[Hiring] Lead Platform Engineer - Solutions @Kraken Technologies

Role Description

Help us use technology to make a big green dent in the universe! Kraken powers some of the most innovative global developments in energy. We’re a technology company focused on creating a smart, sustainable energy system. From optimising renewable generation, creating a more intelligent grid and enabling utilities to provide excellent customer experiences, our operating system for energy is transforming the industry around the world in a way that benefits everyone. It’s a really exciting time in energy. Help us make a real impact on shaping a better, more sustainable future.

Our Global Platform Engineering Solutions team builds custom integration solutions with our clients and automates the build of the main Kraken Customer application. As the Lead, you will manage people across the US and EU, as well as coordinate with your APAC counterpart, delivery management, and global Platform leadership to ensure a smooth process for just-in-time Kraken app delivery, champion automation, and solve unique client requirements to ensure networking, regulatory, data safety, and other needs are met.

What You'll Do:

• Technical Leadership
  • Work closely with the APAC Solutions lead, Director, Heads of Platform Engineering and Client Engineering to define strategic objectives and team direction
  • Manage team priorities and ensure initiatives are completed within deadlines
  • Work with Client Engineering and pre-Sales teams to support client use cases and integrations, with a continuous improvement workstream to streamline and automate app builds
  • Provide production support for highly-available, large-scale internet-facing distributed systems
• People Management
  • Line manage 7-10 Platform Engineers in Solutions team across the US and EU, and co-manage the global, follow-the-sun team and pipeline to support new client infrastructure builds
  • Set clear performance expectations and regularly review individual and team performance, offering actionable insights and constructive feedback to support and grow team members
  • Lead a strong team culture with open communication, trust, and inclusive team environment
  • Participate in Platform Engineering leadership and org-wide efforts as well as setting high standards for team health, code hygiene, and ways of working
• Technical Delivery
  • Deliver technical improvements such as small features and bug fixes
  • Support team delivery through code reviews, technology research and architectural guidance

Technologies We Use

• Build platform tooling and automation primarily in Python and Django
• CI/CD pipelines in CircleCI; GitOps workflows using ArgoCD
• Kubernetes-based environments - we use Amazon EKS
• Terraform for IaC

What You'll Have:

• Excellent communication skills, with a focus on doing this asynchronously across multiple timezones and countries
• Demonstrable impact working effectively with developers, product managers and other business stakeholders to understand and deliver impactful projects or improve KPIs
• Record of successfully and consistently delivering critical path projects, on time and at scale
• Meticulous organisation and planning skills
• Experience of mentoring and coaching highly-autonomous teams
• Proficiency with AWS. We use a lot of different AWS services and including Amazon EKS in production
• Knowledge of Platform Engineering best-practices, including security, CI/CD tooling and methodologies

What Will Help:

• Experience working on SaaS platforms, including engaging product teams to ensure up-skilling and knowledge sharing across teams
• Proactive, problem-solving orientation with an interest in continual improvement
• Prior experience in globally distributed teams

Benefits

• Kraken is a certified Great Place to Work in France, Germany, Spain, Japan, Australia, and USA.
• In the UK we are one of the Best Workplaces on Glassdoor with a score of 4.5, and in Germany we rate 4.7 on Kununu as a Top Company.

Company Description

Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential. If you have any specific accommodations or a unique preference, please contact us at [email protected] and we'll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic!

Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Kraken, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute.