2 days ago
London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own the Internal Developer Platform vision, roadmap, architecture, and end-to-end execution.
- Build the service catalogue, self-service scaffolding, golden paths, developer portal, and developer-facing production observability experience.
- Integrate authentication and authorization services into the platform’s self-service model.
- Partner with NGA product teams, IFS R&D teams, IAM, infrastructure, and SRE teams to deliver a cohesive and reliable developer experience.
- Drive adoption using developer surveys, usage analytics, office hours, platform metrics, and feedback loops.
- Define platform standards and CI/CD integration that simplify service creation and deployment.
- Represent the developer platform in architectural and technical leadership forums.
- Mentor and technically guide Principal and Senior platform engineers without direct people-management responsibility.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in platform, infrastructure, or developer-tooling engineering.
- At least 3 years in a senior/staff individual-contributor or technical-lead role.
- End-to-end ownership of an Internal Developer Platform or developer portal such as Backstage, Port, Cortex, or an equivalent.
- Experience bringing developer platforms into production at enterprise scale and driving sustained adoption.
- Deep hands-on infrastructure and operational experience with Kubernetes, GitOps, infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, secrets management, and observability.
- Experience shipping golden paths, service templates, and CI/CD standardization at scale.
- Production Kubernetes experience, including deployment, operation, and incident troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with Go, React, Next.js, Kafka or Redpanda, PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes on AKS.
- Experience working in large, distributed engineering organizations and communicating platform strategy to engineering leaders and product directors.
- Demonstrable hands-on experience designing, building, and shipping production AI applications.
- Ability to explain technical platform capabilities and value in clear language to non-technical stakeholders.
Benefits
- Flexible and hybrid work opportunities are available, with workplace flexibility balanced by in-person collaboration and community building.
- Opportunity to work in a global, diverse organization with approximately 7,000+ employees across all continents.
- Opportunity to build a greenfield Internal Developer Platform and shape modern AI-native enterprise software.
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About IFS
IFS builds IFS Cloud, an enterprise suite covering ERP, EAM, FSM, SCM, and project/service management for manufacturers and asset‑intensive organizations. Its business model centers on software subscriptions and services for cloud and hybrid deployments, plus industry-specific modules and consulting. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Linköping, Sweden, the company is privately held under EQT ownership and operates globally across industrial and service-focused markets.