Design and build self-service infrastructure and developer tooling to enhance engineering effectiveness
Improve the developer experience by creating platform abstractions that reduce complexity and accelerate delivery
Enable teams to own and operate their services autonomously by continuously refining CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (IaC)
Improve system transparency for our teams by enhancing the observability stack using tools like CloudWatch, X-Ray and Grafana
Take initiative to identify inefficiencies in the platform and plan with Senior Engineers for the solutions to be included in the roadmap
Implement best practices for resiliency and reliability to ensure platform stability and reduce single points of failure
Work together with the Information and Cyber Security teams to help embed security best practices into infrastructure, CI/CD processes, and automation frameworks
Work closely with Product Engineering teams to understand their pain points and proactively improve platform capabilities
Partner with Senior Platform Engineers with a willingness to take initiative
Promote open communication, cross-team collaboration, and a culture of experimentation
Foster a culture of upward feedback that enables bidirectional growth.
Help ensure a psychologically safe environment where team members can challenge ideas and solutions respectfully and share feedback openly.

Experience in cloud platforms with a focus on building and maintaining platform services for developer enablement
Strong IaC concepts and language agnostic automation skills. We at Oaknorth do not believe that different tools, languages or technology should ever be a barrier
Hands-on experience with container orchestration platforms with a strong understanding of the core containerisation concepts
Experienced in designing, implementing CI/CD pipelines with an emphasis on deployment automation and reliability thus adding to developer experience
Knowledge of observability, logging, and monitoring best practices
A collaborative and product-minded approach, focusing on enabling engineering teams
Enjoy collaborating with engineers, security and product teams while working in an Agile setup
Good communication skills that make it easy to understand complex technical ideas
A low ego working style that supports open collaboration and encourages everyone to share ideas.

This is a truly **hybrid **role, offering engineers the flexibility to work from home while also providing opportunities to collaborate in person with the team when it adds value. There’s no fixed requirement for days in the office, instead, we focus on creating space for engineers to engage meaningfully, whether that’s in-person for whiteboarding sessions or remote for deep focus work.
Work-life balance 🌴
25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) each year, and enhanced family leave allowances.
Competitive salary & equity 🏦
We want people to have a serious stake in the business.
Good kit 💻
Your choice of the best laptop, running macOS.
Team socials 🎉
The opportunity to get to know each other outside of work.
Company socials 🥡
A chance to catch up and meet new colleagues weekly over informal office breakfasts Lunches and dinners on OakNorth
or at our free barista bar every day.
Commuter support 🚲
We offer the cycle to work and EV scheme.

Platform Engineer

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