Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior Platform Engineer with a strong fullstack and DevOps background. You will design, build, and operate modern cloud-native applications and the platforms they run on — spanning frontend, backend, infrastructure, and delivery automation. Working primarily on Microsoft Azure, you will own the full lifecycle from feature development through containerized deployment, observability, and governance. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and high-performance solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Build and maintain fullstack applications, with TypeScript frontends (React or Angular) and backend services in Python (preferred) or other modern backend languages.
Design and operate cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure using infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and/or Bicep.
Develop and deploy containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.
Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment.
Work with Microsoft Foundry to deploy, integrate, and operationalize platform and AI capabilities.
Ensure reproducibility, traceability, security, and compliance across the application lifecycle.
Required Skills & Experience
Strong fullstack development skills, with TypeScript (React or Angular) on the frontend and Python (preferred) or another backend language on the server side.
Proven experience delivering production-grade applications and APIs.
Solid DevOps background, including CI/CD implementation and automation.
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and/or Bicep.
Solid knowledge of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
Experience deploying and integrating with Microsoft Foundry.
Nice to Have
Experience with Azure DevOps, Azure Container Registry, and Azure Key Vault.
Familiarity with both React and Angular ecosystems.
Experience with backend frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or Django.
Background in automated testing and deployment for complex applications.
Experience with observability and monitoring tooling for cloud-native platforms.
Skills Required
- TypeScript front-end development (React or Angular)
- Backend development experience with a modern language
- Python experience
- Proven experience delivering production-grade applications and APIs
- CI/CD implementation and automation experience
- Hands-on Microsoft Azure experience
- Infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and/or Bicep
- Containerization with Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes
- Experience deploying and integrating with Microsoft Foundry
- Azure DevOps experience
- Azure Container Registry and Azure Key Vault familiarity
- Experience with FastAPI, Flask, or Django
- Automated testing and deployment experience
- Observability and monitoring tooling for cloud-native platforms
- Familiarity with both React and Angular ecosystems
What We Do
Ascent is a design-led software, data and cloud business that specialises in advanced analytics and AI. We design, build and manage cloud-native products, solutions, platforms and experiences on Azure. Our community of engineers, architects, data scientists, experience designers and consultants is here to help customers do something new, or do something better. Ascent is home to 450+ technology specialists across 5 key European locations (UK, Germany, Portugal, Malta and Bulgaria). Our talented, consultative teams deliver a range of solutions, from digital product and service design to mobile app development, API integrations, data engineering, AI and data science. Our modern app, data and infrastructure platforms help businesses leave legacy behind and enable rapid, efficient innovation
