Platform Engineer - #2064690

We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.

Job Title: Platform / SRE Engineer

Location: Sheffield (3 days a week onsite is mandatory)

Duration: 6 Months

Pay-rate: £447 per day (PAYE through Umbrella)

Role Description:

Overview

This role spanning:

Platform Engineering & Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Developer Tooling and Integration

The position focuses on building, operating, and sustaining resilient platform services that support large‑scale engineering teams. While this is not a full‑stack developer role, strong hands‑on coding capability is essential.

Assessment

Candidates will be assessed via KARAT.

The role requires deep practical coding skills rather than theoretical knowledge.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate reliable, resilient platform services.
• Contribute actively to hands‑on coding on a daily basis.
• Support and improve platform reliability, performance, and scalability.
• Apply SRE principles to ensure availability, resilience, and efficient recovery.
• Participate in and support incident management, including diagnosis and restoration.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on developer tooling and platform adoption.
• Required Skills & Experience
• Strong hands‑on coding experience, used daily.
• Proficiency in at least one high‑level language such as Python, Java, Node.js, or similar.
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture and how distributed systems operate.

Strong knowledge of:

• HTTP / REST
• Load balancing concepts
• Service‑to‑service communication
• Experience in Platform Engineering and/or SRE roles, with a focus on:
• Resilience
• Availability
• Fault tolerance
• Service reliability
• Good understanding of how web services operate at scale.

Key Characteristics

• Engineer‑first mindset with strong problem‑solving skills.
• Comfortable operating in production environments.
• Practical, hands‑on, and delivery‑focused.
• Able to think holistically about systems, not just individual components.

If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.