At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and build secure, scalable cloud-native platforms for enterprise AI.
- Company: Leading UK retailer undergoing a major AI transformation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid work model, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Hands-on role with significant impact on engineering teams and AI solutions.
- Why this job: Join a tech transformation and shape the future of AI products.
- Qualifications: Strong experience in cloud-native platforms and AI technologies.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 100000 £ per year.
Salary: £90,000 – £100,000
Location: London | Hybrid
Data Idols are partnering with a leading UK retailer embarking on a significant AI transformation. They are looking for a Staff Platform Engineer – AI to design and build the secure, scalable platform capabilities that will underpin enterprise AI adoption across the organisation.
This role sits at the heart of a major technology transformation, offering the opportunity to build the cloud-native platforms, shared services and engineering foundations that will power the next generation of AI products and intelligent applications.
The Opportunity
As a Staff Platform Engineer, you’ll combine deep technical expertise with platform leadership, designing and delivering reusable cloud-native capabilities that enable AI at enterprise scale. You’ll take ownership of complex technical challenges, building secure, high-performance platform services, APIs and integrations that accelerate the development of modern AI applications.
Working closely with Architecture, Product and Engineering teams, you’ll define engineering standards, influence platform strategy and ensure AI workloads are scalable, resilient and production-ready. This is a highly hands-on role where you’ll help shape the core platform that enables engineering teams to deliver AI solutions faster, more securely and more consistently.
Skills & Experience
- Strong experience designing and building cloud-native platforms on Azure
- Commercial experience with Databricks, Azure AI services, APIs and integration technologies
- Expertise developing scalable platform architecture and reusable engineering capabilities
- Experience supporting modern AI workloads, including LLMs, RAG and AI-powered applications
- A passion for technical leadership, engineering excellence and building platforms that enable teams to deliver at scale
Staff Platform Engineer – AI employer: Data Science Festival
At Data Idols, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. Our hybrid working model in London allows for flexibility while you contribute to a cutting-edge AI-powered platform, with ample opportunities for professional growth and influence over key architectural decisions. Join us to be part of a high-performing engineering team where your expertise will directly impact the future of technology in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.
