Platform Engineer

Job description

At evoke, you'll help power the technology behind some of the world's most recognised betting and gaming brands, including William Hill, 888 and Mr Green. Our platforms process up to 500 online bets per second, support more than 20 million users, and handle over 160 terabytes of data every day. This is an opportunity to work on technology at genuine scale, solving complex engineering challenges while contributing to the reliability, performance and evolution of critical platforms used across our business.

As a Platform Engineer, you'll join a collaborative and highly skilled team focused on building and supporting the shared platform services that enable engineering teams to deliver exceptional products. Whether you're working with Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD tooling or observability platforms, you'll play a key role in improving developer productivity, platform resilience and operational excellence.

What you'll be doing

• Build, maintain and enhance platform services that support multiple engineering teams across the organisation.
• Develop and manage cloud-native infrastructure, including Kubernetes clusters and supporting ecosystem technologies.
• Create and optimise CI/CD pipelines to enable frequent, automated and reliable software delivery.
• Improve platform reliability through observability, monitoring, automated testing and disaster recovery practices.
• Support production systems, participate in incident response and contribute to continuous service improvements.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects and stakeholders to deliver scalable platform solutions that meet business needs.
• Contribute to platform standards, documentation and engineering best practices to promote consistency and quality.
• Share knowledge, mentor colleagues and help foster a culture of learning, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Who we are looking for

We are committed to responsible gambling, and we are looking for people who can support our ethos. To apply to this post, you will have:

• Experience working with Kubernetes, cloud platforms such as AWS, and Infrastructure as Code tools including Terraform.
• Knowledge of CI/CD technologies, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD and modern software delivery practices.
• Familiarity with observability, security and operational excellence, including monitoring, incident management and platform reliability.
• Experience working in agile environments with a passion for automation, continuous learning and emerging technologies, including AI-powered engineering tools.

What we offer

Our roles offer more than just a job, you’ll become part of the evoke family! We have created an environment where our people can thrive. Check out some of the fantastic benefits on offer: –

• Family Support: Industry-leading maternity and paternity leave and paid time off if you have caring responsibilities.
• Perks and discounts: Discounts at a range of high-street retailers
• Financial: Competitive salary, pension, and bonus schemes.
• Health & wellbeing: Tools and services to help support your well-being, including support with mental health and financial education. You will also have access to gym discounts and our cycle to work scheme.
• Hybrid working: Our employees can work from home up to 80% of the time with 20% of office time built in to ensure we get some face-to-face collaborative team time - and the chance for a coffee and a catch-up!
• Healthcare: We prioritise your health and well-being, offering comprehensive healthcare benefits (or a cash alternative).
• Pension package, income protection and life assurance: Safeguarding your financial future and offering peace of mind.

More about evoke

We’re a business that embraces change and progress. The power behind big name brands William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, evoke is the new name for 888 Holdings. Marking a new sense of purpose, direction and ambition for the business, there couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us as we accelerate our journey to bring even greater delight to our customers with world-class betting and gaming experiences. That’s the future. That’s evoke.

At evoke, you’ll benefit from flexibility and a culture built on trust. We’ll give you the space to be yourself and the tools you need to protect our customers while they play. We’ll invest in your future to help you develop your unique strengths and build a career that’s right for you.

At evoke, we prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion for the benefit of our company, employees, and communities. We foster a welcoming and safe workplace that values all forms of diversity and provides opportunities for growth.

Sound good? Then you belong at our place! The first step in the recruitment process is kickstarting your application, followed by an initial screening call and an interview stage.

Apply today to kickstart your application with the evoke Family!

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