Contract Senior Platform Engineer - UK based
YLDLondon, England, United Kingdom •
Posted October 29, 2025
Contract / Temporary
About the Company
YLD is a software engineering and design consultancy that creates digital capabilities for our clients.
Job Description
We are looking for a Contract Senior Platform Engineer to join our team in the UK. As a Platform Engineer, you'll be part of a client team building innovative products and will be responsible for delivering the core infrastructure, associated pipelines, and related services. You'll have experience with CI/CD, container orchestration systems, and infrastructure as code tools, and will be comfortable working in a Linux/RHEL/Ubuntu environment.
Requirements
- Previous CI/CD experience
- Experienced in Java, Node.js, or Go
- Advocate for TDD
- Strong background with container orchestration systems such as Kubernetes
- Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Thorough understanding of infrastructure as code tools
- Proven experience building, shipping, and running using Docker
- Understanding of Load Balancers and experience with Traefik, Nginx, HAProxy, or a Cloud-based Load Balancer
- Comfortable working in a Linux/RHEL/Ubuntu environment
Benefits
- Flexible working around core hours
- Equal-opportunity employer
- Value diversity of all kinds
- Work-life balance
