Senior DevOps Engineer (Ecommerce)

TL;DR

Senior DevOps Engineer (GCP/Terraform): Streamlining software delivery pipelines and enhancing system reliability and scalability for a fast-growing ecommerce marketplace with an accent on infrastructure as code and container orchestration. Focus on optimizing Kubernetes clusters, designing CI/CD pipelines, and balancing scaling costs with infrastructure utilization.

Location: Remote (Global); optional office access in Bournemouth, UK

Salary: £75,000 – £90,000 + benefits

Company

A fast-growing European ecommerce marketplace focused on empowering small merchants and consumers to compete with corporate giants.

What you will do

• Streamline software delivery pipelines to improve deployment speed and reliability.
• Enhance the performance and scalability of systems to support global market expansion.
• Drive continuous improvement across the entire software development lifecycle.
• Optimize infrastructure costs by balancing scaling needs with actual utilization.
• Collaborate within a high-impact engineering team where every member contributes to system stability.

Requirements

• Senior-level technical capability with strong problem-solving skills.
• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or SRE using GCP.
• Deep proficiency with Terraform and Ansible.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, building containers, and deploying via CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working in fast-paced, startup-style environments.

Nice to have

• Experience with Nginx, PHP, and MySQL.
• Knowledge of NoSQL solutions, RabbitMQ, SOLR, or Couchbase.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts and protocols (TCP/IP, IPSec, HTTPS, DNS).

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first working practice.
• Access to a modern, fully-equipped office in Bournemouth for those who prefer in-person collaboration.
• Generous benefits package.
• Opportunity to join one of Europe's fastest-growing ecommerce companies.