At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the platform engineering team and define cloud strategy for AI systems in finance.
- Company: Innovative AI company transforming financial workflows with significant VC backing.
- Benefits: Competitive salary up to £225k, flexible work options, and growth opportunities.
- Other info: Join a dynamic startup environment with a focus on innovation and compliance.
- Why this job: Be a key player in shaping technology that impacts global financial institutions.
- Qualifications: 10+ years in platform engineering with expertise in Kubernetes, Terraform, and Azure.
This company builds AI systems that automate how major financial institutions produce and validate client‑ready work.
They turn complex, manual analysis into automated workflows, trusted by global banks and private equity firms for their most sensitive data.
Backed by leading VCs, they recently closed a significant Series A, bringing total funding to nearly $90M.
The founders have two successful venture‑backed exits behind them.
The role First platform leadership hire.
Own the end‑to‑end cloud strategy, architect and scale the Azure/AKS environment, and build the platform team from scratch.
You will define standards and lead product reliability, security, and compliance for demanding financial‑services deployments.
The work Define and execute the end‑to‑end cloud strategy, architecting and scaling the Azure/AKS environment for global financial institutions.
Build and lead the platform engineering team from the ground up, setting the technical bar and culture.
Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines across backend, frontend, and data services.
Implement product‑wide observability, on‑call rotations, and incident response.
Drive the company through SOC 2 and ISO 27001 audits, implementing critical security, secrets management, and compliance measures.
What You Bring 10+ years in infrastructure or platform engineering, with deep experience architecting and operating production Kubernetes and Terraform at scale.
Proven track record building and scaling engineering teams in high‑growth startup environments.
End‑to‑end ownership of infrastructure, from architecture to production support, including observability and on‑call.
Experience implementing security and compliance measures (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR) in regulated environments.
Hands‑on expertise with Azure cloud networking, production databases, and automation scripting (Python/Bash).
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Head of Platform Engineering (up to £225k) in London employer: Dex
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