DevOps Engineer - Kubernetes - Azure - CI/CD - AI / ML
Platform Engineer – Kubernetes | Azure | CI/CD | AI/ML
Birmingham (Hybrid) – Fast-Growing UK SaaS Scale-Up – Greenfield AI Platform
One of the UK’s fastest-growing SaaS scale-ups is building a brand-new AI & LLM engineering capability , and they’re looking for a Platform Engineer to play a key role in shaping the foundations of their next-gen product suite.
This is a genuinely exciting opportunity to join a high-performing engineering team working on greenfield projects , modern tooling, and large-scale distributed systems. You’ll have real ownership and the chance to influence architecture, tooling, automation and best practices from day one.
⭐ What you’ll be working on
- Building and improving scalable platform infrastructure to support new AI/ML and LLM-driven products
- Designing reliable CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
- Enhancing Kubernetes-based environments, automation and observability
- Working closely with software, data and AI teams to accelerate delivery
- Driving DevOps maturity across engineering
⭐ Tech you’ll be working with
You don’t need to tick every box — they hire for mindset as much as skill.
- Kubernetes, Docker, Kustomize
- ArgoCD
- LiteLLM / LLMOps tooling
- Grafana
- PostgreSQL, Neo4j
- Python for tooling/automation
- Azure (AKS, DevOps, cloud services)
- CI/CD pipelines
⭐ Why this role is different
- Greenfield AI/LLM platform — build from scratch rather than maintain legacy
- Elite engineering culture — smart, humble, and collaborative team
- Massive growth plans — real career progression as the AI function expands
- Ownership & autonomy — freedom to bring ideas, tools, and improvements
📩 Interested?
Apply directly or message me for a confidential chat — even if your CV isn’t up to date. Happy to share more detail before you commit.
Keywords: Platform Engineer, DevOps, Kubernetes, Azure, CI/CD, SaaS, AI, ML, LLMOps