Dev/Ops Lead - PaaS Platform | Hybrid (Central London)
83zero is partnered with an exciting, fast-growing startup that's making serious moves in the B2B2C social media space. They're building a next-gen Platform-as-a-Service that's already gaining traction across global media ecosystems - and they're now looking for a DevOps Lead to join their journey.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll own the technical direction of a serverless, event-driven, globally distributed platform built on AWS. You'll lead a distributed engineering team, shape high-performance APIs, and build systems that scale hard and run clean.
What's On Offer
- Competitive salary + performance bonus.
- Meaningful equity - build it, own it, grow with it.
- Hybrid/remote-first working culture.
- A seat at the decision table in a fast-scaling SaaS business.
- Real autonomy, rapid progression, and zero bureaucracy.
- A culture of experimentation, curiosity, and bold thinking.
The Role
As Dev/Ops Lead, you'll:
- Architect and optimise a high-scale, cloud-native PaaS.
- Champion CI/CD, automation, observability, and reliability.
- Design and maintain secure, performant public APIs.
- Build real-time, distributed systems on AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, Kinesis, ECS/EKS).
- Mentor a cross-functional team and elevate engineering standards.
- Prototype and ship features that drive commercial impact - including mobile apps and PWAs.
What You'll Bring
Essential:
- 7+ years in software engineering, with 3+ years in a DevOps or Technical Lead role.
- Needs to have built a front-end app and a console or dashboard backend.
- Deep expertise in serverless/event-driven architecture on AWS.
- Mastery of CI/CD, Agile delivery, and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Strong leadership of distributed engineering teams.
Desirable:
- Experience in social media, advertising, eCommerce, or news.
- Proficiency in Node.js, Go, Python, Java, and modern front-end frameworks.
- AWS certifications, microservices/service mesh, and streaming tech (Kafka/Kinesis).
If you're ready to tackle hard problems, enjoy architectural freedom, and want to shape something foundational - let's talk.