As Accurx has become the go-to communication software in healthcare, we have a responsibility to build a reliable platform that can be scaled for both internal and external users. As a Senior Platform Engineer at Accurx, your role will go beyond moving technical initiatives forward; you will help shape the future of the Platform at Accurx.
As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will drive the Platform team’s technical initiatives forward as an individual contributor, collaborating with Product Engineers across the business and supporting less experienced Platform engineers as needed.
You’ll be working as part of the Platform Team, reporting to the Engineering Manager
Work closely with other engineers in the Platform Team to share knowledge and collaborate on Platform engineering solutions
Continue to scale and develop the platform to keep up with the latest tooling, security, and system design practices
Collaborate with Product Engineers to deliver engineering-wide initiatives
Uphold Platform engineering standards and best practices
Work with the Engineering Manager to help define the Platform roadmap
Participate in the Platform Team’s regular on-call rota
Participate in all hiring activities within the Platform Team as needed
Lead projects both in technical implementation and delivery of outcomes
"I really like the fact that there is a fantastic mix of bigger projects mixed in with smaller tasks, and with such a broad field of work we are taking on, I never feel like I'm stuck doing the same thing which makes the work always exciting. Pair this with the fantastic team where opinions are always heard and we work collaboratively very well, it makes for a great environment!"
- Callum, Senior Platform Engineer
If you want to hear from some of our Accufolk about what it's like to work for us, take a look at a video from our 2023 summer conference!🤩
We'd really like to hear from you, if ...You have experience enabling product engineers to build products at scale as a DevOps engineer, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Platform/Cloud Engineer, or as a software engineer who has championed DevOps culture
You have experience developing and deploying in a public cloud environment, such as Azure, AWS or GCP (we use Azure)
You have experience working with distributed systems (we use Kubernetes)
You have experience with infrastructure as code
You have experience managing monitoring and alerting systems
You have experience working with CI
You have experience with a programming language - bonus if you have experience in C# or another object-oriented language
You are proficient in version control systems such as Git
💰 £90,000 - £110,000 salary + the value of 50,750 share options
🤝 Access to Happl - a flexible benefits provider with a given budget of £600 to spend on perks of your choice. Options include private health insurance, wellness providers and more.
🏢 We are office first, all accuFolk come to our office in Shoreditch at least 3 days per week, with the option to work remotely for up to 2 days a week. Read more about our policy here.
📚 Allocated annual learning & development budget
🐣 Enhanced parental leave policy
🙏 Prayer, meditation and breastfeeding room
🌴 Working abroad policy
👩🍳We have our very own Chef! Free healthy breakfasts, snacks and lunches will be provided, with the occasional sweet treat!
...And much more.
Like the sound of this role and want to know more about the company? Here's more about us...
We’re a fast-growing healthcare technology company which makes it easier for patients and healthcare teams to communicate.
Accurx is where conversations happen with and about patients. Our software helps doctors, nurses, pharmacists, administrators and other professionals to seamlessly connect with both patients and each other.
Our mission is simple: everything we do is to make patients healthier and healthcare staff happier. Today, Accurx is used in 98% of GP practices nationwide and every day more healthcare professionals are using our software in hospitals, pharmacies, care homes and the community.
We’re passionate about staying close to our users, which is why everyone at Accurx visits a GP practice at least twice a quarter to understand how a practice runs, the difficulties they face with technologies and how we can help.
Head over to our main careers page to find out more about the team and our candidate hub.
You can also find out more about us on Medium, LinkedIn and Twitter & Instagram.
Our YouTube channel is full of demos of our product, webinars we have held with our users and some clips about life at Accurx.
Diversity & Inclusion
Accurx is committed to being an inclusive employer. As part of this, we’re glad to accommodate candidates who need adjustments throughout the interview process.
Pre-employment Screening
All successful candidates are asked to complete a Basic DBS check along with other pre-employment checks (referencing & right to work). You can find more on our process here. If you’d like to ask questions before you apply please email [email protected].
Top Skills
What We Do
Accurx is where conversations happen with and about patients. Through one, easy-to-use platform, we help everyone involved in a patient’s care to communicate and collaborate.
Whether you’re a patient or a healthcare professional, Accurx lets you connect seamlessly with the people you need to.
We believe that healthcare runs on conversations - conversations in GP practices, on hospital wards, over the phone, text, video, email and from a patient’s home. That’s why we’re working toward a health system where everyone involved in patient care can communicate for the good of patients and healthcare staff.
Every interaction on Accurx helps to build a better-connected healthcare system, where easy communication changes and saves lives every day.
