboration & Growth

  • Work closely with Lead Engineers, Principal Engineers, architects, product teams, and application owners to deliver platform capabilities aligned to business needs.
  • Participate in peer reviews, knowledge sharing, and engineering community activities.
  • Continuously develop technical expertise and remain current with emerging platform, cloud native, and observability technologies.
  • Contribute positively to a culture of collaboration, innovation, ownership, and continuous learning.

Ways of Working

  • Operate effectively within agile and iterative delivery models.
  • Deliver high quality engineering outcomes through testing, documentation, automation, and adherence to engineering standards.
  • Balance multiple priorities while maintaining a focus on quality, reliability, and customer outcomes.
  • Demonstrate accountability, teamwork, and a proactive approach to problem solving.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

Core Technical Skills (Primary Focus)

We are interested in engineers who possess strong experience in several of the following areas and demonstrate expertise in at least two:

  • Building, operating, or supporting Kubernetes-based platforms in enterprise or large-scale production environments.
  • Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform.
  • Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices, including automation, operational excellence, incident management, and service reliability.
  • Observability technologies covering metrics, logging, tracing, monitoring, alerting, and dashboarding.
  • Software engineering and automation development using Go (Golang).
  • Linux systems knowledge, including troubleshooting, performance analysis, and platform operations; experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, and modern software delivery practices.

Senior Engineers with experience in multiple disciplines and a willingness to broaden their knowledge across the remaining areas will thrive in this role.

Soft Skills:

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across technical teams.
  • Commitment to engineering excellence and a passion for learning, developing new capabilities, and taking ownership of engineering challenges.

If you are passionate about platform engineering, cloud native technologies, automation, reliability, and continuous learning, this role offers an outstanding opportunity to build your expertise while helping deliver the next generation of enterprise-scale platform solutions.

Join us and help shape world class platform solutions that power the future of global technology services.

Career Stage:

Senior Associate

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