Head of Platform Engineering

Head of Platform Engineering

Full-Time On-site
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Head of Platform Engineering | AI Scale-Up | London

Build the platform powering the future of AI.

We're partnering with a rapidly growing, venture-backed AI company that's transforming how leading financial institutions leverage artificial intelligence. Following major recent investment and significant customer growth, they're looking for a Head of Platform Engineering to lead the next phase of platform maturity and scale.

This is an opportunity to join an ambitious engineering organisation at a pivotal stage of growth and take ownership of the infrastructure, reliability, security, and developer experience that underpins the entire business.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Define and execute the Platform Engineering strategy
  • Scale cloud infrastructure and platform capabilities
  • Lead and grow a high-performing Platform Engineering team
  • Own Kubernetes, Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD and cloud operations
  • Drive reliability, observability and performance across the engineering organisation
  • Lead security, compliance and operational excellence initiatives
  • Improve developer productivity and enable faster, safer deployments
  • Partner closely with Engineering Leadership to shape the company's technical future

Tech Environment

  • Terraform
  • Docker
  • CI/CD Automation
  • Cloud Security & Compliance
  • Observability & Reliability Tooling

What We're Looking For

  • Experience leading Platform, Infrastructure, SRE or DevOps teams
  • Strong background in cloud-native environments
  • Deep Kubernetes and Infrastructure-as-Code expertise
  • Proven experience scaling engineering organisations
  • Strong understanding of security, reliability and operational best practices
  • Builder mindset with a passion for creating engineering platforms that accelerate teams

Why Join?

  • Fast-growing AI company with significant funding
  • Genuine opportunity to shape engineering strategy
  • High-calibre engineering team
  • Build and scale a platform function with real ownership

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Head of Platform Engineering employer: Albert Bow Limited

At Albert Bow Limited, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and innovative work culture that empowers our employees to thrive. As a Forward-Deployed AI Engineer in London, you will not only have the opportunity to work directly with clients but also to contribute to cutting-edge AI solutions that make a real impact. We offer competitive benefits, continuous professional development, and a collaborative environment that encourages creativity and growth.

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Contact Details:

Albert Bow Limited Recruitment Team