Platform Engineer

Our Company
At Quantum, we connect global brands with high-intent consumers. We turn intent into action and complexity into clarity.

Our Mission is clear, to help smarter, faster buying decisions. Our vision, to be the world’s most used digital comparison service, delivering value and simplicity to millions.

We drive growth through data-driven affiliate marketing built for performance from day one. Every campaign is measurable, optimised in real time, and designed to scale.

With in-house tech, full-stack analytics, and a compliance-first mindset, we give our partners an edge. We drive confident decisions and growth in regulated and high-growth sectors. We’ve helped ambitious brands grow faster, smarter, and globally.

The Role

Our Department team is growing! We’re looking for a highly skilled and experienced Platform Engineer with expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to join our engineering team.

You will be instrumental in designing, building, and maintaining the infrastructure and platform services that enable our development teams to deploy, manage, and scale applications efficiently.

Your contributions will ensure high availability, security, and performance of our platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise in automation engineering, coding, and architecture issues.

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure on GCP.

• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes (Github Actions or Gitlab ideal).

• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform.

• Work closely with developers, data engineers and product teams to understand platform requirements.

• Create self-service tools and frameworks to enhance developer productivity.

• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using tools like Stackdriver, Prometheus, or Grafana.

• Optimize system performance and ensure high availability through effective scaling strategies.

• Conduct root cause analysis for incidents and implement preventative measures.

• Embed security considerations early in the development process (Shift Left Approach).

• Ensure platform security through IAM policies, VPC design, and proper data encryption practices.

• Monitor and address vulnerabilities and security risks within the platform.

• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and internal policies.

About You

• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages like Python, Go, or Bash.

• Knowledge of typescript/javascript a benefit

• Proven experience as a Platform Engineer, Cloud Engineer, or similar role.

• Strong expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services, including Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud Functions, BigQuery, and Cloud Storage.

• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi).

• Deep understanding of CI/CD concepts and tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or ArgoCD.

• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes including its networking (e.g., Istio, Traefik).

• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Stackdriver, Prometheus, or Grafana.

• Knowledge of microservices architecture and best practice around it.

• You thrive when working as part of a team

• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment

• Have excellent written and verbal English skills

• Last but not least, you’ll have no ego!

What You’ll Get

• Competitive Base Salary

• Company Bonus Scheme

• Hybrid Working (3 days in office)

• Private Health Care (Bupa)

• Travel Insurance

• Market Leading Training Programme

• Recognition & Reward Scheme

• Annual Company Conference (previous destinations Vienna, Bologna, Dubrovnik and Thessaloniki)

• Regular Happy Hour / Team Lunches

• Free Coffee, Drinks & Snacks

What’s the next step?

Our hiring process ensures we're recruiting the right people for the role. We ensure that people are as suitable for us as we are for them.

If you like the sound of what we're all about at Quantum and want to join a team where you can make an impact, please apply or contact us at [email protected].