CareerPlan

Lead Platform Engineer

LondonFull-time2026-10-21 → 2026-10-23
Hybrid

Core

Design, build, and run scalable, secure infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) while managing the team's route to production and leading an infrastructure engineer.

Role type

Lead Platform Engineer (Infrastructure)

Builds

Scalable, secure infrastructure on GCP; CI/CD pipelines; self-service tooling for product engineers.

Domain

Cloud Infrastructure / Platform Engineering

Deliverable

infrastructure

Required skills

Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Python/Go/Bash scripting, observability tooling, incident response, team leadership.

Preferred skills

TypeScript/JavaScript, GitOps tooling (ArgoCD), regulated industry experience (iGaming, fintech, health), acquisition consolidation experience.

Responsibilities

Design and build scalable GCP infrastructure; manage networking, IAM, and security; own CI/CD pipelines; build self-service tooling; lead root cause analysis; line manage and develop an infrastructure engineer; shape the platform roadmap.

Seniority

Lead, hands-on IC with management responsibilities