DevOps Engineer

heycar
London
We are heycar

Since August 2019, we've been making it easier for customers to find the right vehicle, and for automotive retailers to sell them.

More recently, we've been on a journey...

In June 2025 we were acquired by Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS UK) and our mission is simple: build the right tech solutions for Volkswagen Group UK and its retailers, so they can deliver the best possible experiences to their customers.

We're a mix of problem-solvers, innovators, and team players who care about doing great work and making a difference. We thrive on collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to excellence. We deliver impactful solutions at pace that put the customer at the centre.

If you're looking for a meaningful challenge, and want to help shape the future of automotive experiences, then read on...

About the role :

We're looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our fast-paced, UK engineering team. In this role, you'll help build, scale, secure and maintain the infrastructure behind our growing suite of applications. You'll work closely with software engineers, product managers and stakeholders to support reliable software delivery through robust CI/CD pipelines, automation, monitoring, and modern DevOps practices

What you'll do:
  • Collaborating closely with Engineering departments to improve developer experience
  • Build and manage CI/CD pipelines.
  • Designing and provisioning of resilient infrastructure with an emphasis on security
  • Own the Environments from Development through to Production
  • Anticipate and recommend solutions to operational problems by monitoring system performance and studying operating targets
  • Work closely with the engineering team to manage system lifecycle including change and configuration management
  • Troubleshoot any emergency infrastructure incident to achieve optimal application performance and stability
  • Drive the continuous improvement of the platform to optimise performance, security and cost of operation
What you'll need:
  • Team Player - Working closely across teams efficiently and effectively.
  • Experience building AWS based, scalable, and highly available distributed infrastructure
  • Experience with Kubernetes, Helm and Containerisation
  • Expertise in CI/CD pipelines and GitOps Practices
  • Working with multiple AWS services
  • Problem Solving - You will identify, analyze, and resolve complex technical issues, diagnosing root causes and implementing effective, long-term solutions.
  • Scripting ability in Python or Bash.
  • Monitoring, Observability and Cost Optimisation practices
  • Experience with Microservice Architecture
  • Agile practices and working alongside development teams
  • Scale deployments, providing production support
  • Understanding of Linux systems
  • Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform
Bonus
  • Have worked with Service Mesh Architectures
What we'll give you:
  • Compensation: We offer a competitive salary + performance based bonus
  • Holidays: We want you to relax, you'll have 28 days off (plus bank holidays) throughout the year. We also give you an extra day off to enjoy your birthday!
  • Benefits + Perks: With private medical insurance, learning and development opportunities and mental health support we'll give you the extra boost.
  • Hybrid Working: We have a flexible working culture here at heycar. With hybrid working in our offices in Holborn (London) and working from home days.
  • Feedback: You'll be joining more than just another scale up - our team are at the heart of everything we do; here we don't leave things unsaid, we encourage honest feedback.
  • A Challenge: Fast paced but not fraught. So we need you to keep up, push back and question where you see fit.
  • Fun: We provide a fully stocked kitchen and bar, an awesome office environment and epic socials.
If you're ready to work with a creative, high-performing group of people we want to hear from you.

Please apply directly to this role .

Contact : Reece Jagger for more details.
Posted 2025-07-15

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