Jobs, fresher vacancy - Staff Platform Engineer, EU • UK

Company: Jobgether

UK

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Staff Platform Engineer, EU in Europe.As a Staff Platform Engineer, you will play a critical role in building and scaling infrastructure that supports high-impact, large-scale applications. You will design reliable, secure, and maintainable systems that enable product teams to deliver features quickly and safely. The role involves full ownership of projects from conception to production, working on infrastructure-as-code, automation, and event-driven architectures. You will collaborate closely with engineers across the organization, ensuring the platform scales efficiently as usage grows and remains resilient under high demand. This position is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex problems, optimizing systems, and shaping the developer experience in a fast-moving, mission-driven environment. AccountabilitiesBuild and maintain infrastructure to support scalable, high-performance applications.Optimize existing systems for reliability, security, and efficiency, including databases, pipelines, and distributed services.Develop automated guardrails to ensure compliance and protection of sensitive customer data.Implement infrastructure to support event-driven architectures and data warehouses.Collaborate with product and engineering teams to improve deployment processes, feature rollouts, and monitoring.Own projects end-to-end, from design and development to production and post-launch support.Provide guidance and best practices for internal teams on platform usage, reliability, and security. RequirementsProven experience as a platform, site reliability, or backend engineer in high-scale production environments.Strong programming skills in TypeScript, Node.js, and SQL; familiarity with React and Apollo GraphQL a plus.Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and deployment automation.Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code, event-driven systems, and distributed services.Ability to troubleshoot complex systems and optimize for scalability, reliability, and performance.Strong ownership mindset and ability to deliver independently in a fast-moving environment.Excellent collaboration and communication skills across global engineering teams.Comfortable balancing reliability, flexibility, and speed in product and infrastructure decisions.Bonus: experience in developer tooling, large-scale recruitment or SaaS platforms, or managing on-call responsibilities. BenefitsCompetitive salary and equity, including a 10-year exercise window for stock options.Unlimited paid time off with encouragement to use it.Generous parental leave (minimum 12 weeks fully paid).Remote-first work across Europe with optional office or co-working support.Comprehensive equipment, software, and home-office budget.Professional development support including conferences and education budget.Inclusive, diverse, and mission-driven engineering culture emphasizing autonomy and impact.Opportunities to work on challenging, high-impact infrastructure projects in a fast-growing environment. Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly. Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements. It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score. Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role. When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role. Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.Thank you for your interest! #LI-CL1