Lead Platform Engineer - Computing Platform

Farfetch
Porto
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: DevOps, Cloud & InfrastructureSkills: ["Mentorship","Communication","Stakeholder management","Team leadership","Continuous improvement"]

Lead a team building the foundation of the company’s technology ecosystem, driving a scalable, reliable, cloud-native platform. You’ll evolve cloud infrastructure, champion self-service capabilities and infrastructure as code to speed engineering delivery, and ensure high security, resilience, performance, and cost efficiency. Partner with engineering principals to translate business needs into technical strategy while mentoring your team and improving systems continuously.

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Farfetch
Farfetch
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Lead Platform Engineer - Computing Platform

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Job Summary

Lead a team building the foundation of the company’s technology ecosystem, driving a scalable, reliable, cloud-native platform. You’ll evolve cloud infrastructure, champion self-service capabilities and infrastructure as code to speed engineering delivery, and ensure high security, resilience, performance, and cost efficiency. Partner with engineering principals to translate business needs into technical strategy while mentoring your team and improving systems continuously.
Location: Porto
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and manage a team of engineers building the foundation of the technology ecosystem, with oversight of delivery and technical direction.
  • •Drive adoption of self-service capabilities and infrastructure as code to reduce developer cognitive load.
  • •Ensure reliability, performance, and scalability for large-scale distributed systems handling high-traffic events.
  • •Translate business needs into technical strategies while partnering with engineering principals and other engineering leads.
  • •Identify automation and modern infrastructure patterns to optimize cost efficiency and reliability, maintaining security and resilience.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceSabbatical

Key Requirements

  • •Lead and manage a team of engineers, supporting career growth, clear expectations, and a culture of psychological safety and continuous learning.
  • •Develop and execute technical roadmaps that align team objectives with global company goals.
  • •Create self-service infrastructure capabilities so engineering teams can be autonomous across the company.
  • •Operate and improve cloud infrastructure with strong security and compliance focus, balancing reliability, performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
  • •Hands-on technical background with cloud infrastructure (e.g., Azure), Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD patterns (e.g., ArgoCD, Jenkins), plus experience with Python or Golang for tool building.
Skills:MentorshipCommunicationStakeholder managementTeam leadershipContinuous improvement
Tech Stack:AzureKubernetesArgoCDJenkinsCI/CDInfrastructure as CodePythonGolang

Company Brief

Farfetch
Global online luxury fashion marketplace connecting consumers with boutiques and brands worldwide, offering curated designer clothing, accessories, and personalized shopping services through technology-driven retail solutions.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2007
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