Farfetch
luxury fashion
SeniorInfrastructureEngineer
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“Senior Infrastructure Engineer at Farfetch. Skills: cloud-native infrastructure, automation, scalability, reliability, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code. Design and build robust cloud-native infrastructure, focusing on automation, scalability, and high availability for our core systems. Operate and maintain a wide range of infrastructure components, including Linux and Kubernetes-based systems, using automated processes and pipelines”
What You'll Achieve.
reduce cognitive load for our developers; empower engineering teams to deliver software faster and with higher quality; accelerate global productivity
Industry & Context.
analytical and problem-solving skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
designing, building, and maintaining complex platform infrastructure and distributed systems, technical background in multi-cloud infrastructure (e. g. , Azure, GCP), container orchestration (Kubernetes), modern CI/CD patterns (ArgoCD, Jenkins, etc), software development lifecycle, hands-on experience with development languages (e. g. , Python or Golang), analytical and problem-solving skills, relentless focus on continuous system improvement and automation, exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, ability to collaborate effectively and influence technical stakeholders across the organization, prioritize security and compliance as core pillars of a reliable platform
Nice to Have
Self-Service capabilities, Infrastructure as Code
What You'll Do.
Design and build robust cloud-native infrastructure
focusing on automation
and high availability for our core systems
Operate and maintain a wide range of infrastructure components
including Linux and Kubernetes-based systems
using automated processes and pipelines
Drive the creation of self-service capabilities
ensuring that the infrastructure layers we build empower engineering teams across the company to be autonomous
Ensure the reliability
and scalability of large-scale distributed systems
guaranteeing the platform is robust enough for high-traffic events
Contribute to technical strategy and roadmaps
ensuring the platform's evolution aligns with global company goals and delivers consistent value
Act as a key technical partner for Principals
translating business needs into scalable technical solutions to accelerate global productivity
Identify opportunities to optimize cost efficiency and reliability through automated processes and modern infrastructure patterns
Provide technical mentorship and guidance to other engineers
fostering a culture of technical excellence
and continuous learning
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
key technical partner for Principals, Engineering Leads, and developers; collaborate effectively and influence technical stakeholders across the organization
Communication Scope
exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
Full Job Description
## Description Farfetch is a leading global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry. The Farfetch Marketplace connects customers in over 190 countries and territories with items from more than 50 countries and over 1,400 of the world’s best brands, boutiques, and department stores, delivering a truly unique shopping experience and access to the most extensive selection of luxury on a global marketplace. TECHNOLOGY We're on a mission to build end-to-end products and technology that powers the an incredible e-commerce experience for luxury customers everywhere, understanding the motivations and needs of our customers and partners, to designing and testing hypotheses, to creating industry-leading experiences for luxury customers. PORTO Our office is near Porto, in the north of Portugal, and is located in a vibrant business hub. It offers a dynamic and welcoming environment where our employees can connect and network with a large community of tech professionals. THE ROLE As a Senior Platform Engineer in the Tech Platform team, you will play a critical role in building the foundation of our entire technology ecosystem. Your mission is to engineer a seamless, scalable, and reliable platform that empowers engineering teams to deliver software faster and with higher quality. In this role, you will be a key technical contributor dedicated to evolving our cloud-native infrastructure. You will focus on driving the adoption of Self-Service capabilities and Infrastructure as Code to reduce cognitive load for our developers, while maintaining a high bar for security, resilience, and operational excellence. ## WHAT YOU'LL DO Design and build robust cloud-native infrastructure, focusing on automation, scalability, and high availability for our core systems. Operate and maintain a wide range of infrastructure components, including Linux and Kubernetes-based systems, using automated processes and pipelines. Drive the creation of self-service capabilities, ensuring that the
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