Senior Platform Engineer

About Us

At Polaris, we're on a mission to create a safer and fairer world. We provide software solutions that empower police forces and local authorities to enforce and track traffic and parking offences, manage permits and licenses, and control high-risk assets like firearms and tasers.

Since securing support from August Equity in May 2023, we've been on an exciting growth trajectory. We've expanded our reach both in the UK and internationally, acquired key companies like Farthest Gate, Clarity and JML Software Solutions, and invested heavily in our operations.

Our goal is to build a data-driven, professionally managed organisation with robust systems and processes, poised for consistent growth and ready to seize new opportunities. We've united our legacy brands under the Polaris name, creating a dynamic new identity that reflects our vision for the future.

This is an exciting time to join Polaris. We're seeking ambitious, forward-thinking individuals who are eager to make a real impact and grow their careers in a rapidly evolving industry. If you're ready to be part of a team that's shaping the future of public safety and compliance technology, we want to hear from you.

Senior Platform Engineer

Based in Banbury

Hybrid model of 2-3 days per week in office

Full time 

Summary
In this role, you will be contributing towards technology that helps our customers make the world safer and fairer. 

As a Platform Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain the internal developer platform (IDP) and cloud infrastructure that empowers our engineering teams to ship high-quality software faster and more reliably.

Key Responsibilities:

·       Build and evolve self-service tooling, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes clusters, and cloud environments (Azure)

·       Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) and GitOps workflows

·       Create golden paths and paved roads that reduce cognitive load for developers

·       Monitor, optimize, and ensure security, scalability, and cost-efficiency of the platform

·       Collaborate with SRE, Security, and application teams to define standards and best practices

·       Automate repetitive tasks and eliminate toil through tooling and runbooks

·       Drive adoption of modern practices (observability, progressive delivery, chaos engineering)

We are looking for someone who:

·       Empathetic toward developers and obsessed with reducing friction

·       Comfortable with ambiguity and driving initiatives end-to-end

·       Thrives in a fast-paced environment 

·       Always learning and sharing knowledge with the team

·       Sense of ownership, bias for action, and excellent communication skills

Your Experience

·       3+ years of professional experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure roles

·       Proven track record of building and scaling production-grade systems in high-traffic environments

·       Experience working in agile teams at tech companies or startups with fast iteration cycles

·       Prior exposure to large-scale deployments supporting 100+ developers or multiple product teams

Background in troubleshooting complex distributed systems and optimizing for performance/cost

What We Offer

·       Market rate salary 

·       25 days annual leave 

·       2 Moment in Time Days

·       Life Assurance 4 x base salary 

·       Private Pension with Scottish Widows

·       Health Care Cash Plan 

·       Hybrid working model 

·       Length of service additional time

Equal Opportunities

Our business is an equal opportunities employer. We make recruitment decisions based on qualifications, skill sets, and experiences. We consider all suitable candidates regardless of their age, sex, gender reassignment, race, religious beliefs (or lack thereof), marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.

Please note that we can currently only consider candidates with an existing right to work in the UK.