Head of Platform Engineering
Our Product Engineering Leadership team is growing, and we are looking for Head of Platform Engineering to join us on our journey!
Head of Platform Engineering is a critical leadership role responsible for the performance, reliability, scalability, and operational excellence of all production systems. This position will lead DevOps, Infrastructure, and Incident Management functions, championing a culture of proactive readiness, efficient release pipelines, robust incident response, and continuous infrastructure improvement.
This role ensures maximum uptime, enables safe and frequent deployments, establishes comprehensive observability, and drives effective postmortem practices. They will work closely with Engineering, QA, and Security leadership to embed operational excellence across the software development lifecycle and support the platform’s growth at scale.
Your day-to-day
- Lead, mentor, and scale a globally distributed team of DevOps engineers, SREs, and incident responders;
- Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and operational excellence;
- Define and execute the long-term strategy for system reliability, observability, performance, and incident management;
- Champion the adoption of modern tooling, technologies, and best practices to enhance resilience and agility;
- Own and continuously evolve incident response processes, including SLOs, SLAs, and postmortems;
- Optimise CI/CD systems and infrastructure automation (IaC) for fast, safe, and reliable deployments;
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, QA, and Security to embed operational and architectural best practices;
- Establish and improve comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and on-call practices for proactive system health management;
- Lead initiatives to improve uptime, latency, deployment frequency, and other critical performance metrics at scale;
- Monitor and optimise cloud infrastructure costs and resource utilisation, driving efficiency and scalability.
Your background and mindset
- 10+ years in DevOps, SRE, infrastructure, or production support roles;
- 4 - 5+ years in a technical leadership or senior management position;
- Deep experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure), Kubernetes, Terraform, and related technologies;
- Proven track record of scaling and managing highly available systems in complex environments;
- Exceptional leadership, mentorship, and coaching skills, with a genuine passion for developing technical talent at all levels;
- Excellent incident response, communication, and stakeholder alignment skills;
- Experience with ISO 27001, ISO 20000, or similar certification initiatives is a strong plus;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English), capable of articulating complex technical strategies and challenges clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences;
- Experience with Elixir is a plus;
- Previous experience in iGaming or similarly regulated environments is an advantage
Please note, we don't offer relocation support for this position.
- Department
- Yolo Entertainment
- Locations
- London, UK, Tas-Sliema, Malta
- Employment type
- Full-time
Benefits and perks
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Fit, Healthy, and Feeling Well
At Yolo Group, we know that building a great business is a marathon, not a sprint. Our active team members thrive with our comprehensive wellness benefit. From gym access and swimming pools to sports teams, fitness classes and holistic opportunities, we support your physical and mental health. Your health, your choice – we're here to support your whole self!
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Birthday Day Off
Celebrate your special day your way! We're delighted to offer you a day off on your birthday, allowing you to create memorable moments with your loved ones. It's our way of showing appreciation for you as an individual, not just an employee.
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Growing to New Heights
Growth is embedded in our DNA. We take pride in our diverse in-house learning & development programs, where you'll not only acquire new skills but also put them into practice through ambitious, startup-like business projects. Additionally, we offer opportunities for volunteering – both individually and as a team – fostering personal growth while making a positive impact in our communities.
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Work Hard, Play Harder
We believe in celebrating our achievements and fostering strong team bonds. Enjoy our legendary parties, summer outings, and festive Christmas galas. But that's not all – we spice things up with monthly office events, from themed gatherings to team-building activities, ensuring there's always something exciting on the horizon. At our company, we work with passion and play with enthusiasm!
Workplace & Culture
Together we reach for the moon!
If we were to describe ourselves in a couple of words, we would say we are fast moving and an ambitious team of go-getters!
We encourage our employees to push their limits, reach their goals and innovate things further by bringing on board exciting and challenging projects. Working at Yolo Group guarantees you a sense of achievement and is awarded with plenty of entertainment and time-off possibilities; Happy hours with fun-loving colleagues to sports compensation and time off for your birthday. We believe that a happy member of our company brings more value for everyone.
We value our employees as we do our customers by putting them at the centre of our universe.
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