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Senior Platform Engineer
AJ Bell
Manchester, UAE
Full Time
Senior
Hybrid
3 weeks ago
TypeScriptGoInternal Developer PlatformsCloud PlatformsContainerisationInfrastructure as Code
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About the Role
AJ Bell is looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to design, build, and evolve internal platforms and shared engineering tools. The role focuses on improving Developer Experience and enabling product teams to deliver high-quality software quickly and safely.
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TypeScriptGoInternal Developer PlatformsCloud PlatformsContainerisationInfrastructure as Code
Responsibilities
- Design, build and evolve the internal platforms and shared engineering tools that support software delivery across AJ Bell Technology Services
- Contribute to the design, development and ongoing improvement of platform solutions
- Provide technical guidance to engineering teams, support adoption of platform capabilities, and mentor other Platform Engineers
- Maintain and evolve core engineering platforms including Backstage, engineering data platforms, Grafana, and internal automation platforms
- Streamline software delivery workflows and engineering practices
- Improve the developer experience through self service tooling, templates and golden paths
Requirements
- 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
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What we're looking for
- We’re looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to help design, build and evolve the internal platforms and shared engineering tools that support software delivery across AJ Bell Technology Services.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Maintain and evolve core engineering platforms including Backstage, engineering data platforms (ELT, DBT, SQL), Grafana, and internal automation platforms.
- Contribute to broader platform engineering initiatives including streamlining software delivery workflows, supporting integration across platforms, improving developer experience, and providing technical guidance.
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.
What We Offer
- 26 days holiday, increasing with service + buy/sell scheme + bank holidays.
- 7% Pension with matched contributions.
- Discretionary bonus scheme.
- Share schemes (including free shares and BAYE).
- Health Cash Plan and discounted private healthcare.
- Free onsite gym.
- Enhanced family leave.
- Travel and bike loan schemes.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
Our ways of working
- Hybrid working, with a minimum of 50% of your working time per month spent in the office.
- For new starters, an initial period of full time office working to help you settle in and build relationships.
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