Senior Engineer (Platform Engineering) in London

About LendableLendable is on a mission to build the world's best technology to help people get credit and save money. We're building one of the world's leading fintech companies and are off to a strong start: One of the UK's newest unicorns with a team of just over 700 peopleAmong the fastest-growing tech companies in the UKProfitable since 2017Backed by top investors including Balderton Capital and Goldman SachsLoved by customers with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews on Trustpilot)So far, we've rebuilt the Big Three consumer finance products from scratch: loans, credit cards and car finance. We're growing fast, and there's a lot more to do: we're going after the two biggest Western markets (UK and US) where trillions worth of financial products are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes. We challenge the status quo to solve problems and find smarter solutionsBuild the best technology in-house: we use new data sources, machine learning and AI to make machines do the heavy liftingRole overviewWe're looking for a Platform Engineer to help build and operate the multi-account AWS platforms that power Lendable's products. You'll join a Platform Engineering team of eight and work closely with product engineering teams across the business. This is a hands-on production role where reliability and fast recovery matter. You'll contribute to the design, delivery and operation of platform capabilities, working with more experienced engineers to make our systems safer, easier to use and more efficient. What you'll doBuild and operate the platformBuild, configure and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Terragrunt, with support from the wider Platform Engineering teamHelp operate Kubernetes, GitOps and observability tooling in productionInvestigate and resolve platform issues, contributing to incident response and post-incident improvementsShare an on-call rotation with the teamEnable safe, fast deliverySupport progressive rollouts, canary deployments and safe rollbacksContribute to CI/CD and developer tooling that improves the engineering experiencePartner with engineering teams on infrastructure, database and deployment best practicesHelp improve self-service capabilities and platform adoption across teamsBuild security into everyday engineeringApply security practices throughout the software delivery lifecycleContribute to policy-as-code, OIDC-based cloud access, secret scanning and pre-merge controlsWork with the Platform Engineering and Security teams to improve the safety of our systemsKeep learning and improvingUse AI-assisted tooling for code generation, debugging and platform operationsShare knowledge through documentation, pairing and constructive code reviewsBuild the confidence to take on increasing ownership of platform components over timeWhat you'll bringEssential experiencePractical experience deploying and supporting applications running on KubernetesExperience working with a cloud platform, ideally AWSWorking knowledge of infrastructure as code, ideally TerraformExperience with modern CI/CD toolingComfort scripting in at least one of TypeScript/Node, Python or GoA good grounding in Linux, networking and security fundamentalsExperience troubleshooting production systems and working through operational issuesUseful experienceTerragrunt or HelmGitHub Actions, ArgoCD or FluxDatadog, Prometheus or GrafanaPostgreSQL or MySQLSupporting developer-experience or internal-platform improvementsWorking with security tooling or policy-as-codeWe don't expect every box to be ticked. If you have a strong foundation, practical production experience and the curiosity to keep learning, we'd like to hear from you. Interview processIntro call with Talent Team (20 min)Cognitive Test (15 min)Hiring Manager call (30 min)Practical platform and solution-design interview (2 hours)Culture interview (45 min)Life at LendableWinning team: the opportunity to scale up one of the world's most successful fintech companiesFlexible working: flexible approach tailored to each role. Hybrid roles require three days in-office weekly; fully remote roles include regular opportunities for in-person connection through socials and off-sitesSocials & connection: opportunities and events to come together, socialise, and get to know each other beyond the office wallsHealth coverage: support for your physical and mental wellbeing, including private health coverRetirement & savings: long-term financial wellbeing through retirement savings plansEmployee referral programme: earn a competitive bonus when you refer successful new team membersOffice meals & snacks: enjoy a fully stocked kitchen, plus complimentary lunches prepared by in-house chefs on in-office days at select locationsSustainable commuting: cycle-to-work and electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes available in select locationsPlease note: For more information, please speak to your Talent Partner.