Platform Engineer

London | Hybrid

A London based digital assets and trading technology firm is looking for a Platform Engineer to join their infrastructure team.

The company operates in the cryptocurrency and market infrastructure space, building systems that process large volumes of market and web data in real time. The engineering environment is fast paced and highly technical, with small teams working closely together to improve reliability, automation, and platform performance.

This role sits at the intersection of infrastructure and development, supporting cloud platforms that power globally distributed systems. Engineers are encouraged to take ownership of infrastructure, build automation, and work closely with other teams to continuously improve the platform.

AWS | Kubernetes | Docker | Terraform | Linux | Python | Bash | CI/CD | Prometheus | Grafana

Running and improving AWS based infrastructure supporting distributed production systems.

Building and maintaining Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.

Operating and troubleshooting Linux based systems and containerised workloads.

Improving observability and reliability using monitoring and alerting tools.

Developing scripts or internal tooling to automate operational tasks.

Working closely with developers and infrastructure engineers on platform improvements.

Around 2+ years experience in platform engineering, DevOps, infrastructure, or SRE environments.

Experience working with AWS or other cloud infrastructure.

Strong Linux fundamentals and understanding of networking basics.

Some development or scripting experience such as Python or Bash.

Engineers who enjoy understanding how systems work end to end and who are comfortable working across infrastructure and development.

Experience with Kubernetes or container platforms.

Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus or Grafana.

Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.

Interest in digital assets, trading systems, or financial markets.