Senior DevOps Engineer, Patchwork

• Proven track record of maintaining uptime of applications
• Proven polyglot, including two or more of: bash, Python, Go, Ruby, React/Typescript, JVM/Kotlin
• Thorough understanding of CI/CD toolchains
• Comfortable with training when it comes to infrastructure-as-code
• Ability to effectively monitor SRE concepts, alarm wisdom, AWS tools, and New Relic
• Demonstrable experience working with agile teams, employing standard agile practices (e.g. pair-programming and TDD)

Desirable

• We're looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our growing and passionate Technology Team
• Technology at Patchwork is responsible for all activities related to the development and maintenance of the platforms we build
• This role will bridge the gap between software development and infrastructure design and deployment
• Understanding how software architectures map to underlying infrastructure, and guiding conversations on cloud tools, protocols, cybersecurity and system robustness will be a day-to-day exercise
• This role will help create a low-friction toolchain to ensure there's a system with high uptime and a low error rate
• Providing infrastructure leadership to the wider Technology Team, including continuous identification and prioritisation of system improvements
• Leading infrastructure migrations that are incremental, idempotent and do not impact system efficiencies
• Contributing to the design of software architectures, whilst considering scalability, performance, maintainability, and the infrastructure implications
• Working with the Technology Team on infrastructure changes to support new and existing features
• Evaluating the trade-offs between code problem solving vs cloud-native tooling, especially in relation to testability and deployability
• Assisting with infrastructure changes as an ongoing part of technical governance, reflected in the product roadmap
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation whilst upholding good standards of technical communication within the Technology Team
• Keeping up with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices
• Evaluating new tools, technologies, and methodologies to drive continuous improvement

• 🏡 Flexible Working Hybrid remote-first environment
• 🌴 27 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays (England and Wales)
• 🏦 Workplace Pension Scheme 5% matched contributions
• 🌍 Work From Abroad (Up to 5 weeks per year)
• 🤑 Healthcare Cash Back Scheme via Health Shield
• 📚 £250 Personal Learning & Development Budget. Autonomous spend, no need for approval!
• 🌳 Positive Sustainability Impact via Ecologi
• 💡Unlimited Professional & Personal Coaching via More Happi
• ❤️ Employee Assistance Programme Support helpline, wellbeing advice and counselling via Health Assured
• 🩺 GP Anytime Unlimited & uncapped GP appointments via Health Shield
• 👥 121 Financial Coaching via Wagestream
• 🏧 Flexible Income Stream your pay for free via Wagestream
• 🛍️ Vouchers & Discounts Marketplaces Across retail, hospitality, and activities via multiple providers
• 🤝 Volunteering & Community Support via OnHand
• 🚲 Cycle Scheme
• 💻 Tech Loan Scheme
• 🚆 Travel Ticket Scheme
• 🐶 Dog Friendly London Hub
• 📍 Co-working Spaces Locations across the UK
• 🏫 Yellow Nest Early Years Nursery Scheme to support parents with the cost of childcare fees via Salary Exchange.

Total funding: $38.5m

Patchwork offers doctors a mobile app through which they can find and book shifts instantly, and hospitals a bespoke staffing platform to control their own hiring processes rather than using expensive locum agencies.