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Yolo GroupGet AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.Sign in to access AI-powered advicesOur Product Engineering Leadership team is growing, and we are looking for Head of Platform Engineering to join us on our journey!Head of Platform Engineering is a critical leadership role responsible for the performance, reliability, scalability, and operational excellence of all production systems. This position will lead DevOps, Infrastructure, and Incident Management functions, championing a culture of proactive readiness, efficient release pipelines, robust incident response, and continuous infrastructure improvement.This role ensures maximum uptime, enables safe and frequent deployments, establishes comprehensive observability, and drives effective postmortem practices. They will work closely with Engineering, QA, and Security leadership to embed operational excellence across the software development lifecycle and support the platform’s growth at scale.Lead, mentor, and scale a globally distributed team of DevOps engineers, SREs, and incident responders;Define and execute the long-term strategy for system reliability, observability, performance, and incident management;Optimise CI/CD systems and infrastructure automation (IaC) for fast, safe, and reliable deployments;Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, QA, and Security to embed operational and architectural best practices;Establish and improve comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and on-call practices for proactive system health management;Lead initiatives to improve uptime, latency, deployment frequency, and other critical performance metrics at scale;10+ years in DevOps, SRE, infrastructure, or production support roles;-Deep experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure), Kubernetes, Terraform, and related technologies;- Exceptional leadership, mentorship, and coaching skills, with a genuine passion for developing technical talent at all levels;- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English), capable of articulating complex technical strategies and challenges clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences;- Previous experience in iGaming or similarly regulated environments is an advantage

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