Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer – Bede Gaming

As a Platform Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain scalable infrastructure and developer platforms that enable the delivery of high-quality gambling entertainment software.

Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Employment type: Full-time

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

What You'll Be Doing

• Contribute to the design, architecture, and implementation of platform engineering solutions that improve stability, scalability, performance, and security.
• Build cloud‑agnostic platform solutions, following a write once, deploy anywhere approach.
• Design and maintain automated systems across infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and CI/CD pipelines, aligned with GitOps principles.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure‑as‑code and supporting platform services using high‑quality, well‑tested code.
• Implement and support monitoring, logging, and alerting to ensure platform reliability and observability.
• Collaborate closely with software engineering teams to enable smooth application delivery and adoption of platform capabilities.
• Support services post‑deployment, including troubleshooting and participation in an on‑call rotation when required.
• Create and maintain clear documentation to support ongoing use, understanding, and maintenance of platform services.
• Continuously look for ways to simplify how we work and improve our platform, tooling, and practices.

For More Senior Engineers, You'll Also

• Play an active role in architectural decision‑making and propose alternative approaches where appropriate.
• Share deep technical expertise across platform, DevOps, and operational practices.
• Mentor and support others, acting as a role model within the team.
• Communicate complex technical topics clearly to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Identify risks early and communicate them clearly and professionally.
• Champion improvements to both our technology stack and ways of working.

What We Are Looking For

Essential skills and experience

• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and platform engineering concepts.
• Professional experience writing, testing, and maintaining high‑quality code in one or more programming languages (e.g. C#, Go, Python, or similar).
• Experience designing and implementing backend services, APIs, and integration patterns (including RESTful APIs and microservices).
• Good understanding of software design principles, testing practices (unit, integration, automation), and quality standards.
• Experience building or contributing to CI/CD pipelines and automated developer workflows.
• Familiarity with containerised application development and deployment.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Excellent problem‑solving, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Ability to manage priorities, work across multiple initiatives, and deliver reliably.
• A willingness to learn, adapt, and pick up new tools, technologies, and ways of working.

Desirable infrastructure and cloud experience

• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g. Terraform).
• Exposure to container orchestration technologies (Kubernetes, Helm) and broader platform tooling.
• Understanding of observability practices and tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
• Knowledge of networking, security principles, and compliance considerations.
• Experience with Linux‑based systems and scripting (e.g. Bash, PowerShell, Python).
• Awareness of cost optimisation, scaling strategies, and multi‑cloud or hybrid environments.
• Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g. Puppet).

What Matters Most

• A software‑first mindset with an interest in platform engineering.
• Curiosity and willingness to cross‑skill between software and infrastructure over time.
• A pragmatic approach to solving problems through automation and simplification.

What We Can Offer You

• A friendly, flexible and trust‑based approach to working
• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays and a typically very generous Christmas break
• The use of a mobile phone or tablet of your choice, with the monthly contract covered by us
• ‘Select Enhanced’ Bupa private healthcare – access from day 1 which covers all pre‑existing conditions
• Fully matched private pension scheme (up to 8% matched)
• Life Assurance which pays out x4 of your salary to a nominated person(s)
• Employee Assistance Programme – Bede players have access to support and practical advice on a variety of issues that might impact their life (provided by Bupa)
• Innovation time – Engineers have regular opportunities to spend time developing skills and innovating.
• A great office life! Free snacks and refreshments in the office every day as well as regular food van visits from the best places in Newcastle
• Access to Calm – the #1 app for meditation and sleep
• Lots of social events – inside and outside of the working day
• Referral Programme – help us grow our team with talented individuals and be rewarded with a referral payment of £3,000 (pre‑tax)
• Bede swag – from Zoodies to t‑shirts and even our much loved Bede socks!
• Bede Holidays – extra discretionary days off through the year as an extra special thank you

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Bede Gaming by 2x