Staff Platform Engineer

TL;DR

Staff Platform Engineer (Backend): Building and maintaining scalable, performant, and reliable cloud platform solutions with an accent on platform architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and operational excellence. Focus on designing cost-optimized Azure cloud platforms, Kubernetes container orchestration, and driving SRE practices across the organization.

Location: Hybrid with 2 days per week in Cardiff office required

Company

hirify.global is part of RVU group, a UK-based product company operating multiple online brands focused on simplifying financial services and household marketplaces.

What you will do

• Set objectives, ideate features, develop and measure platform solutions
• Make architectural decisions and design platform domains and systems
• Define and evolve team processes and practices
• Build and maintain efficient CI/CD pipelines and robust DevOps practices
• Utilize various infrastructure to ensure system performance, scalability, and reliability
• Mentor and coach engineers, sharing knowledge across the organization

Requirements

• Location: Must work hybrid with presence in Cardiff office 2 days per week
• Experience in agile teams delivering highly available, scalable consumer-facing solutions
• Strong knowledge of Azure cloud platform and well-architected principles
• Expertise in Kubernetes container orchestration at scale
• Experience with SRE practices including observability, performance optimization, and security
• Proficiency in software development lifecycle, testing, version control, and deployment strategies

Culture & Benefits

• 10% discretionary yearly bonus and annual pay reviews
• Hybrid working with up to 22 days per year to work from anywhere
• Employer pension contributions up to 7.5%
• £300 work from home budget
• Generous leave policies including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Private medical, critical illness, dental plans, and employee assistance program
• Free gym access and employee discounts
• Learning and training budget to support development
• Electric vehicle and cycle to work schemes
• Regular team and company-wide events

Hiring process

• Application submission
• Review stage
• Interview stage
• Hiring decision