Lead Platform Engineer - Marketing Technology Stack
Full-time
London, United Kingdom • In office | Hybrid | Remote (UK only)
About GoGorilla
GoGorilla is the world's first performance marketing company built on financial technology. We've engineered a platform that hardwires client objectives into every campaign, ensuring transparent, auditable results that traditional agencies can't match. When our clients win, you win. You'll join a high-performance London team where your commercial impact directly shapes your career trajectory and financial rewards.
About the role
As a Lead Platform Engineer, you will be a key architect of our marketing technology stack. You will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the infrastructure and services that power our platform. This is a highly technical and strategic role that offers the opportunity to work on a unique and complex set of problems at the intersection of software engineering, DevOps, and marketing technology.
Day-to-day, you'll be working with a variety of technologies, including cloud infrastructure, containerisation, and CI/CD pipelines. This role requires a deep understanding of software engineering principles, a passion for building scalable and reliable systems, and a desire to build a world-class engineering platform.
Working pattern and flexibility
This is a senior role with a high degree of flexibility. You can choose to work from our central London office, adopt a hybrid approach, or work fully remotely from anywhere in the UK. We trust you to manage your own time and deliver against your objectives. Time tracking is required for remote work to ensure security and progress monitoring, which is an industry-standard practice.
Leadership development
You'll build and manage a high-performing engineering team focused on platform development and technical excellence. This role offers significant opportunities to develop technical leadership and strategic planning skills while mentoring junior and mid-level engineers. You'll contribute to technical strategy and architecture decisions, with clear progression opportunities to Principal and senior engineering leadership roles within 18-24 months. This position offers substantial equity participation and provides a foundation for advancing to Head of Platform Engineering as the company scales.
What you will be doing
Design, build, and maintain the infrastructure and services that power our marketing technology stack.
Work with a variety of technologies, including cloud infrastructure, containerisation, and CI/CD pipelines.
Build scalable and reliable systems that can handle our growing volume of traffic and data.
Collaborate with our data scientists, analysts, and engineers to understand their needs and build solutions that meet them.
Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and techniques in software engineering and DevOps.
What you will bring
A strong background in software engineering or a related field.
Expertise in building and deploying scalable and reliable systems in a cloud environment.
Proficiency in a programming language like Python, Go, or Java.
Experience with a variety of technologies, such as AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
Right to work in the UK. We do not offer visa sponsorship.
A willingness to learn and a coachable mindset.
You should not apply if
You are not passionate about software engineering and building world-class engineering platforms.
You are not a creative problem-solver who enjoys tackling complex and ambiguous challenges.
You are not a team player who is willing to collaborate with others to achieve common goals.
You are not interested in a role that requires continuous learning and improvement.
You are not comfortable with a role that has a high degree of accountability for the performance and reliability of our platform.
How we work
Outcomes first – your success is measured by the impact your services have on our business and our clients.
Autonomy with accountability – you have the freedom to manage your own development process with clear expectations for results.
Build the playbook – you will contribute to our engineering playbook by developing and refining our development process and best practices.
Be the expert – you will be the go-to person for all things related to our marketing technology stack.
Continuous improvement – feedback and data-driven insights shape our development process and drive continuous innovation.
Compensation and progression
Base salary: £90,000 to £110,000 (London), with adjustments for other UK locations (£80,000 to £100,000).
On-target performance bonus: Significant performance bonuses and success-sharing opportunities.
Company profit-sharing: Participation in overall company success.
Equity: A substantial equity package reflecting the seniority and strategic importance of this role. Meaningful equity participation is a core part of our compensation philosophy for high-performing team members, offering a stake in our long-term success.
Benefits: Private healthcare for full-time UK employees after 6 months probation, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, laptop and modern tools, learning budget and regular team events.
Progression: Clear path to Principal or Head of Engineering role within 18-24 months, with opportunities to build and lead your own engineering team.
30-60-90 day expectations
Day 30 – Complete onboarding, learn our technology stack, and begin exploring our systems.
Day 60 – Take ownership of your first engineering project and begin contributing to our engineering playbook.
Day 90 – Consistently delivering high-impact services and demonstrating a clear impact on our business.
Our hiring process
We keep the steps simple so you can demonstrate how your skills drive outcomes and align with our culture. For this role, the journey usually follows our standard path – application, a short cultural profile, a light role task if applicable, interviews, offer and onboarding. See the careers page for specifics.
Typical flow for this role
Application – submit your CV and a short note on your experience with software engineering.
Cultural assessment – brief values and collaboration profile, plus short video questions.
Role task – a software engineering challenge to assess your skills and creative thinking.
Interviews – meet the hiring lead and other members of the engineering team.
Offer and checks – written offer with base, bonus, and equity structure, right-to-work and references.
Onboarding – a clear plan, team introductions and access to all company resources.
Important notes for candidates
We do not use third-party recruitment agencies. Do not send CVs through agencies.
Apply only through our official channels. We will never ask for payment or personal financial information during the hiring process.
Double-check sender domains in email communications.
By applying, you confirm that the information is accurate and understand that employment is subject to right-to-work checks and references.
We process candidate data in line with our privacy notice.
