Platform Engineer (Cloud Infrastructure)

Zopa

  • London
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 14 days ago
We started our journey back in 2005, building the first ever peer-to-peer lending company. Fast forward to 2020 and we launched Zopa Bank. A bank that listens to what our customers don't like about finance and does the opposite. We're redefining what it feels like to work in finance. Our vision for a new era of banking puts people front and centre - we've built a business that empowers everyone to aim high, every day, to move finance forward. Find out more about our fantastic offerings at !We're incredibly proud of our achievements and none of it would be possible without the amazing team here. It's not just industry awards we're winning, we've also been named in the top three UK's Most Loved Workplaces.If you embrace unconventional challenges, are unafraid to think differently and are driven to make an outsized impact, you'll thrive here at Zopa, so join us, and make it count. Want to see us in action? Follow us on Instagram @zopalifeThe team:Every product, customer experience and transaction at Zopa Bank runs on the foundations we build. Our Cloud Infrastructure team ensures those foundations are secure, resilient, and ready to handle the demands of modern digital banking. We work closely with teams across the business to deliver scalable solutions, automate wherever we can, and maintain the reliability our customers expect from a bank they trust. The Cloud Infrastructure team is focused on how we can continuously improve these services as we grow at scale with new products launching this year and more customers joining Zopa.The Cloud Infrastructure team is composed of 4 people at the moment: 1 Associate, 2 Mid-Levels and 1 Senior Platform Engineer.A day in the life:As Platform Engineer at Zopa, you'll split your time across three kinds of work that keep the platform healthy and moving forward:- AWS: we manage the AWS accounts where the vast majority of Zopa's applications are deployed. We are responsible for the management and cost of our infrastructure.- Kubernetes: almost all Zopa's applications are deployed into Kubernetes and we have multiple clusters to maintain. We have lots of additional services needed around Kubernetes to be able to offer features to our Engineers.- Hashicorp Vault: this is the tool used to manage secrets and certificate generation.Collaboration is at the core of our culture. No one is ever left alone and, when there are issues, everyone is always available to help. We have a strong ownership of the services that we maintain. We have a weekly meeting that we use a brainstorming sessions to discuss challenges, both technical and non-technical, that are affecting us.It's a fast-paced, learning-rich environment with strong collaboration at its core - balancing technical depth with a human-centred approach to enabling great software delivery.About you:
  • Proven depth in CI/CD, deployment and container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
  • Solid AWS experience and proficiency in at least one programming language (we use Go)
  • Comfortable designing, operating and troubleshooting production platforms at scale
  • Strong command of observability tooling (Prometheus, Splunk or similar); eager to master Honeycomb
  • Developer empathy & outstanding communication skills; thrive on coaching and cross-team collaboration
  • Track record of data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement
  • Familiarity with agile methodologies and incident-management best practices
  • Growth mindset; curious about GenAI and its impact on developer productivity
Nice to have experience:
  • Experience building mobile or serverless (Lambda) CI/CD pipelines
  • Exposure to regulated or high-compliance domains; fintech being a bonus
  • Advanced Honeycomb or observability-as-code know-how
#LI-JH1We're on the move!Towards the end of 2025 Zopa will be relocating to a brand-new headquarters at 20 Water Street in Canary Wharf. The 44,000 square foot workspace will foster collaboration and inspire creativity for our 900 employees amidst our 2025 growth blitz.At Zopa we value flexible ways of working.We value face-to-face collaboration and a good work-life balance. This hybrid role requires you to come to our London office 2-3 days a week.You'll also have the option of working from abroad for up to 120 days a year!* But no matter where you are, we'll make sure you've got everything you need to thrive, both in your work and home life, from day one.*Subject to having the right to work in the country of choiceDiversity StatementZopa is proud to offer a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to better products for our customers and a unique company culture for our people. We are made up of nearly 50 nationalities, have a DE&I forum made up of Zopians wanting to make a difference and we are proud of our culture where everyone can bring their full self to work. Our approach to DE&I is reflected in our hiring process so please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

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