Lead Developer Experience Engineer

Summary

Join Tide's Developer Experience team in London as a Lead Developer Experience Engineer. This role requires a highly experienced engineer with expertise in GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines, containerized application deployment (Go, Java, Python), and cloud platforms (AWS, Kubernetes). You will design, build, and maintain cloud-based solutions, mentor other engineers, and champion best practices. The ideal candidate possesses a strong background in distributed computing, various programming languages, and cloud technologies. Tide offers a flexible work environment, competitive benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in distributed computing
• Good working knowledge of web based applications
• A depth of knowledge with one or more of the following programming languages: Python, Java, Go, JavaScript
• Experience with a variety of cloud computing platforms and technologies, including AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and EKS
• Deployed containerised TypeScript, Java or Python applications
• Familiarity with developer portals such as Backstage
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience in Pair Coding
• Ability to automate - Infrastructure as Code

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud-based solutions
• Lead and mentor other engineers
• Champion best practices in software development, and in agile ways of working
• Stay up-to-date on the latest cloud computing technologies
• Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline and cloud-based issues
• Work with other teams to ensure that cloud-based solutions meet the needs of the business, strong collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

Proficiency in all areas is not required, but willingness to learn is essential

Benefits

• 25 days paid annual leave
• 3 paid days off for volunteering or L&D activities
• Family-Friendly Leave (according to statutory)
• Personal L&D budget in the amount of 500 EUR per year
• Work from home budget to set up your space
• Mental wellbeing platform Plum
• WFH equipment allowance
• Share options