Platform Engineer
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£54,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2134 is an eligible occupation, but we are only 51% sure that is the right code. Cambridge Aerospace is a licensed sponsor, so if the code fits, the role should qualify. Check the occupation eligibility rules against what the job actually involves.
This could also be SOC 2133 (IT business analysts, architects and systems designers) or SOC 2139 (Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2134 Programmers and software development professionals Most likely code | £38,300 | £43,700 | £49,200 | £54,700 |
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers Also possible | £38,400 | £43,900 | £49,400 | £54,900 |
2139 Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified Also possible | £36,600 | £41,800 | £47,100 | £52,300 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Overview
As an Engineer in the Platform team you will be building the foundational features to support the development and hosting of applications to a design that supports security, reliability, operational efficiency, and cost.
Your users are your own colleagues, across engineering, manufacturing, and all other departments. Feedback loops are extremely fast; our goal is to enable the company to move faster and increase our resilience.
You will need to be comfortable working across a wide array of technologies, and picking up those which you are not yet familiar with. These may be cloud providers, configuration management languages, or SaaS services designed to monitor and support our platform.
Responsibilities
- Design complex multi-platform systems & processes
- Develop and deliver to your designs, balancing quality and efficiency
- Train other members of the team using your skills and experience
- Work with other teams to design and develop cross-team systems
- Identify opportunities to enable other teams by introducing new tools or improving existing tools
- Support with the identification and remediation of security issues
Requirements
- Proficiency with one or more IaC languages such as terraform, CloudFormation or ansible
- Experience building CI/CD Pipelines for your own work or others
- Experience with PostgreSQL or similar SQL Databases
- Experience supporting applications using serverless technologies such as AWS’s S3 buckets, DynamoDB tables, or Lambda functions
- Experience supporting containerized applications with Docker
- Experience designing complex platform architectures from scratch
- Experience working in industry following industry expected standards such as: Git, project planning, agile workflows
- Experience in end-to-end of system development: Requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, documentation, & handover
Preferred Experience
- Experience with both Azure & AWS
- Experience in a programing or scripting language such as python or bash
- Experience in the manufacturing and/or aerospace industry
- Experience building automated tests to catch bugs early in the development process
- Experience designing, building or supporting Data platform infrastructure
- Experience leveraging AI to accelerate your work while maintaining your knowledge base and work quality
- Experience working in a start-up or other fast paced engineering environment
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation and stock options
- Private Medical & Dental
- Cycle to work scheme
- Lunchtime catering on site
About Us
The mission of Cambridge Aerospace is to eliminate the risk of existential war in Europe. That risk comes from the air – low-cost drones and cruise missiles now manufactured in colossal volumes by our adversaries, ballistic missiles capable of ending the world as we know it, and a new generation of hypersonic weapons that evade every existing defence.
We’re building low-cost interceptors that defeat these threats, and the surveillance systems to detect and target them – at a cost taxpayers can afford, at the pace the threat demands, and with sovereign supply chains that assure delivery.
We have immense backing from the world’s best venture funds. We’re one of the fastest growing defence technology companies in history. And we’re hiring the best engineers to prosecute the mission.
If you are in the top 1%, willing to work harder than you ever have, build technology better than anyone else, and contribute to the defining challenge of our time, now is the time to join us.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Cambridge Aerospace, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Programmers and software development professionals (SOC 2134) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~399k in sample- Middle half £42,536–76,752
- Median £56,784
- Going rate £54,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,300–49,200
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Cambridge Aerospace holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2134 going rate of £54,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.