London Prism Digital Ltd 1-2 Paris Garden London SE1 8ND
Principal Platform Engineer 2025-03-26 Principal Platform Engineer | AWS, Kubernetes & Architecture | SaaS This client is a fast-growing security SaaS house that has grown extraordinarily quickly over the past decade. Penpole 2025-04-26

Principal Platform Engineer

£150,000 - £200,000

London
Charlie Mace

150000 DAY

£150,000 - £200,000

GBP
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Principal Platform Engineer | AWS, Kubernetes & Architecture | SaaS

This client is a fast-growing security SaaS house that has grown extraordinarily quickly over the past decade. They're leading the market in their respective verticals, and many large corporations use their product, including Amazon & Microsoft. They're entering a new era of growth and after $110m Investment from a leading PE firm, they're expanding down into London & US - HQ based in North England.

This Platform Engineer will be the first hire into the London office (or you can be based out of their Cheshire office), you'll be given tonnes of autonomy and flexibility alongside their interesting products on their App Platform, SaaS Platform & Data Platform. This new London office has an on-site gym, in-house chefs and complimentary all-day food. Because you'll be the first hire into the newly created London office means you'll have to be in x5 days a week.

They're seeking a highly experienced Platform Engineer who can come in and take control of their products, collaborate with other teams and mentor other members of staff. This role is mostly oriented around their Kubernetes clusters on the App Platform - you'll need to be highly skilled with Kubernetes or EKS.

Culture is everything to this client, they value they're employees as people. They reward their people with regular company-funded socials & events, weekly Friday afternoon food, and quarterly team lunches.

Key Requirements:

  • AWS
  • CDK
  • Kubernetes / EKS
  • GitHub Actions
  • Crossplane - not necessary to have experience with, but nice to have
  • AWS Platform Architecture Experience
  • 10 years of experience


Package:

  • £150,000+, they're not bound to bandings, they'll pay the ideal candidate what they're after!
  • 8% employer pension contribution
  • Equity Options
  • Life assurance: 4x salary
  • Share options
  • 25 days holiday
  • Life coaching


Principal Platform Engineer | AWS, Kubernetes & Architecture | SaaS

 

Job reference: #BH-12118