Platform Engineer

PLATFORM ENGINEER £150,000

LONDON

This is a rare opportunity to join a high-calibre, early-stage technology business operating at the heart of the AI infrastructure ecosystem. You'll take ownership of core platform engineering, working closely with the founding team to build scalable systems that underpin a fast-growing, mission-critical product. The role offers significant autonomy, technical influence and long-term upside. THE COMPANY Our client is a fast-growing technology and research business focused on the infrastructure that powers modern AI systems. They work with sophisticated clients to provide deep insight into markets such as compute, cloud platforms and distributed systems. Having recently raised significant funding and preparing for further growth, the business is now investing heavily in its engineering capability.

This role has been created as part of that growth, offering the chance to help shape the technical foundations of a business operating in a rapidly expanding and highly relevant space. THE ROLE

Design, build and maintain a core platform running on cloud-based infrastructure

Develop and improve deployment processes to ensure scalability and reliability

Build and manage services operating within distributed systems

Contribute to backend development using Python and relational databases

Work closely with the founding team to solve complex technical challenges and influence the product roadmap

This role is exciting because it offers genuine founding-level impact, with the opportunity to shape how the platform is built, deployed and scaled from an early stage. YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Strong experience building and operating platforms in production environments

Background in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure

Experience with Python and backend development

Familiarity with containerisation, infrastructure as code and modern deployment practices

Commercial mindset with strong ownership and curiosity

Experience in early-stage or scaling environments

Ideally 5-12 years' experience

STEM or Computer Science background preferred

SALARY AND BENEFITS

£150,000 base salary

Equity participation (details dependent on experience)

Pension scheme

Hybrid working model (London-based)

Opportunity to work directly with founders

HOW TO APPLY Please register your interest by sending your CV to Harry Lack through the 'Apply' link.