Platform Engineer

Greater London, South East, England

Posted:6d ago
Location:Greater London, South East, England
Job Ref:BH-51753
Salary:£110000 per annum
Expiry date:3/4/2025
Job title: Senior Platform Engineer (Java & Go)Salary: £110,000 per annumIndustry: Financial Services - Retail and commercial

Location: City of London, United Kingdom

This is an excellent opportunity for a driven Platform Engineer to take on an exciting career challenge in the financial services sector. You'll work with a collaborative team committed to building a strong developer community while delivering high-performance, scalable solutions.
What You'll Do In this role?You’ll be engineering and maintaining secure, robust, and scalable platform solutions that power critical financial services. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, driving best practices and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities:
  • Design, develop, and support platform capabilities using Java and Go.
  • Build and manage infrastructure on AWS, leveraging Kubernetes, Kafka, and GitLab.
  • Work in agile, permanent teams responsible for the full platform lifecycle, from development to operations.
  • Collaborate across engineering, architecture, and product teams to deliver resilient, high-performance platforms.
  • Champion DevOps principles, enhancing automation, scalability, and performance.
  • Contribute to a thriving developer community, sharing knowledge and fostering collaboration.
The Skills You'll Need?
  • Proven track record as a platform engineer in a comparable role
  • Proficiency in Java and/or Go.
  • Strong experience with AWS, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Kafka, and GitLab.
  • Proven background in financial services or similar regulated industries.
  • Expertise in DevOps, Agile methodologies, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • A passion for solving complex problems and building scalable, high-performance systems.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and contribute to a collaborative developer community.

What the role offers :
  • 20% bonus per annum 
  • Above industry standard holiday package 
  • Ideal location at the heart of City of London 
  • Easy access to London trasport 
  • Mainly hybrid working 


Please apply here! And get intouch via the email attatched .
ruby.tucker@source-technology.com

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