Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer - Flutter UKI, Hybrid

About Betfair Romania Development:

Betfair Romania Development is the largest technology hub of Flutter Entertainment, with over 2,000 people powering the world's leading sports betting and iGaming brands. Exciting, immersive and safe experiences are delivered to over 18 million customers worldwide, from our office in Cluj-Napoca. Driven by relentless innovation and commitment to excellence, we operate our own unbeatable portfolio of diverse proprietary brands such as FanDuel, PokerStars, SportsBet, Betfair, Paddy Power, or Sky Betting & Gaming.

Our Values:

The values we share at Betfair Romania Development define what makes us unique as a team. They empower us by giving meaning to our contributions, and they ensure that we consistently strive for excellence in everything we do. We are looking for passionate individuals who align with our values and are committed to making a difference.

Win together | Raise the bar | Got your back | Own it | Positive impact

About Flutter UKI

Flutter UK & Ireland are the UKI region of Flutter Entertainment. They unite a dozen brands including powerhouses Paddy Power, Betfair, Tombola and Sky Betting & Gaming, bringing together hundreds of teams and thousands of colleagues, who create trusted entertainment for millions of customers every week.

Role Overview:

The UKI Infrastructure and Platform team provide core services to our product and technology teams to enable them to have delivery and execution independence. As a Platform Engineer in the Flutter UKI Infrastructure and Platform team, your role is crucial for maintaining and evolving the organisation's technology infrastructure too enhance our customers enablement. Responsibilities include platform development and maintenance, system monitoring and optimisation, capacity planning, infrastructure automation, security and compliance, and incident management and support.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates Good Knowledge of Infrastructure & Platforms Systems: Applies comprehensive understanding of group engineering systems management as key responsibility involves contributing to designs, implementing, and maintaining the Flutter UKI platform infrastructure. This includes both the development of new platforms and the enhancement of existing ones to meet evolving business needs.
• Driving Improvements: actively seek out opportunities to improve processes, adopt new technologies, and enhance the reliability, performance, and security of the platform
• Automation Contributor: Actively seeks and implements automation solutions and practices to reduce reliance on manual processes, and promotes self service
• Ownership : Exhibit ownership of squad deliverables, demonstrating a sense of responsibility and accountability. Lead and take charge of a work stream or incident.
• Mentorship: Act as a mentor to peers in the squad, actively sharing knowledge and teaching skills.
• Role Modelling: Serve as a role model both behaviourally and in terms of capabilities, inspiring Associate/Graduate Engineers through their actions.
• Consistency: Demonstrate a consistent delivery approach, providing a reliable and solid pair of hands in all tasks.
• Stakeholder Management: Exhibit comfort in engaging with non-technical stakeholders, showcasing effective communication and high-level engagement.
• Collaboration: Developing effective communication and collaboration with other teams, such as development and operations. You'll work closely with these teams on initiatives, embracing feedback with a positive attitude.

Skills, Capabilities & Experience Required:

• Working knowledge of Platform Engineering principles

• Working knowledge of using the supported products in a production environment

• CDK

• Kubernetes/Docker
• Networking
• AWS native services
• Git
• Jenkins (or similar CI systems)
• General Linux operations.
• Infrastructure Specific Products (Virtualization, Storage technologies, Hardware appliances)
• Aptitude for evaluating and embracing new technologies and tooling.
• Experience with managing high-load, high-performance applications.
• AWS experience supporting cloud native infrastructure through tooling and automation.

• Able to input into the ways of working and structure of the squad

• Develop engineers

• Identify and fill skills gaps.
• Strong People and communication skills.

Benefits:

• Hybrid & remote working options
• €1,000 per year for self-development
• Company share scheme
• 25 days of annual leave per year
• 20 days per year to work abroad
• 5 personal days/year
• Flexible benefits: travel, sports, hobbies
• Extended health, dental and travel insurances
• Customized well-being programmes
• Career growth sessions
• Thousands of online courses through Udemy
• A variety of engaging office events

Disclaimer:

We are an inclusive employer. By embracing diverse experiences and perspectives, we create a lasting, positive impact for our employees, customers, and the communities we're part of. You don't have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role. If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you, let us know, and we'll see how we can accommodate them.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only the candidates who best meet the job requirements will be contacted for an interview.

By submitting your application online, you agree that your details will be used to progress your application for employment. If your application is successful, your details will be used to administer your personnel record. If your application is unsuccessful, we will retain your details for a period no longer than three years, to consider you for prospective roles within the company.