At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive infrastructure optimisation and enhance performance in large-scale Kubernetes environments.
- Company: Join a leading streaming product company with a global reach.
- Benefits: Competitive day rate, remote work flexibility, and potential for contract extension.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for professional growth and innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on performance and cost savings in a high-impact team.
- Qualifications: Experience with Kubernetes, performance tuning, and automation skills required.
We're hiring an Infrastructure Engineer to join a high-impact platform team within a globally scaled product company in the streaming space. This role sits within a newly formed Performance Optimization squad focused on improving infrastructure efficiency and reducing cost across thousands of services. This is a hands-on engineering role where your work directly translates into measurable performance gains and cost savings at scale.
What you'll be doing:
- Drive infrastructure optimisation initiatives across large-scale Kubernetes environments (GKE)
- Identify and implement improvements in resource utilisation (CPU, memory, workload placement)
- Tune JVM-based services to enhance performance and efficiency
- Build automation to roll out optimisation changes safely across production systems
- Work closely with data to analyse usage patterns and drive cost-efficiency decisions
- Contribute to reliability practices
Infrastructure/Platform Engineer employer: Randstad Digital
Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and collaboration, offering a dynamic remote work environment across the UK. As an Infrastructure Engineer, you'll be part of a high-impact team dedicated to performance optimisation, with opportunities for professional growth and development in a rapidly evolving industry. Enjoy competitive day rates and the chance to make a tangible impact on infrastructure efficiency while working alongside talented professionals in the streaming sector.
