Platform Development Engineer
Posted on May 20, 2026 by CV-Library
Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Automotive
Immediate Start
£33.9 - £33.9 Hourly
Contract/Project
Order Ref: (phone number removed)
Position Title: Platform Development Engineer
Duration: Contract
Location: Manchester
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential:
4+ years' experience in Unix OS and ideally recent experience in container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, etc) and a scripting language (e.g. Python, Bash)
4+ years' experience of at least one major cloud provider (GCP, AWS, Azure) and Kubernetes experience
Strong experience of Site Reliability Engineering practices and principles
Strong experience in operational monitoring and dash-boarding for applications (ELK, SonarQube, Prometheus, Grafana)
Experience with containers and orchestration frameworks (Docker, k8s)
Experience with source code management and version control (Git/GitHub/GitLab)
Experience with modern CI/CD tools and techniques
Previous involvement in all stages of the software delivery lifecycle
Passion for mentoring and technical coaching of engineers
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Collaborative skills - being open to pair programming and working closely with engineers in cross functional teams
Infrastructure provisioning tools e.g. Terraform, Ansible
Good automation skills, including experience with unit testing and automated testing tools
Experience of operating enterprise scale production systems alongside monitoring and telemetry practices (SonarQube, Prometheus, Grafana)
Solid understanding of networking concepts, technologies, and protocols (TCP/IP, IPSec, HTTP, FTP, DHCP, and DNS)
Desirable:
Experience of Software Engineering with Go, Java, JavaScript or another language
Knowledge of Microservices architectures, RESTful APIs and message queues
Experience operating bespoke built enterprise scale cloud-native microservice applications
Experience with database technologies such as MySQL or NoSQL technologies (e.g. MongoDB)Why work through Contechs?
Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employees, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.
How to Apply
If you're interested in applying for this position, submit your application and one of our recruiters will be in touch.
If you know anyone that is suitable for the role, please visit the below page where we offer up to £600 referral fee
Position Title: Platform Development Engineer
Duration: Contract
Location: Manchester
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential:
4+ years' experience in Unix OS and ideally recent experience in container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, etc) and a scripting language (e.g. Python, Bash)
4+ years' experience of at least one major cloud provider (GCP, AWS, Azure) and Kubernetes experience
Strong experience of Site Reliability Engineering practices and principles
Strong experience in operational monitoring and dash-boarding for applications (ELK, SonarQube, Prometheus, Grafana)
Experience with containers and orchestration frameworks (Docker, k8s)
Experience with source code management and version control (Git/GitHub/GitLab)
Experience with modern CI/CD tools and techniques
Previous involvement in all stages of the software delivery lifecycle
Passion for mentoring and technical coaching of engineers
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Collaborative skills - being open to pair programming and working closely with engineers in cross functional teams
Infrastructure provisioning tools e.g. Terraform, Ansible
Good automation skills, including experience with unit testing and automated testing tools
Experience of operating enterprise scale production systems alongside monitoring and telemetry practices (SonarQube, Prometheus, Grafana)
Solid understanding of networking concepts, technologies, and protocols (TCP/IP, IPSec, HTTP, FTP, DHCP, and DNS)
Desirable:
Experience of Software Engineering with Go, Java, JavaScript or another language
Knowledge of Microservices architectures, RESTful APIs and message queues
Experience operating bespoke built enterprise scale cloud-native microservice applications
Experience with database technologies such as MySQL or NoSQL technologies (e.g. MongoDB)Why work through Contechs?
Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employees, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.
How to Apply
If you're interested in applying for this position, submit your application and one of our recruiters will be in touch.
If you know anyone that is suitable for the role, please visit the below page where we offer up to £600 referral fee
Reference: 225138609
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Platform Development Engineer
Posted on May 20, 2026 by CV-Library
Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Automotive
Immediate Start
£33.9 - £33.9 Hourly
Contract/Project
Order Ref: (phone number removed)
Position Title: Platform Development Engineer
Duration: Contract
Location: Manchester
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential:
4+ years' experience in Unix OS and ideally recent experience in container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, etc) and a scripting language (e.g. Python, Bash)
4+ years' experience of at least one major cloud provider (GCP, AWS, Azure) and Kubernetes experience
Strong experience of Site Reliability Engineering practices and principles
Strong experience in operational monitoring and dash-boarding for applications (ELK, SonarQube, Prometheus, Grafana)
Experience with containers and orchestration frameworks (Docker, k8s)
Experience with source code management and version control (Git/GitHub/GitLab)
Experience with modern CI/CD tools and techniques
Previous involvement in all stages of the software delivery lifecycle
Passion for mentoring and technical coaching of engineers
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Collaborative skills - being open to pair programming and working closely with engineers in cross functional teams
Infrastructure provisioning tools e.g. Terraform, Ansible
Good automation skills, including experience with unit testing and automated testing tools
Experience of operating enterprise scale production systems alongside monitoring and telemetry practices (SonarQube, Prometheus, Grafana)
Solid understanding of networking concepts, technologies, and protocols (TCP/IP, IPSec, HTTP, FTP, DHCP, and DNS)
Desirable:
Experience of Software Engineering with Go, Java, JavaScript or another language
Knowledge of Microservices architectures, RESTful APIs and message queues
Experience operating bespoke built enterprise scale cloud-native microservice applications
Experience with database technologies such as MySQL or NoSQL technologies (e.g. MongoDB)Why work through Contechs?
Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employees, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.
How to Apply
If you're interested in applying for this position, submit your application and one of our recruiters will be in touch.
If you know anyone that is suitable for the role, please visit the below page where we offer up to £600 referral fee
Position Title: Platform Development Engineer
Duration: Contract
Location: Manchester
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential:
4+ years' experience in Unix OS and ideally recent experience in container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, etc) and a scripting language (e.g. Python, Bash)
4+ years' experience of at least one major cloud provider (GCP, AWS, Azure) and Kubernetes experience
Strong experience of Site Reliability Engineering practices and principles
Strong experience in operational monitoring and dash-boarding for applications (ELK, SonarQube, Prometheus, Grafana)
Experience with containers and orchestration frameworks (Docker, k8s)
Experience with source code management and version control (Git/GitHub/GitLab)
Experience with modern CI/CD tools and techniques
Previous involvement in all stages of the software delivery lifecycle
Passion for mentoring and technical coaching of engineers
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Collaborative skills - being open to pair programming and working closely with engineers in cross functional teams
Infrastructure provisioning tools e.g. Terraform, Ansible
Good automation skills, including experience with unit testing and automated testing tools
Experience of operating enterprise scale production systems alongside monitoring and telemetry practices (SonarQube, Prometheus, Grafana)
Solid understanding of networking concepts, technologies, and protocols (TCP/IP, IPSec, HTTP, FTP, DHCP, and DNS)
Desirable:
Experience of Software Engineering with Go, Java, JavaScript or another language
Knowledge of Microservices architectures, RESTful APIs and message queues
Experience operating bespoke built enterprise scale cloud-native microservice applications
Experience with database technologies such as MySQL or NoSQL technologies (e.g. MongoDB)Why work through Contechs?
Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employees, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.
How to Apply
If you're interested in applying for this position, submit your application and one of our recruiters will be in touch.
If you know anyone that is suitable for the role, please visit the below page where we offer up to £600 referral fee
Reference: 225138609
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