Platform Engineer (Cloud, Linux, proxy/CDN)

London, United Kingdom

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

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