Platform Engineer

Job Title: Platform Engineer

Reports to: Engineering Manager

Location: Work remotely

Direct Reports: NA

Kooth is a fast-growing business with a social purpose. Listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:KOO), our mission is to provide welcoming and effective digital mental health support.

Working in partnership with the NHS, we are already the UK’s largest digital mental health platform for young people aged 10-25. We use the collective insight from over one million hours of professional support we have provided to guide people to self-help, community support, and professional help that matches their wants, needs, and goals in life.

Role Objective

Works within a platform squad to maintain and improve Kooth’s cloud infrastructure and tooling. Understands the business and makes technical and/or delivery decisions based on its direction.

Key Components

• Architecture and Design - 30%
• Technical Execution - 30%
• Education and Advocacy - 20%
• Technical strategy -20%

Main Responsibilities:

• Designing, implementing and maintaining cloud infrastructure across Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services, using Terraform and good Infrastructure-as-Code practices
• Developing and maintaining tools and shared libraries to maximise reliability and observability of the software and services we run, using Node.js as the primary language
• Supporting software engineers with tasks and investigations involving infrastructure and during incidents
• Advise and consult with other squads on cloud infrastructure and reliability matters to help them maximise their impact
• Uphold and implement compliance and security best practices
• Leveraging best practices in continuous integration and delivery to drive an experimentation-based learning culture and iterate on product objectives
• Collaborating across disciplines to build effective working relationships, solve challenging problems for our users, and drive positive business outcomes
• Working with engineering leadership to create an empowered, ambitious and diverse engineering culture with a strong care for craft
• Participating in an off-hours on-call rotation to support the ongoing reliable operation of our systems.

Requirements

Essential

• Significant and recent experience with AWS or GCP
• Experience with observability tools for metrics, log aggregation and request tracing
• Ability to devise telemetry data that is correlated with actual customer outcomes
• In–depth understanding of Terraform
• Working knowledge of Javascript and Node.js
• Passion for helping teams to deliver reliable and observable software
• Database technologies such as PostgreSQL, Google Datastore, BigQuery
• An understanding of modern cloud architecture patterns
• Focus on pragmatic delivery, able to take ownership and initiative to balance constraints
• Strong communication skills, builds great colleague relationships across disciplines

Nice to have

• Experience within an event-sourcing architecture

• Experience with rapid application development techniques such as trunk-based development, automated testing at all levels and infrastructure-as-code
• Experience with messaging technologies like Kafka or RabbitMQ 
• Web application development experience using React

Benefits

Are you looking for a fulfilling career with attractive perks and a supportive work environment? Look no further! We're excited to offer an incredible opportunity with a range of benefits that cater to your professional growth, well-being, and work-life balance.

1. Competitive Salary:

Dependant on experience, up to £70,000

2. Generous Annual Leave

Enjoy 28 days of annual leave, in addition to public holidays, providing you ample time to recharge and spend quality moments with your loved ones.

3. Professional Development

Benefit from our yearly professional training programmes, tailored to your career aspirations and designed to enhance your skills and knowledge.

4. Financial Security

Secure your financial future with our pension contributions and annual company share option awards, giving you a stake in the success of the company.

5. Health and Well-being

Prioritize your health and well-being with our comprehensive AXA plan and access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). The EAP offers 24/7 telephone mental health support and access to GP consultations, ensuring your mental and physical health are taken care of.

6. Life Assurance:

Gain peace of mind knowing that you're covered with life assurance, providing up to four times your annual salary to your loved ones in the unfortunate event of your passing.

7. Flexible Working

Embrace the flexibility of remote working, allowing you to create a work-life balance that suits your needs and maximizes your productivity.

8. Lifestyle Benefits

Take advantage of our Incapacity Income Protection to safeguard your financial stability in case of unforeseen circumstances.

If you're seeking a stimulating career where your well-being, growth, and contributions are valued, we invite you to apply and become a part of our dynamic and supportive team. Join us as we strive for success together!

At Kooth, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace that values and embraces the unique contributions of every individual. We believe in equal opportunities for all, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation.

Our dedication to creating a fair and unbiased environment is reflected in all aspects of our recruitment, hiring, and employment practices. We strive to provide a work environment that is free from discrimination, where every employee is treated with respect and dignity.

Request for Reasonable Adjustments:

We are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments to applicants and employees with disabilities or individuals who require accommodations to participate in the application process, interviews, or job-related tasks. If you require any reasonable adjustments to ensure your equal participation in our recruitment process, please inform our Human Resources team.

Your openness will allow us to work together to provide appropriate accommodations and ensure a fair and accessible application and employment experience for everyone.

Kooth plc is committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults . We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment. This will include a DBS check.