Principal Platform Engineer — Hybrid London, 99.99% Uptime

automata.tech; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 130,000 - GBP 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in London is seeking a Principal Platform Engineer to take ownership of platform architecture and ensure high reliability. This hybrid role demands a deep understanding of automation, operational excellence, and experience with 24/7 systems. The ideal candidate will lead senior engineers and drive significant improvements in efficiency and security. The compensation ranges from £130,000 to £170,000, depending on experience, with additional performance-based bonuses.

Benefits

Vitality Health Insurance

Eye Care

Salary Sacrifice - EV

Wellbeing & Development Allowance

Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Significant years of proven experience in platform, infrastructure, or SRE-focused engineering roles.
• Deep experience operating mission-critical, 24/7 systems with strict uptime requirements.
• Strong understanding of cloud economics and cost optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Own platform architecture and unification across AWS and customer-hosted environments.
• Drive automation across the platform using Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD.
• Ensure availability targets are met across multiple environments.

Skills

Reliability

Automation

Operational excellence

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Tools

AWS

GitOps

Job description

A leading technology firm in London is seeking a Principal Platform Engineer to take ownership of platform architecture and ensure high reliability. This hybrid role demands a deep understanding of automation, operational excellence, and experience with 24/7 systems. The ideal candidate will lead senior engineers and drive significant improvements in efficiency and security. The compensation ranges from £130,000 to £170,000, depending on experience, with additional performance-based bonuses.