Mid-Level Platform Engineer

Requirements

• You will be a self-starter, able to work independently and have some experience primarily with Terraform, Kubernetes, Bash and Helm.
• We are looking for a team player who is passionate and enjoys solving complex problems, learning new technologies and thrives working autonomously, while not afraid to ask for input and learn from their teammates if they’re stuck.
• You’re not expected to have all of the following skills, but they will be useful in performing your job. We are looking for someone who:
• Can demonstrate outstanding technical ability.
• Is a passionate technologist with an understanding of Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes and Helm.
• Takes pride in what they do and is as committed to airtight tests as to implementing shiny new features.
• Likes to find or develop - and then use - the right tools for the job.
• Enjoys using chaos-engineering principles to make an entire system robust.
• Wants a career where their creative abilities will make a difference to the world of technology and where they will be part of an impressive R&D environment.
• Is proficient in English (Desirable).
• Cloud architecture development, ideally across AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform (Desirable).
• Languages e.g. Bash or Go (Desirable).
• The continuous deployment mindset and applying test-driven development to infrastructure.
• Cloud monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana (Desirable).
• Knowledgeable in continuous integration e.g. Gitlab CI or Jenkins.

Does this sound like you? We'd love you to apply, even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements and qualifications.

The candidate will ideally already hold a current UK Security Clearance, or be willing to undergo Security vetting, following a Baseline Personnel Security Screening (BPSS) check. To be eligible for security clearance you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum of 3 years.

What the job involves

The Personalization team makes deciding what to play next easier and more enjoyable for every listener. From Blend to Discover Weekly, we’re behind some of Spotify’s most-loved features. We built them by understanding the world of music and podcasts better than anyone else. Join us and you’ll keep millions of users listening by making great recommendations to each and every one of them.

We are looking for a Machine Learning Engineer to join the Personalization team - an area of hardworking engineers that are passionate about understanding what drives user satisfaction with Spotify - and who make impactful changes to Home recommendation systems to achieve this goal. As an integral part of the squad, you will collaborate with research scientists, data scientists and other engineers across PZN in prototyping and productizing state-of-the-art ML at the intersection of recommendations and long-term user satisfaction.

You will work in our small Platform team to develop cloud architecture and manage infrastructure. The Platform team is responsible for cloud and on-premises environments. At Motorola Solutions you will make a defining contribution to the development of the Alta Aware product, which is a next-generation security solution, by:

• Developing cloud architecture for R&D as well as production environments.
• Managing infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments, including Google Cloud Platform and AWS.
• Adopting a security-first mindset across everything you do.
• Improving existing work, in regards to processes and tools.
• Staying up to date with the latest developments within design and technology, and suggesting short and long-term solutions.
• Together with our software development teams, you will also get the opportunity to shape our unified security solution.