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Job Location drjobs

Porto - Portugal

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Hiire is helping Blip a leading tech company focused on software engineering solutions for sports entertainment hire a Principal Platform Engineer for their team to guide and support the department.


About Blip:

Blip is a leading tech company focused on software engineering solutions for sports entertainment.

They operate at scale. As part of Flutter Entertainment they play an essential role in the Groups goal of becoming the global leader in online sports betting and iGaming developing innovative products and platforms for over 14 million monthly customers worldwide.


The role:

The UKI Infrastructure and Platform team provides core services to their product and technology teams to enable them to have delivery and execution independence.

As a Principal Platform Engineer in the Flutter UKI Infrastructure and Platform team your role is crucial in guiding and supporting the department alongside critical input into the maintenance and evolution of the organizations technology infrastructure to enhance our consumers enablement.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and develop new platforms and enhance existing ones to meet evolving business needs;

  • Drive and contribute to improving processes;

  • Identify potential areas for automation prioritize them and spearhead the implementation of automated solutions Automation First principle;

  • Take ownership of squad deliverables and KPIs/SLAs;

  • Mentor to other members of the squad actively sharing knowledge and teaching skills;

  • Guide the technical direction of the squad;

  • Participate in the review and enhancement of engineering practices and operational methods within squads;

  • Own the strategic roadmap outlining key technological directions for the team or project;

  • Engage with and manage nontechnical stakeholders showcasing effective communication and highlevel engagement;

  • Actively communicate with others building relationships and influencing;

  • Act as a consultant for other teams providing expertise on complex technical decisions whilst respectfully challenging decisions and direction from leadership;

  • Availability for oncall responsibilities.


Your Qualifications Must Have

  • Expertlevel knowledge of Platform Engineering principles;

  • Expertlevel knowledge of:
    • CDK;

    • Kubernetes/Docker;

    • Networking;

    • AWS cloudnative infrastructure;

    • Git;

    • Jenkins (or similar CI system);

    • Configuration Management (Chef Ansible);

    • General Linux operations;

    • Infrastructure Specific Products (Virtualization Storage technologies Hardware appliances).

  • Experience with different technologies and whats suitable for any project or application;

  • Experience leading teams managing and mentoring engineers and delegating tasks.


What you can expect from us:

  • Company bonus;

  • Health insurance for you and your household;

  • Up to 30 of annual leave 2 social responsibility days per year;

  • Work abroad for up to 20 days;

  • Innovative parental policies and baby kit for new parents;

  • Flexible working environment;

  • Mobile allowance phone data;

  • Shares discount;

  • Meal Allowance;

  • Employee referral program;

  • Learning and development tools;

  • Partnerships and discounts.


If you are passionate about sports entertainment and cuttingedge technology and feel you have what it takes we would love to hear from you.

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