London, United Kingdom

Platform Engineer (Cloud, Linux, proxy/CDN)

 Job Description:

About the Role
Were looking for a hands-on Platform Engineer to join a small, high-performing development team in London. Youll be the primary infrastructure contact, responsible for building, scaling, and maintaining Linux and cloud systems that support high-traffic, data-intensive workloads, including web scraping operations.

What You'll Do

  • Own and optimize Linux-based infrastructure in multi-region AWS environments.

  • Configure and manage forward/reverse proxies (Nginx/Squid) and CDNs (CloudFront) to support high-volume traffic.

  • Automate infrastructure and deployments using Terraform, Ansible, and scripting (Python/Bash).

  • Monitor and tune performance, troubleshoot issues, and proactively improve reliability.

  • Collaborate closely with a small dev team to ensure stable, efficient environments.

  • Support production systems during business hours and as part of an out-of-hours rota.

Required Skills & Experience

  • 2- 5 years in infrastructure, platform engineering, or DevOps roles.

  • Strong Linux administration and networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, routing, load balancing).

  • Production experience in AWS (multi-region) or other cloud environments.

  • Hands-on with proxy/CDN technologies (Nginx, Squid, CloudFront) in production.

  • Strong scripting skills (Python and/or Bash).

  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code tooling (Terraform, Ansible).

Nice-to-Have

  • Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes/EKS) in production.

  • Monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk).

  • Experience managing vendor relationships or external cloud providers.

Why Youll Love This Job

  • Work in a fast-paced, cutting-edge crypto environment.

  • Small, flat, collaborative team your impact will be direct and visible.

  • Flexible, hybrid working setup with opportunities to grow your skills in both technical and financial domains.

  Required Skills:

Linux