A hybrid DevOps & Infrastructure role at Farfetch.
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As a Senior Platform Engineer in the Tech Platform team, you will play a critical role in building the foundation of our entire technology ecosystem. Your mission is to engineer a seamless, scalable, and reliable platform that empowers engineering teams to deliver software faster and with higher quality.
In this role, you will be a key technical contributor dedicated to evolving our cloud-native infrastructure. You will focus on driving the adoption of Self-Service capabilities and Infrastructure as Code to reduce cognitive load for our developers, while maintaining a high bar for security, resilience, and operational excellence.
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Design and build robust cloud-native infrastructure, focusing on automation, scalability, and high availability for our core systems.
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Drive the creation of self-service capabilities, ensuring that the infrastructure layers we build empower engineering teams across the company to be autonomous.
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Ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of large-scale distributed systems, guaranteeing the platform is robust enough for high-traffic events.
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Contribute to technical strategy and roadmaps, ensuring the platform's evolution aligns with global company goals and delivers consistent value.
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Act as a key technical partner for Principals, Engineering Leads, and developers, translating business needs into scalable technical solutions to accelerate global productivity.
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Identify opportunities to optimize cost efficiency and reliability through automated processes and modern infrastructure patterns.
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Provide technical mentorship and guidance to other engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, psychological safety, and continuous learning.
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You have a proven track record of designing, building, and maintaining complex platform infrastructure and distributed systems.
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You possess a strong technical background in cloud infrastructure (e.g., Azure), container orchestration (Kubernetes), and modern CI/CD patterns (ArgoCD, Jenkins, etc), allowing you to make and guide complex technical decisions.
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You understand the software development lifecycle deeply and have hands-on experience with development languages (e.g., Python or Golang) to effectively build tools for other developers.
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You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a relentless focus on continuous system improvement and automation.
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You have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively and influence technical stakeholders across the organization.
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You prioritize security and compliance as core pillars of a reliable platform.
Farfetch
DevOps & Infrastructure
48 open roles on Sydicom
Farfetch is a British e-commerce company focused on luxury clothing and beauty products. It operates as a digital marketplace that sells products from several hundred brands, boutiques and department stores from around the world. In January 2024, the company was acquired by Coupang.
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