Principal Platform Engineer

at  Flutter Entertainment

Blip is a leading tech company focused on software engineering solutions for sports entertainment.
We operate at scale. As part of Flutter Entertainment, we play an essential role in the Group’s goal of becoming the global leader in online sports betting and iGaming, developing innovative products and platforms for over 14 million monthly customers worldwide.
We are serious about Tech. We are problem-solvers with big ambitions, keeping a people-first mindset at the core of our work. We prioritize flexibility as we strive to deliver the best technological products and tackle the greatest industry challenges.
Recognizing that everyone brings their own strengths, backgrounds and new perspectives, we empower you to be yourself. That uniqueness shapes the culture of belonging we are so proud of.
The Role
The UKI Infrastructure and Platform team provide core services to our product and technology teams to enable them to have delivery and execution independence. As a Principal Platform Engineer in the Flutter UKI Infrastructure and Platform team, your role is crucial in guiding and supporting the department, alongside critical input into the maintenance and evolution of the organization’s technology infrastructure to enhance our consumers enablement.
Responsibilities include platform design, development and maintenance, system monitoring and optimization, capacity planning, infrastructure automation, security and compliance, incident management and support. Alongside these, the role requires technical leadership & direction, mentoring, collaboration and influence with key teams outside of the Infrastructure squads. The team functions as a 24/7 operational support unit with on-call availability.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Demonstrates outstanding knowledge of Infrastructure & Platforms systems: Applies comprehensive understanding of group engineering systems management as key responsibility involves designing, implementing, and maintaining the Flutter UKI platform infrastructure. This includes both the development of new platforms and the enhancement of existing ones to meet evolving business needs.
• Driving Improvements: Proactively drive and contribute to opportunities to improve processes, adopt new technologies, and enhance the reliability, performance, and security of the platform, as well as drive the cloud cost management plans.
• Automation Contributor: Demonstrate a proactive approach in identifying potential areas for automation, collaborates with management to priorities these opportunities, and spearheads the implementation of automated solutions, adhering to an “Automation First” principle. You are driving the self-service principle across the business.
• Ownership: Exhibit ownership of squad deliverables and KPIs/SLAs, demonstrating a sense of responsibility and accountability. Lead and take charge of a work stream or incident.
• Mentorship: Act as a mentor to other members in the squad, actively sharing knowledge and teaching skills.
• Role Modelling: Serve as a role model both behaviorally and in terms of capabilities, inspiring Associate/Graduate Engineers through their actions.
• Squad Technical Direction and innovation: Demonstrates proactiveness by taking responsibility of guiding the technical direction of the squad, providing clarity and vision

What You’ll Bring

• Subject Matter Expert (SME) level knowledge of Platform Engineering Principals
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) level knowledge of using the supported products in a production environment:

• Demonstrates outstanding knowledge of Infrastructure & Platforms systems: Applies comprehensive understanding of group engineering systems management as key responsibility involves designing, implementing, and maintaining the Flutter UKI platform infrastructure. This includes both the development of new platforms and the enhancement of existing ones to meet evolving business needs.
• Driving Improvements: Proactively drive and contribute to opportunities to improve processes, adopt new technologies, and enhance the reliability, performance, and security of the platform, as well as drive the cloud cost management plans.
• Automation Contributor: Demonstrate a proactive approach in identifying potential areas for automation, collaborates with management to priorities these opportunities, and spearheads the implementation of automated solutions, adhering to an “Automation First” principle. You are driving the self-service principle across the business.
• Ownership: Exhibit ownership of squad deliverables and KPIs/SLAs, demonstrating a sense of responsibility and accountability. Lead and take charge of a work stream or incident.
• Mentorship: Act as a mentor to other members in the squad, actively sharing knowledge and teaching skills.
• Role Modelling: Serve as a role model both behaviorally and in terms of capabilities, inspiring Associate/Graduate Engineers through their actions.
• Squad Technical Direction and innovation: Demonstrates proactiveness by taking responsibility of guiding the technical direction of the squad, providing clarity and visio