Lead Platform Engineer

Lead Platform Engineer

Fully Remote

£90,000-£110,000

No Sponsorship option

Are you an experienced Platform Leader with a passion for building world class SaaS platforms? We are working with a fast growing and well funded B2B tech company that is transforming its sector through data, advanced analytics, and intuitive web experiences.

They are now seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to lead the development, and operation of a next generation multi tenant SaaS platform. This is a hands on position with strategic scope, ideal for someone who loves working with code, Cloud, Kubernetes, and compliance.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Greenfield opportunity to design and shape a modern SaaS platform from scratch
• Set up of a completely new C#/.Net Azure Platform
• Embed SOC 2 Type II compliance from the start
• Collaborate with top tier engineering and product professionals tackling complex technical challenges

What We Are Looking For

• Seven plus years of hands on experience in Platform or Software engineering
• Deep experience with both Azure production environment
• Strong, developer level experience across C#/.Net
• Expertise in Kubernetes including AKS EKS containerization and Helm
• Proven ability to meet and maintain SOC 2 or equivalent compliance
• Strong background in automation observability and GitOps workflows
• Comfortable using AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot Cursor or Claude to enhance delivery
• Bonus if you have experience supporting hybrid or disconnected deployment environments or working with complex scientific or analytics platforms. Or Python/C++.

Tech Stack You Will Be Using

• Cloud: Azure including AKS API Management and DevOps Pipelines and AWS including EKS Lambda and CloudFormation
• Modern C#/.Net
• Infrastructure as Code and GitOps: Terraform Bicep Pulumi ArgoCD and FluxCD
• Observability: Prometheus Grafana OpenTelemetry and Datadog
• Security and Compliance: HashiCorp Vault Azure Key Vault AWS KMS OPA Gatekeeper and Drata or similar
• AI Coding Tools: GitHub Copilot Cursor Claude Code

Interested in exploring this further

This is a high impact role in a fast moving scale up where you will shape both the technology and the team. If this sounds like your kind of challenge get in touch today for a confidential conversation.