14h ago

Lead Platform Engineer

London

$120k-$170k / year

full-timelead Hybridsoftware

πŸ›  Tech Stack

πŸ’Ό About This Role

You'll lead infrastructure reliability for an AI email assistant scaling rapidly. You'll own uptime, incident response, and core services like billing and integrations. This role combines deep technical ownership with cross-team collaboration.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Plan and execute infrastructure migrations with zero downtime.
  • Be last-line defense for production incidents and prevent recurrence.
  • Use logs and metrics to prioritize reliability improvements.
  • Build and maintain scripts, workflows, and cloud architecture.
  • Review new features for reliability before production release.

πŸ“‹ Requirements

  • Expert-level TypeScript proficiency.
  • Deep Google Cloud experience (deployments, scripts, workflows).
  • Advanced database design and optimization skills.
  • Proven production ownership with incident response experience.

✨ Nice to Have

  • Fullstack capability to build features alongside product engineers.
  • Self-driven obsession with learning and technical craft.

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • πŸ’° Competitive salary up to Β£170k + equity
  • 🏒 Mon–Thu in-office (Chancery Lane) with Friday WFH
  • πŸš€ High-growth startup backed by top investors

πŸ“¨ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-3 weeks

  1. 1Personal InterviewΒ· 30 min
  2. 2Live Problem SolvingΒ· 60 min
  3. 3Coding Challenge (take-home)Β· 60 min
  4. 4Lunch with Platform TeamΒ· 60 min
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