Lead Data Engineer

As a Platform Engineer on the Platform Team, you’ll thrive in a diverse and dynamic environment working alongside seasoned professionals, including senior developers, tech leads, and architects. This role sits at the intersection of platform engineering and DevOps — you’ll build and maintain the infrastructure, tooling, and automation that powers Karbon’s engineering teams while driving continuous improvement across our cloud platform. You’ll design and evolve shared platform capabilities that improve reliability, scalability, and developer productivity across the organisation. AI is reshaping how software gets built — and we see it as a force multiplier for engineers. You’ll be expected to use AI tools effectively to accelerate development, improve productivity, and enhance engineering workflows.

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, or site reliability engineering
• Strong proficiency in C#,.NET, and SQL, with the ability to design scalable, maintainable systems
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools
• Strong experience with Azure cloud platforms, including Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and operating production systems
• Experience with Docker containerisation and cloud-native application deployments (Azure Container Apps or similar orchestration platforms)
• Deep understanding of distributed systems design, including fault tolerance, scalability, and event-driven architectures
• Solid understanding of observability and production operations, including monitoring, logging, tracing, and SLO-driven reliability (Datadog, OpenTelemetry)
• Experience improving developer experience through tooling, automation, and self-service infrastructure
• Proven experience driving cross-team platform or architectural improvements
• Understanding of cloud security fundamentals, including identity, access management, and secrets management
• Good understanding of infrastructure fundamentals (Linux, Windows, DNS, networking)
• Experience automating workflows using PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages
• Strong foundations in software design, clean architecture, and engineering best practices, with experience using Git in collaborative environments
• Familiarity with a range of data storage technologies (SQL, Elasticsearch, NoSQL) and their trade-offs
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across distributed, international engineering teams
• A proactive approach to problem-solving with a self-starter mindset that adapts well to changing priorities
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

Benefits

• 4 weeks annual leave plus 5 extra ‘Karbon Days’ off a year
• Flexible working environment
• Work with (and learn from) an experienced, high-performing team
• Be part of a fast-growing company that firmly believes in promoting high performers from within
• A collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity, invests in development, and provides consistent feedback
• Generous parental leave