Head of Platform Engineering

Director of Platform Engineering UK Remote (must be based in the UK) £110,000 – £125,000 Equity Bonus Growing start-up | Build a team | Series A funded This is a fantastic opportunity to join a mission-driven company building the future of network automation. As Director of Platform Engineering, you’ll play a key role in owning infrastructure operations, growing a squad of engineers, scaling internal platforms, and enabling engineering teams to build securely and reliably at pace. Key Details: This is primarily a leadership role , but you'll remain hands-on with day-to-day engineering and operational decisions. We're looking for someone who has grown with a fast-paced start-up or scale-up. For example, from SEED through Series A or B funding rounds. You should be comfortable driving technical direction while supporting and scaling high-performing teams. Experience navigating security and compliance standards such as SOC 2 is a strong plus. ‍ Key Responsibilities of the Role: Oversee infrastructure operations, prioritising stability, system visibility, and efficient resource usage Take ownership of cloud environments (primarily AWS) , ensuring scalable, secure, and cost-effective architecture Lead and develop distributed engineering teams across platform, infrastructure, and data Build and maintain robust internal tooling and services that enhance developer workflows Promote a culture of automation and continuous improvement Shape and deliver a platform roadmap that treats internal teams as core users Ensure infrastructure aligns with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements Work closely with product and engineering groups to ensure platform consistency ✅ What You’ll Bring: Demonstrated leadership experience in scaling technical teams within fast-moving environments 10 years of hands-on engineering experience, with extensive use of AWS Deep familiarity with platform engineering or infrastructure roles in a SaaS business ideally Proficiency with modern DevOps practices, container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes), infrastructure-as-code, and monitoring stacks History of managing teams, ideally remote A track record of delivering complex technical initiatives at speed Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to align technical and business goals Bonus if you have: Experience building or supporting high-performance data platforms (e.g. stream processing, change data capture) Familiarity with Python, Django, or Golang Contributions to open-source communities or tools Working knowledge of Postgres, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions) Interest or experience in developer productivity tools and AI-assisted engineering Understanding of network systems, protocols, or distributed computing challenges What's on Offer Salary up to £125k equity bonus 100% remote from anywhere in the UK Unlimited holiday Company wide events and team socials High-trust, high-impact culture Work with cutting-edge open-source tools in a collaborative, fast-moving environment Supportive team and strong learning/development culture Interview Process: Intro chat Technical Interview Panel & meet the team Please Note: This is a UK-remote role. You must be UK-based and we are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time.