# Platform Engineer

Hiring organization: [Depop](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/depop)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7a2338aa-8cf5-4715-8d97-6c80973cd8f4

Listed on Depop's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time

## Summary

This role involves designing, securing, and operating AWS cloud infrastructure at scale while enabling other engineers to deploy and operate services efficiently. It suits infrastructure engineers who enjoy a product-oriented approach and want to shape how a large platform team builds and ships.

_Our summary, not Depop's wording._

## Skills named

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Bash (Scripting), CI/CD, Cloudflare, Infrastructure as Code, Python, Terraform

## Required

- AWS cloud infrastructure experience
- CI/CD tools and practices
- Distributed systems knowledge
- Code quality and testing practices
- At least one programming language (Python or Golang preferred)
- Bash scripting
- Network infrastructure design knowledge
- RESTful web service integration
- Security, reliability and scalability focus
- Product mindset with user outcome focus
- Self-motivated problem-solving
- Continuous learning approach
- Ability to prioritize competing demands
- Adaptability in dynamic environment

## Nice to have

- Postgres or major RDBMS operation at scale
- Kubernetes experience
- CDN provider and WAF experience (Cloudflare, Fastly)
- HashiCorp projects (Vault)
- Modern Linux systems internals knowledge
- Mentoring experience

Apply on Depop's site: https://etsy.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Depop_Careers/job/Depop---Remote-UK/Platform-Engineer_JR5677