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Senior Python Engineer (Remote)
Who We Are
At Partnerize, we're on a mission to transform the way businesses grow. We've built the leading partnership automation platform that empowers brands to discover, engage, and convert their audiences at scale. From affiliate marketing to influencer collaborations, we help our clients build and manage profitable partnerships that drive real results. We're a team of passionate problem-solvers who are dedicated to helping our clients win in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.
Why Join Us
We're looking for passionate, talented people who want to be part of a winning team. At Partnerize, you'll find a culture of collaboration, innovation, and respect. We're guided by our core values, and we're committed to creating an environment where everyone can do their best work. We also offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a flexible work environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally. If you're ready to grow your career and make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
The things you care about
At the heart of our platform we track performance marketing data and build a number of solutions to turn this data into useful information for our customers. We work with a lot of data, generating over a billion events across our infrastructure daily. We aim to make as much of this data available in real-time as possible, which is no mean feat at this scale! Our platform is powered by our REST APIs and everything is developed with an API-first approach.
The primary technologies we use are Python, PHP, JavaScript (React), and Kafka. Data is stored in MySQL, PostgreSQL, Druid and Redis. We are constantly evolving our platform and tools to take advantage of the ever-changing tech landscape. We deploy to production several times a day.
As a Senior Python Software Engineer at Partnerize, you will:
- Be responsible for developing systems that process data at near real time for thousands of events per second, operating with data sets in the region of tens of billions of rows.
- Contribute towards mission critical systems for the business, helping us to scale our platform to meet the demands of our clients.
- Work closely with the lead architect to build services that are scalable, fault tolerant, and resilient.
- Write clean, well-tested and refactored code while keeping in mind maintainability and scalability of the system.
You are a seasoned Python software engineer with:
- Have a minimum of 5-7 years of robust professional software development experience, prominently utilising Python as the primary language, within a commercial setting.
- Demonstrate mastery of Python programming, encompassing an extensive understanding of Python libraries and frameworks, coupled with a track record of building distributed systems with a strong emphasis on high concurrency.
- Experience developing against large volumes of data and implementing systems that are fault tolerant, distributed, and horizontally scalable.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, for collaborating with team members and authoring technical documentation.
We hope you have:
- Hands-on experience with technologies like Kafka, MySQL, Postgres.
- Experience with processing financial data.
- Experience in reverse engineering and problem solving skills, specifically the ability to understand existing systems written in PHP to reimplement.
- An understanding of operational principles, specifically Linux based systems.
UK Benefits & Perks
- 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays
- Enhanced Parental Leave: 6 months full pay for birth parent, 4 weeks non-birth parent at full pay after one year employment
- 5 extra 'Partnerize Parental Days' each year
- Private Medical Insurance through Vitality
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Wellness Program including access to EAP, Wellness Coaching & Wellness Fridays program
- Regular company events and activities
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to attracting, developing, and advancing our outstanding team members, regardless of race, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, gender identity, physical abilities, or any other dimension of diversity. We strive to foster an environment where people can be their authentic selves, raise concerns and innovate, all without fear; where they are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources and can contribute fully to the organization’s success. Every individual in our business is expected to live this commitment without exception.
Privacy and data protection. The data collected as part of this application will be used for the recruitment process and any subsequent employment. You can find further information in Partnerize privacy policy here: https://partnerize.com/privacy-policy/
Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: To protect the interests of all parties, Partnerize will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate or an approved vendor that has a written and signed agreement in place with Partnerize. Please do not contact or forward resumes to our company employees or locations. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered Partnerize property. Partnerize is not responsible for any charges or fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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Lead Python Engineer (Remote)
Who We Are
At Partnerize, we're on a mission to transform the way businesses grow. We've built the leading partnership automation platform that empowers brands to discover, engage, and convert their audiences at scale. From affiliate marketing to influencer collaborations, we help our clients build and manage profitable partnerships that drive real results. We're a team of passionate problem-solvers who are dedicated to helping our clients win in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.
Why Join Us
We're looking for passionate, talented people who want to be part of a winning team. At Partnerize, you'll find a culture of collaboration, innovation, and respect. We're guided by our core values, and we're committed to creating an environment where everyone can do their best work. We also offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a flexible work environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally. If you're ready to grow your career and make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Job Summary:
A Lead Python Engineer will be producing clean, testable and maintainable designs for any team tickets they pick up. On top of that they will be an expert in a particular technical domain and be the go-to-person for solving problems related to that domain. They will lead and deliver on tribe, tech and development process initiatives and be actively contributing to all team and cross- team ceremonies. They should be able to help with issues outside their own team.
Responsibilities:
- A lead software engineer will be producing clean, testable and maintainable designs for any team tickets they pick up.
- On top of that they will be an expert in a particular technical domain and be the go-to-person for solving problems related to that domain.
- They will lead and deliver on tribe, tech and development process initiatives and be actively contributing to all team and cross- team ceremonies. They should be able to help with issues outside their own team.
Required Qualifications & Competencies:
- Extensive software engineering experience using one or more languages including Python
- Experience with architecture design while leading software development team
- Experience with leading a cross functional team.
- OO skills, strong design and integration patterns knowledge
- Experience with Agile and Lean delivery approaches and modern engineering practices, such as clean code, TDD, refactoring, Domain driven design, Continuous integration and delivery
- Experience in designing, developing and consuming REST APIs and APIs as product
- Experience with communicating technical vision and passion for close collaboration with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- The ability to communicate in a concise and focused way, listen to others, and practice patience
Desired Qualifications & Competencies:
- Bsc Hons in Computing related field
- Practical experience with Agile and Lean delivery approaches and modern engineering practices, such as clean code, TDD, refactoring, Continuous integration and delivery
- Practical experience in developing and consuming REST APIs
- The ability to communicate in a concise and focused way, listen to others, and practice patience
UK Benefits & Perks
- 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays
- Enhanced Parental Leave: 6 months full pay for birth parent, 4 weeks non-birth parent at full pay after one year employment
- 5 extra 'Partnerize Parental Days' each year
- Private Medical Insurance through Vitality
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Wellness Program including access to EAP, Wellness Coaching & Wellness Fridays program
- Regular company events and activities
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to attracting, developing, and advancing our outstanding team members, regardless of race, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, gender identity, physical abilities, or any other dimension of diversity. We strive to foster an environment where people can be their authentic selves, raise concerns and innovate, all without fear; where they are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources and can contribute fully to the organization’s success. Every individual in our business is expected to live this commitment without exception.
Privacy and data protection. The data collected as part of this application will be used for the recruitment process and any subsequent employment. You can find further information in Partnerize privacy policy here: https://partnerize.com/privacy-policy/
Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: To protect the interests of all parties, Partnerize will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate or an approved vendor that has a written and signed agreement in place with Partnerize. Please do not contact or forward resumes to our company employees or locations. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered Partnerize property. Partnerize is not responsible for any charges or fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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Senior Infrastructure Manager
Who We Are
At Partnerize, we're on a mission to transform the way businesses grow. We've built the leading partnership automation platform that empowers brands to discover, engage, and convert their audiences at scale. From affiliate marketing to influencer collaborations, we help our clients build and manage profitable partnerships that drive real results. We're a team of passionate problem-solvers who are dedicated to helping our clients win in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.
Why Join Us
We're looking for passionate, talented people who want to be part of a winning team. At Partnerize, you'll find a culture of collaboration, innovation, and respect. We're guided by our core values, and we're committed to creating an environment where everyone can do their best work. We also offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a flexible work environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally. If you're ready to grow your career and make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
This role operates on a hybrid basis and requires attendance in our Newcastle office two days per month. While some flexibility may be discussed, applicants should be willing and able to work from the office as part of the role.
The Role
We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Manager who is, first and foremost, a people leader.
In this role, your primary responsibility is the health, performance, and career growth of your engineering team. While you must possess a solid technical background to understand the challenges your team faces, your day-to-day focus will not be hands-on technical work. Instead, you will use your experience to remove blockers, guide decision-making, and ensure your engineers have the environment they need to succeed.
The Team You Will Lead
You will lead the Infrastructure Solutions team within the wider Technical Operations department. Your engineers are responsible for building the environment, delivering projects as requested by Engineering and Product, and ensuring we remain available, scalable, and secure. They are not responsible for the BAU function of the platforms that is managed by another team within Technical Operations. The Infrastructure Solutions team takes a concept or idea and makes that into a reality within the boundaries and constraints of our platforms.
You will be managing a team of engineers who individually possess experience in:
- On-Premise Linux systems, Container solutions, Debian packaging, Ansible, data streaming and queuing technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
- Advanced database management knowledge (MySQL, Postgres) in replicated environments.
- Physical Network management, with an on-prem estate that is Juniper focused.
- Cloud environments: GCP and AWS
- Platform engineer focused on building, maintaining and supporting an Internal Developer Platform (CI/CD)
The Operational Reality
It is important to be transparent about the environment you are joining. We operate at high velocity with a broad and complex technology estate. However, we are a lean team, not a giant corporation with endless resources.
- Context Switching is the Norm
- You will rarely have the luxury of focusing on a single task for weeks at a time. You will be required to shift focus multiple times a week, and sometimes multiple times a day, as business priorities evolve.
- Agility over Silos
- Because we are a lean team, we wear many hats. You must be comfortable pivoting from a strategic discussion to an operational challenge without losing momentum.
- Focus Management
- Success in this role requires the ability to maintain high standards while navigating a workload that changes dynamically. This is not a role for those who prefer a slow, singular focus; it is for those who thrive on variety, pace, and solving complex problems in real-time.
As the Senior Infrastructure Manager, You Will:
People Leadership & Talent Development
- Team Management
- Lead, mentor, and motivate a team of infrastructure engineers. Conduct weekly 1-2-1s, manage performance reviews, and handle all aspects of people management.
- Formal Training & Growth
- Go beyond ad-hoc mentoring to schedule and lead formal training sessions regarding operational improvements. Actively create professional development plans for your direct reports.
- Recruitment & Retention
- Own the hiring process for your team, ensuring we attract top talent and maintain a supportive, inclusive culture.
- Culture of Learning
- Foster a "Self-Learner" mindset. Create a transparent environment where failures are treated as learning opportunities and documented as such for future reference.
Strategic & Operational Management
- Budget & Capacity Planning
- Ability to own your team's budget and lead capacity planning initiatives. You will forecast future infrastructure needs to ensure we remain scalable while managing spend for subscriptions and hardware.
- Risk & Contingency
- Proactively identify operational risks and form contingency plans immediately to ensure business continuity.
- Procedure & Frameworks
- Ability to define, maintain, and cascade operational procedures (SOPs) and ITIL standards.
- Prioritisation
- Shield your team from noise by effectively prioritising workloads (Changes, Problems, and Projects) and managing stakeholder expectations.
Technical Support & Oversight
- Performance Optimisation
- Measure and optimise system performance with a focus on improving reliability and time-to-market. You will drive innovation to get ahead of internal customer needs rather than just reacting to them.
- Visual Documentation
- Ensure the team produces detailed system design documentation, specifically enforcing the inclusion of visual representations to support understanding. Ability to technologically assess it as a technical editor.
- Hybrid Estate Management
- Ability to oversee the management of both On-Premise and Cloud (GCP/AWS), ensuring high availability across all environments.
- Unblocking Issues
- Act as the senior escalation point for complex technical issues. Your goal is not to fix the issue yourself, but to coordinate the right resources and provide air cover.
General Duties
On-Call DutiesWillingness to participate in the Management On-Call Rotation to support the department and the business (Current frequency: Once every three weeks).Ad-HocCarry out other strategic or technical duties required to support the Director/VP of Technical Operations.
Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Leadership & Management Competencies
- Proven Management Experience
- Significant experience leading a technical team, with a specific focus on the people management aspect (performance reviews, career growth etc).
- Project Management
- Strong project management experience with the ability to delegate effectively to meet tight deadlines. You must be able to multitask and maintain focus in a high-priority environment.
- Communication
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills. You must be able to liaise effectively with management and other business areas. Engagement may also include interactions with senior technical engineers/leaders within other teams and C-Team members.
- Goal Oriented
- You must be highly goal-oriented with strict attention to detail, capable of prioritising workload and demand to ensure targets are met.
- ITIL Application / Lean Six Sigma
- Deep knowledge of and experience with ITIL practices, with the ability to apply them to improve team workflows. Demonstrated ability to apply Lean Six Sigma concepts.
Technical Environment & Team Capabilities
Focusing on the technical skills that your engineers possess, it would be ideal if you had a decent working knowledge of each of the areas. Hands-on expertise in every area is not required, but the ability to hold and facilitate discussions, know when to push or hold back and when to ask poignant questions will help you effectively mentor the team and guide architectural decisions.
For reference from above these areas are: on-prem and AWS/GCP solutions; system design from network to application level; resilient database availability strategies; automation and configuration management via Ansible, Docker and CI/CD; programming awareness in Python; Linux administration.
Your willingness to learn what you don’t know is required to succeed in this role and we will support you through that journey.
Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
The following skills or experiences are advantageous but not strictly required. They would be utilised for facilitating tasks rather than for direct, hands-on implementation.
- Innovation & Debt Management
- A keen interest in new technologies and innovation, specifically supporting development teams in the refactoring of technical debt.
- Advanced Containerization
- Deep knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and container ecosystems.
- Observability
- Experience with monitoring systems (e.g., Zabbix, Grafana) and logging stacks (Elasticsearch, Kibana).
- Data Streaming
- Experience with data streaming and queuing technologies, specifically Apache Kafka and Druid.
- Web & Storage
- Knowledge of Nginx (or other web server technologies) and storage technologies like Gluster.
- Tooling
- Proficiency with JIRA and Confluence for project tracking and documentation.
- Version Control
- strong understanding of Git and version control best practices.
Why This Role?
If you are an experienced technical leader who finds more satisfaction in growing people and building high-performing teams than in closing tickets yourself, this is the role for you. You will have the autonomy to shape the culture of the Infrastructure function and the strategic backing to make a real impact on the business
A Note to Candidates
At Partnerize, we recognise that the perfect candidate doesn't exist. If you are a strong people manager with a background in tech, but maybe haven't touched a command line in a few years - that’s okay! We are looking for leadership first. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the management skills to help our team thrive.
UK Benefits & Perks
- 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays
- Enhanced Parental Leave: 6 months full pay for birth parent, 4 weeks non-birth parent at full pay after one year employment
- 5 extra 'Partnerize Parental Days' each year
- Private Medical Insurance through Vitality
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Wellness Program including access to EAP, Wellness Coaching & Wellness Fridays program
- Regular company events and activities
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to attracting, developing, and advancing our outstanding team members, regardless of race, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, gender identity, physical abilities, or any other dimension of diversity. We strive to foster an environment where people can be their authentic selves, raise concerns and innovate, all without fear; where they are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources and can contribute fully to the organization’s success. Every individual in our business is expected to live this commitment without exception.
Privacy and data protection. The data collected as part of this application will be used for the recruitment process and any subsequent employment. You can find further information in Partnerize privacy policy here: https://partnerize.com/privacy-policy/
Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: To protect the interests of all parties, Partnerize will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate or an approved vendor that has a written and signed agreement in place with Partnerize. Please do not contact or forward resumes to our company employees or locations. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered Partnerize property. Partnerize is not responsible for any charges or fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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Front End Engineer (React)
Who We Are
At Partnerize, we're on a mission to transform the way businesses grow. We've built the leading partnership automation platform that empowers brands to discover, engage, and convert their audiences at scale. From affiliate marketing to influencer collaborations, we help our clients build and manage profitable partnerships that drive real results. We're a team of passionate problem-solvers who are dedicated to helping our clients win in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.
Why Join Us
We're looking for passionate, talented people who want to be part of a winning team. At Partnerize, you'll find a culture of collaboration, innovation, and respect. We're guided by our core values, and we're committed to creating an environment where everyone can do their best work. We also offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a flexible work environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally. If you're ready to grow your career and make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Job Summary:
At the heart of our platform we track performance marketing data and build a number of solutions to turn this data into useful information for our customers. We work with a lot of data, generating over a billion events across our infrastructure daily. We aim to make as much of this data available in real-time as possible, which is no mean feat at this scale! Our platform is powered by our REST APIs and everything is developed with an API-first approach.
The primary technologies we use are PHP, Python, JavaScript (React), and Kafka. Data is stored in MySQL, PostgreSQL, Druid and Redis. We are constantly evolving our platform and tools to take advantage of the ever-changing tech landscape. We deploy to production several times a day.
As a Front-End Engineer at Partnerize, you will:
- Drive Outcomes: Take high-level ownership of features from discovery to delivery, autonomously driving outcomes to achieve impactful business results.
- Build & Scale: Develop and maintain high-quality React applications that are modular, performant, and easy to maintain.
- AI Integration: Collaborate on the frontend implementation of Agentic AI systems, creating intuitive interfaces that allow users to interact with and oversee autonomous agents.
- Collaborate: Work within a cross-functional "Tribe" alongside Product Managers, Designers, and Backend Engineers in a highly autonomous and collaborative environment.
- Champion Quality: Write clean, well-tested code, we expect robust testing (Unit/Integration/E2E) to be a core part of your development process.
- Master the Domain: Gain a deep understanding of the complex business logic behind global performance marketing.
You are a software engineer with:
- React Expertise: Deep professional experience building complex web applications using React and the modern JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem.
- Testing Mindset: A strong commitment to shipping well-tested code using modern tools (e.g. Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright, or Cypress).
- State Management: Fluency in managing complex application state (e.g., Redux Toolkit and React Context).
- API Integration: Extensive experience consuming and assisting designing contracts for RESTful and GraphQL APIs in an API-first environment.
- Self-Starter Attitude: The ability to communicate in a concise way, listen to others, and drive projects forward with minimal supervision.
We hope you have:
- Agentic AI Exposure: Experience or a strong interest in building UIs for Agentic AI systems (e.g., integrating with LLM-based agents, LangChain, or autonomous workflow tools).
- TypeScript Mastery: A preference for type-safe development in large-scale codebases.
- Docker Knowledge: Experience with container technologies to support a seamless local development workflow.
UK Benefits & Perks
- 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays
- Enhanced Parental Leave: 6 months full pay for birth parent, 4 weeks non-birth parent at full pay after one year employment
- 5 extra 'Partnerize Parental Days' each year
- Private Medical Insurance through Vitality
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Wellness Program including access to EAP, Wellness Coaching & Wellness Fridays program
- Regular company events and activities
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to attracting, developing, and advancing our outstanding team members, regardless of race, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, gender identity, physical abilities, or any other dimension of diversity. We strive to foster an environment where people can be their authentic selves, raise concerns and innovate, all without fear; where they are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources and can contribute fully to the organization’s success. Every individual in our business is expected to live this commitment without exception.
Privacy and data protection. The data collected as part of this application will be used for the recruitment process and any subsequent employment. You can find further information in Partnerize privacy policy here: https://partnerize.com/privacy-policy/
Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: To protect the interests of all parties, Partnerize will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate or an approved vendor that has a written and signed agreement in place with Partnerize. Please do not contact or forward resumes to our company employees or locations. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered Partnerize property. Partnerize is not responsible for any charges or fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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Partner Manager - Affiliate Marketing
Who We Are
At Partnerize, we're on a mission to transform the way businesses grow. We've built the leading partnership automation platform that empowers brands to discover, engage, and convert their audiences at scale. From affiliate marketing to influencer collaborations, we help our clients build and manage profitable partnerships that drive real results. We're a team of passionate problem-solvers who are dedicated to helping our clients win in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.
Why Join Us
We're looking for passionate, talented people who want to be part of a winning team. At Partnerize, you'll find a culture of collaboration, innovation, and respect. We're guided by our core values, and we're committed to creating an environment where everyone can do their best work. We also offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a flexible work environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally. If you're ready to grow your career and make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Overview of Role
Partnerize delivers a software platform and accompanying expert service that help the world's leading brands to generate revenue through their partnerships channels, turning this channel into a profit centre.
The partnership and affiliates channel is fueled by partnerships between the brands and website owners or influencers. As a Partner Manager, you will help facilitate these partnerships by sourcing, onboarding, and managing the partners. As this partnership is key to the brand’s success in the channel, you will work closely with the Account Strategists team across assigned accounts to provide world-class service and support brands in achieving their channel goals.
To help you succeed in this role, you will need to be an excellent communicator and project manager with a desire to learn! In addition, you will take deep satisfaction in seeing your customers succeed and recognize that as your success.
*This is a hybrid role and will require working 2 days/week in our London office.*
Priority given to candidates that are fluent in Spanish, German and or French.
What you will do:
- Build a partner ecosystem recruitment and optimisation strategy that aligns with the brand’s channel goals and vision
- Execute recruitment strategy and report on the success of each optimization
- Own the full life cycle of the Partner Ecosystem lifecycle; sourcing, recruiting, onboarding, and ongoing management
- Engage with partner ecosystem acting as an ambassador on behalf of the client partner and Partnerize to promote partnership opportunities or updates
- Build and maintain strategic relationships across the partner ecosystem to source opportunities for client partners
- Ensure partners are active and engaged within a client’s program through personalised outreach, education, and asset sharing.
- Responsible for reporting on partner performance to key stakeholders on a regular basis, both internally and externally
- Responsible for partner ecosystem auditing
- Ensure the successful delivery of creative assets and marketing materials across the partner ecosystem
- Manage partner groupings and segmentation within the Partnerize platform
- Negotiate media placements and marketing opportunities with partners
- Assist in enforcing and maintaining the client’s partner terms and conditions
- Provide an excellent experience for partners that leads to promoting Partnerize within the industry
What You Need - Your Skills & Knowledge
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field or a minimum of 2 years of equivalent online marketing, e-commerce, or affiliate marketing experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks in a high-demand client-facing environment
- French or German language skills are a plus
- Clear confidence when communicating with external partners and publishers
- Impeccable attention to detail and organisational skills.
- Passion for teamwork and learning with the ability to adapt in a dynamic, fast-growing environment
- A personal sense of integrity, commitment, and professionalism and a dedicated focus to customer satisfaction
- Experience using MS Word, Powerpoint and Excel. Advanced user of MS Excel.
UK Benefits & Perks
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25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays
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Enhanced Parental Leave: 6 months full pay for birth parent, 4 weeks non-birth parent at full pay after one year employment
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5 extra 'Partnerize Parental Days' each year
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Private Medical Insurance through Bupa
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Enhanced pension contributions
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Cycle to Work scheme
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Eye Care Vouchers
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Life Assurance
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Enhanced Wellness Program including access to EAP, Wellness Coaching & Wellness Fridays program
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Regular company events and activities
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to attracting, developing, and advancing our outstanding team members, regardless of race, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, gender identity, physical abilities, or any other dimension of diversity. We strive to foster an environment where people can be their authentic selves, raise concerns and innovate, all without fear; where they are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources and can contribute fully to the organization’s success. Every individual in our business is expected to live this commitment without exception.
Privacy and data protection. The data collected as part of this application will be used for the recruitment process and any subsequent employment. You can find further information in Partnerize privacy policy here: https://partnerize.com/privacy-policy/
Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: To protect the interests of all parties, Partnerize will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate or an approved vendor that has a written and signed agreement in place with Partnerize. Please do not contact or forward resumes to our company employees or locations. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered Partnerize property. Partnerize is not responsible for any charges or fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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Senior Engineering Manager, Platform & Scale (Remote UK)
Who We Are
At Partnerize, we're on a mission to transform the way businesses grow. We've built the leading partnership automation platform that empowers brands to discover, engage, and convert their audiences at scale. From affiliate marketing to influencer collaborations, we help our clients build and manage profitable partnerships that drive real results. We're a team of passionate problem-solvers who are dedicated to helping our clients win in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.
Why Join Us
We're looking for passionate, talented people who want to be part of a winning team. At Partnerize, you'll find a culture of collaboration, innovation, and respect. We're guided by our core values, and we're committed to creating an environment where everyone can do their best work. We also offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a flexible work environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally. If you're ready to grow your career and make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Job Summary
The Senior Engineering Manager is a key leadership role at the intersection of technical depth, people management, and product partnership. At Partnerize, we operate a high-scale platform processing over a billion daily events. You will be responsible for overseeing multiple cross-functional engineering teams through Engineering Managers, driving the development and execution of strategies that ensure high throughput, resilience, and observability. This is not a purely strategic role; you are a technical authority who leads through judgment, guiding architectural decisions and working closely with engineers on complex distributed systems.
The Things You Care About
At the heart of our platform, we track performance marketing data and build a number of solutions to turn this data into useful information for our customers. We work with a lot of data, generating over a billion events across our infrastructure daily. We aim to make as much of this data available in real-time as possible, which is no mean feat at this scale! Our platform is powered by our REST APIs and everything is developed with an API-first approach.
The primary technologies we use are PHP, Python, JavaScript (React), and Kafka. Data is stored in MySQL, PostgreSQL, Druid, and Redis. We are constantly evolving our platform and tools to take advantage of the ever-changing tech landscape. We deploy to production several times a day.
As a Senior Engineering Manager at Partnerize, you will:
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Lead through Managers: Manage Engineering Managers and Agile Delivery Leads of cross-functional teams, owning delivery, quality, and system reliability.
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Act as Technical Authority: Guide architecture across backend and platform systems—not just reviewing it, but actively shaping the design of high-concurrency, event-driven systems.
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Partner with Product: Collaborate closely with Product leaders to shape roadmaps, challenge assumptions, and balance speed against scalability and technical debt.
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Drive Engineering Standards: Develop and maintain processes and best practices for distributed systems and APIs to enable high-quality software delivery at scale.
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Manage Outcomes: Take ownership of technical outcomes and system health, ensuring infrastructure is designed for resilience and observability.
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Nurture Talent: Act as a mentor and role model for Engineering Managers and senior engineers, strengthening both technical and leadership capability across the tribe.
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Foster Culture: Drive a culture of high ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement, ensuring engineering efforts align with organizational goals.
You are an experienced Engineering Leader with:
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Proven Management Scale: Experience leading multiple engineering teams (including managing other managers) in a fast-paced, product-led environment.
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Deep Technical Roots: A strong background in backend or platform engineering, with the demonstrable ability to design and critique distributed systems at scale.
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Architectural Mastery: Experience with event-driven architecture, real-time data processing, and making clear technical decisions under ambiguity.
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Strategic Partnership: A track record of working effectively with Product and stakeholders at all levels to balance performance, reliability, and cost.
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Pragmatic Problem Solving: The ability to move comfortably between high-level organizational strategy and low-level technical detail.
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Clear Communication: Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to explain complex trade-offs clearly without relying on others to define the direction.
Desired Qualifications & Competencies:
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Scaling Experience: You’ve personally designed systems that needed to scale—and you have seen exactly where they break.
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Conflict Resolution: You have challenged engineers or stakeholders when necessary and can articulate the technical or business reasoning behind it.
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Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (preferred).
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Agile & Lean Mastery: Practical experience driving efficiency using Agile principles and modern engineering practices (TDD, CI/CD, DDD).
UK Benefits & Perks
- 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays
- Enhanced Parental Leave: 6 months full pay for birth parent, 4 weeks non-birth parent at full pay after one year employment
- 5 extra 'Partnerize Parental Days' each year
- Private Medical Insurance through Vitality
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Wellness Program including access to EAP, Wellness Coaching & Wellness Fridays program
- Regular company events and activities
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to attracting, developing, and advancing our outstanding team members, regardless of race, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, gender identity, physical abilities, or any other dimension of diversity. We strive to foster an environment where people can be their authentic selves, raise concerns and innovate, all without fear; where they are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources and can contribute fully to the organization’s success. Every individual in our business is expected to live this commitment without exception.
Privacy and data protection. The data collected as part of this application will be used for the recruitment process and any subsequent employment. You can find further information in Partnerize privacy policy here: https://partnerize.com/privacy-policy/
Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: To protect the interests of all parties, Partnerize will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate or an approved vendor that has a written and signed agreement in place with Partnerize. Please do not contact or forward resumes to our company employees or locations. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered Partnerize property. Partnerize is not responsible for any charges or fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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Apply to Partnerize
Senior Infrastructure Manager
Who We Are
At Partnerize, we're on a mission to transform the way businesses grow. We've built the leading partnership automation platform that empowers brands to discover, engage, and convert their audiences at scale. From affiliate marketing to influencer collaborations, we help our clients build and manage profitable partnerships that drive real results. We're a team of passionate problem-solvers who are dedicated to helping our clients win in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.
Why Join Us
We're looking for passionate, talented people who want to be part of a winning team. At Partnerize, you'll find a culture of collaboration, innovation, and respect. We're guided by our core values, and we're committed to creating an environment where everyone can do their best work. We also offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a flexible work environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally. If you're ready to grow your career and make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
The Role
We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Manager who is, first and foremost, a people leader.
In this role, your primary responsibility is the health, performance, and career growth of your engineering team. While you must possess a solid technical background to understand the challenges your team faces, your day-to-day focus will not be hands-on technical work. Instead, you will use your experience to remove blockers, guide decision-making, and ensure your engineers have the environment they need to succeed.
You will act as the bridge between technical execution and business strategy, team budget management, defining roadmaps, and ensuring operational excellence across a complex hybrid (predominantly on-prem and some cloud) estate.
The Team You Will Lead
You will lead the Infrastructure Solutions team within the wider Technical Operations department. Your engineers are responsible for building the environment, delivering projects as requested by Engineering and Product, and ensuring we remain available, scalable, and secure. They are not responsible for the BAU function of the platforms that is managed by another team within Technical Operations. The Infrastructure Solutions team takes a concept or idea and makes that into a reality within the boundaries and constraints of our platforms.
You will be managing a team of engineers who individually possess experience in:
- On-Premise Linux systems, Container solutions, Debian packaging, Ansible, data streaming and queuing technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
- Advanced database management knowledge (MySQL, Postgres) in replicated environments.
- Physical Network management, with an on-prem estate that is Juniper focused.
- Cloud environments: GCP and AWS
- Platform engineer focused on building, maintaining and supporting an Internal Developer Platform (CI/CD)
The Operational Reality
It is important to be transparent about the environment you are joining. We operate at high velocity with a broad and complex technology estate. However, we are a lean team, not a giant corporation with endless resources.
- Context Switching is the Norm
- You will rarely have the luxury of focusing on a single task for weeks at a time. You will be required to shift focus multiple times a week, and sometimes multiple times a day, as business priorities evolve.
- Agility over Silos
- Because we are a lean team, we wear many hats. You must be comfortable pivoting from a strategic discussion to an operational challenge without losing momentum.
- Focus Management
- Success in this role requires the ability to maintain high standards while navigating a workload that changes dynamically. This is not a role for those who prefer a slow, singular focus; it is for those who thrive on variety, pace, and solving complex problems in real-time.
As the Senior Infrastructure Manager, You Will:
People Leadership & Talent Development
- Team Management
- Lead, mentor, and motivate a team of infrastructure engineers. Conduct weekly 1-2-1s, manage performance reviews, and handle all aspects of people management.
- Formal Training & Growth
- Go beyond ad-hoc mentoring to schedule and lead formal training sessions regarding operational improvements. Actively create professional development plans for your direct reports.
- Recruitment & Retention
- Own the hiring process for your team, ensuring we attract top talent and maintain a supportive, inclusive culture.
- Culture of Learning
- Foster a "Self-Learner" mindset. Create a transparent environment where failures are treated as learning opportunities and documented as such for future reference.
Strategic & Operational Management
- Budget & Capacity Planning
- Ability to own your team's budget and lead capacity planning initiatives. You will forecast future infrastructure needs to ensure we remain scalable while managing spend for subscriptions and hardware.
- Risk & Contingency
- Proactively identify operational risks and form contingency plans immediately to ensure business continuity.
- Procedure & Frameworks
- Ability to define, maintain, and cascade operational procedures (SOPs) and ITIL standards.
- Prioritisation
- Shield your team from noise by effectively prioritising workloads (Changes, Problems, and Projects) and managing stakeholder expectations.
Technical Support & Oversight
- Performance Optimisation
- Measure and optimise system performance with a focus on improving reliability and time-to-market. You will drive innovation to get ahead of internal customer needs rather than just reacting to them.
- Visual Documentation
- Ensure the team produces detailed system design documentation, specifically enforcing the inclusion of visual representations to support understanding. Ability to technologically assess it as a technical editor.
- Hybrid Estate Management
- Ability to oversee the management of both On-Premise and Cloud (GCP/AWS), ensuring high availability across all environments.
- Unblocking Issues
- Act as the senior escalation point for complex technical issues. Your goal is not to fix the issue yourself, but to coordinate the right resources and provide air cover.
General Duties
On-Call DutiesWillingness to participate in the Management On-Call Rotation to support the department and the business (Current frequency: Once every three weeks).Ad-HocCarry out other strategic or technical duties required to support the Director/VP of Technical Operations.
Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Leadership & Management Competencies
- Proven Management Experience
- Significant experience leading a technical team, with a specific focus on the people management aspect (performance reviews, career growth etc).
- Project Management
- Strong project management experience with the ability to delegate effectively to meet tight deadlines. You must be able to multitask and maintain focus in a high-priority environment.
- Communication
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills. You must be able to liaise effectively with management and other business areas. Engagement may also include interactions with senior technical engineers/leaders within other teams and C-Team members.
- Goal Oriented
- You must be highly goal-oriented with strict attention to detail, capable of prioritising workload and demand to ensure targets are met.
- ITIL Application / Lean Six Sigma
- Deep knowledge of and experience with ITIL practices, with the ability to apply them to improve team workflows. Demonstrated ability to apply Lean Six Sigma concepts.
Technical Environment & Team Capabilities
Focusing on the technical skills that your engineers possess, it would be ideal if you had a decent working knowledge of each of the areas. Hands-on expertise in every area is not required, but the ability to hold and facilitate discussions, know when to push or hold back and when to ask poignant questions will help you effectively mentor the team and guide architectural decisions.
For reference from above these areas are: on-prem and AWS/GCP solutions; system design from network to application level; resilient database availability strategies; automation and configuration management via Ansible, Docker and CI/CD; programming awareness in Python; Linux administration.
Your willingness to learn what you don’t know is required to succeed in this role and we will support you through that journey.
Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
The following skills or experiences are advantageous but not strictly required. They would be utilised for facilitating tasks rather than for direct, hands-on implementation.
- Innovation & Debt Management
- A keen interest in new technologies and innovation, specifically supporting development teams in the refactoring of technical debt.
- Advanced Containerization
- Deep knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and container ecosystems.
- Observability
- Experience with monitoring systems (e.g., Zabbix, Grafana) and logging stacks (Elasticsearch, Kibana).
- Data Streaming
- Experience with data streaming and queuing technologies, specifically Apache Kafka and Druid.
- Web & Storage
- Knowledge of Nginx (or other web server technologies) and storage technologies like Gluster.
- Tooling
- Proficiency with JIRA and Confluence for project tracking and documentation.
- Version Control
- strong understanding of Git and version control best practices.
Why This Role?
If you are an experienced technical leader who finds more satisfaction in growing people and building high-performing teams than in closing tickets yourself, this is the role for you. You will have the autonomy to shape the culture of the Infrastructure function and the strategic backing to make a real impact on the business
A Note to Candidates
At Partnerize, we recognise that the perfect candidate doesn't exist. If you are a strong people manager with a background in tech, but maybe haven't touched a command line in a few years - that’s okay! We are looking for leadership first. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the management skills to help our team thrive.
UK Benefits & Perks
- 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays
- Enhanced Parental Leave: 6 months full pay for birth parent, 4 weeks non-birth parent at full pay after one year employment
- 5 extra 'Partnerize Parental Days' each year
- Private Medical Insurance through Vitality
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Wellness Program including access to EAP, Wellness Coaching & Wellness Fridays program
- Regular company events and activities
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to attracting, developing, and advancing our outstanding team members, regardless of race, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, gender identity, physical abilities, or any other dimension of diversity. We strive to foster an environment where people can be their authentic selves, raise concerns and innovate, all without fear; where they are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources and can contribute fully to the organization’s success. Every individual in our business is expected to live this commitment without exception.
Privacy and data protection. The data collected as part of this application will be used for the recruitment process and any subsequent employment. You can find further information in Partnerize privacy policy here: https://partnerize.com/privacy-policy/
Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: To protect the interests of all parties, Partnerize will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate or an approved vendor that has a written and signed agreement in place with Partnerize. Please do not contact or forward resumes to our company employees or locations. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered Partnerize property. Partnerize is not responsible for any charges or fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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Apply to Partnerize
QA Test Engineer (Ruby/Python)
Who We Are
At Partnerize, we're on a mission to transform the way businesses grow. We've built the leading partnership automation platform that empowers brands to discover, engage, and convert their audiences at scale. From affiliate marketing to influencer collaborations, we help our clients build and manage profitable partnerships that drive real results. We're a team of passionate problem-solvers who are dedicated to helping our clients win in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.
Why Join Us
We're looking for passionate, talented people who want to be part of a winning team. At Partnerize, you'll find a culture of collaboration, innovation, and respect. We're guided by our core values, and we're committed to creating an environment where everyone can do their best work. We also offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a flexible work environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally. If you're ready to grow your career and make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Job Summary:
We divide our time between manual and automated testing. We run our automated frameworks in Ruby, using Cypress for the UI tests, with some legacy tests in Selenium webdriver. We primarily do our work on Macbooks with a local Docker environment. You can expect to be supported in your passion for Testing with the opportunities and time to branch out into specialisms such as Load, Performance and Security testing. Your opinions and input are always valued.
Our development teams are multidisciplinary with engineers, QA, designers, and product managers working together using Agile principles. Each team is independently organised and autonomous, deciding their own workflow for solving the problems presented to them. All Test Engineers meet to share knowledge and ideas across the teams, and to make cross-team decisions, such as coding standards.
Responsibilities:
- Test from the very beginning of user stories development during Three amigos and Refinement sessions
- Provide code reviews for other Test Engineers
- Become a subject matter expert in your area of the product
- Manage your own workload and approach to how you test, ensuring thorough manual testing as well as adequate automation checks.
- Actively learn and share knowledge and ideas around QA practices or automation framework initiatives that will benefit testing for the product
- Provide feedback during Scrum ceremonies to improve the delivery of the team as a whole
Required Qualifications & Competencies:
- Passion for testing and a technical background with experience in manual and automated API/Front-end testing.
- The ability to write concise and accurate bug reports, so that any issues can be easily recreated
- Experience in basic SQL operations
- Demonstrable knowledge of any programming language
- Assertiveness and active contributions to team meetings and planning sessions
- A focus on delivering quality to your own high standards
Desired Qualifications & Competencies:
- Experience in development using the Ruby language
- Experience in working in an Agile environment
- Experience in using a source control solution such as Git
- Familiarity with Mac OSX and basic Linux/Unix command line usage
- Familiarity with Docker
- Experience with Cypress
UK Benefits & Perks
- 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays
- Enhanced Parental Leave: 6 months full pay for birth parent, 4 weeks non-birth parent at full pay after one year employment
- 5 extra 'Partnerize Parental Days' each year
- Private Medical Insurance through Bupa
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Wellness Program including access to EAP, Wellness Coaching & Wellness Fridays program
- Regular company events and activities
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to attracting, developing, and advancing our outstanding team members, regardless of race, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, gender identity, physical abilities, or any other dimension of diversity. We strive to foster an environment where people can be their authentic selves, raise concerns and innovate, all without fear; where they are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources and can contribute fully to the organization’s success. Every individual in our business is expected to live this commitment without exception.
Privacy and data protection. The data collected as part of this application will be used for the recruitment process and any subsequent employment. You can find further information in Partnerize privacy policy here: https://partnerize.com/privacy-policy/
Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: To protect the interests of all parties, Partnerize will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate or an approved vendor that has a written and signed agreement in place with Partnerize. Please do not contact or forward resumes to our company employees or locations. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered Partnerize property. Partnerize is not responsible for any charges or fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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Apply to Partnerize
Senior Infrastructure Manager
Who We Are
At Partnerize, we're on a mission to transform the way businesses grow. We've built the leading partnership automation platform that empowers brands to discover, engage, and convert their audiences at scale. From affiliate marketing to influencer collaborations, we help our clients build and manage profitable partnerships that drive real results. We're a team of passionate problem-solvers who are dedicated to helping our clients win in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.
Why Join Us
We're looking for passionate, talented people who want to be part of a winning team. At Partnerize, you'll find a culture of collaboration, innovation, and respect. We're guided by our core values, and we're committed to creating an environment where everyone can do their best work. We also offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a flexible work environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally. If you're ready to grow your career and make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
The Role
We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Manager who is, first and foremost, a people leader.
In this role, your primary responsibility is the health, performance, and career growth of your engineering team. While you must possess a solid technical background to understand the challenges your team faces, your day-to-day focus will not be hands-on technical work. Instead, you will use your experience to remove blockers, guide decision-making, and ensure your engineers have the environment they need to succeed.
You will act as the bridge between technical execution and business strategy, team budget management, defining roadmaps, and ensuring operational excellence across a complex hybrid (predominantly on-prem and some cloud) estate.
The Team You Will Lead
You will lead the Infrastructure Solutions team within the wider Technical Operations department. Your engineers are responsible for building the environment, delivering projects as requested by Engineering and Product, and ensuring we remain available, scalable, and secure. They are not responsible for the BAU function of the platforms that is managed by another team within Technical Operations. The Infrastructure Solutions team takes a concept or idea and makes that into a reality within the boundaries and constraints of our platforms.
You will be managing a team of engineers who individually possess experience in:
- On-Premise Linux systems, Container solutions, Debian packaging, Ansible, data streaming and queuing technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
- Advanced database management knowledge (MySQL, Postgres) in replicated environments.
- Physical Network management, with an on-prem estate that is Juniper focused.
- Cloud environments: GCP and AWS
- Platform engineer focused on building, maintaining and supporting an Internal Developer Platform (CI/CD)
The Operational Reality
It is important to be transparent about the environment you are joining. We operate at high velocity with a broad and complex technology estate. However, we are a lean team, not a giant corporation with endless resources.
- Context Switching is the Norm
- You will rarely have the luxury of focusing on a single task for weeks at a time. You will be required to shift focus multiple times a week, and sometimes multiple times a day, as business priorities evolve.
- Agility over Silos
- Because we are a lean team, we wear many hats. You must be comfortable pivoting from a strategic discussion to an operational challenge without losing momentum.
- Focus Management
- Success in this role requires the ability to maintain high standards while navigating a workload that changes dynamically. This is not a role for those who prefer a slow, singular focus; it is for those who thrive on variety, pace, and solving complex problems in real-time.
As the Senior Infrastructure Manager, You Will:
People Leadership & Talent Development
- Team Management
- Lead, mentor, and motivate a team of infrastructure engineers. Conduct weekly 1-2-1s, manage performance reviews, and handle all aspects of people management.
- Formal Training & Growth
- Go beyond ad-hoc mentoring to schedule and lead formal training sessions regarding operational improvements. Actively create professional development plans for your direct reports.
- Recruitment & Retention
- Own the hiring process for your team, ensuring we attract top talent and maintain a supportive, inclusive culture.
- Culture of Learning
- Foster a "Self-Learner" mindset. Create a transparent environment where failures are treated as learning opportunities and documented as such for future reference.
Strategic & Operational Management
- Budget & Capacity Planning
- Ability to own your team's budget and lead capacity planning initiatives. You will forecast future infrastructure needs to ensure we remain scalable while managing spend for subscriptions and hardware.
- Risk & Contingency
- Proactively identify operational risks and form contingency plans immediately to ensure business continuity.
- Procedure & Frameworks
- Ability to define, maintain, and cascade operational procedures (SOPs) and ITIL standards.
- Prioritisation
- Shield your team from noise by effectively prioritising workloads (Changes, Problems, and Projects) and managing stakeholder expectations.
Technical Support & Oversight
- Performance Optimisation
- Measure and optimise system performance with a focus on improving reliability and time-to-market. You will drive innovation to get ahead of internal customer needs rather than just reacting to them.
- Visual Documentation
- Ensure the team produces detailed system design documentation, specifically enforcing the inclusion of visual representations to support understanding. Ability to technologically assess it as a technical editor.
- Hybrid Estate Management
- Ability to oversee the management of both On-Premise and Cloud (GCP/AWS), ensuring high availability across all environments.
- Unblocking Issues
- Act as the senior escalation point for complex technical issues. Your goal is not to fix the issue yourself, but to coordinate the right resources and provide air cover.
General Duties
On-Call DutiesWillingness to participate in the Management On-Call Rotation to support the department and the business (Current frequency: Once every three weeks).Ad-HocCarry out other strategic or technical duties required to support the Director/VP of Technical Operations.
Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Leadership & Management Competencies
- Proven Management Experience
- Significant experience leading a technical team, with a specific focus on the people management aspect (performance reviews, career growth etc).
- Project Management
- Strong project management experience with the ability to delegate effectively to meet tight deadlines. You must be able to multitask and maintain focus in a high-priority environment.
- Communication
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills. You must be able to liaise effectively with management and other business areas. Engagement may also include interactions with senior technical engineers/leaders within other teams and C-Team members.
- Goal Oriented
- You must be highly goal-oriented with strict attention to detail, capable of prioritising workload and demand to ensure targets are met.
- ITIL Application / Lean Six Sigma
- Deep knowledge of and experience with ITIL practices, with the ability to apply them to improve team workflows. Demonstrated ability to apply Lean Six Sigma concepts.
Technical Environment & Team Capabilities
Focusing on the technical skills that your engineers possess, it would be ideal if you had a decent working knowledge of each of the areas. Hands-on expertise in every area is not required, but the ability to hold and facilitate discussions, know when to push or hold back and when to ask poignant questions will help you effectively mentor the team and guide architectural decisions.
For reference from above these areas are: on-prem and AWS/GCP solutions; system design from network to application level; resilient database availability strategies; automation and configuration management via Ansible, Docker and CI/CD; programming awareness in Python; Linux administration.
Your willingness to learn what you don’t know is required to succeed in this role and we will support you through that journey.
Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
The following skills or experiences are advantageous but not strictly required. They would be utilised for facilitating tasks rather than for direct, hands-on implementation.
- Innovation & Debt Management
- A keen interest in new technologies and innovation, specifically supporting development teams in the refactoring of technical debt.
- Advanced Containerization
- Deep knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and container ecosystems.
- Observability
- Experience with monitoring systems (e.g., Zabbix, Grafana) and logging stacks (Elasticsearch, Kibana).
- Data Streaming
- Experience with data streaming and queuing technologies, specifically Apache Kafka and Druid.
- Web & Storage
- Knowledge of Nginx (or other web server technologies) and storage technologies like Gluster.
- Tooling
- Proficiency with JIRA and Confluence for project tracking and documentation.
- Version Control
- strong understanding of Git and version control best practices.
Why This Role?
If you are an experienced technical leader who finds more satisfaction in growing people and building high-performing teams than in closing tickets yourself, this is the role for you. You will have the autonomy to shape the culture of the Infrastructure function and the strategic backing to make a real impact on the business
A Note to Candidates
At Partnerize, we recognise that the perfect candidate doesn't exist. If you are a strong people manager with a background in tech, but maybe haven't touched a command line in a few years - that’s okay! We are looking for leadership first. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the management skills to help our team thrive.
UK Benefits & Perks
- 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays
- Enhanced Parental Leave: 6 months full pay for birth parent, 4 weeks non-birth parent at full pay after one year employment
- 5 extra 'Partnerize Parental Days' each year
- Private Medical Insurance through Vitality
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Wellness Program including access to EAP, Wellness Coaching & Wellness Fridays program
- Regular company events and activities
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to attracting, developing, and advancing our outstanding team members, regardless of race, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, gender identity, physical abilities, or any other dimension of diversity. We strive to foster an environment where people can be their authentic selves, raise concerns and innovate, all without fear; where they are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources and can contribute fully to the organization’s success. Every individual in our business is expected to live this commitment without exception.
Privacy and data protection. The data collected as part of this application will be used for the recruitment process and any subsequent employment. You can find further information in Partnerize privacy policy here: https://partnerize.com/privacy-policy/
Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: To protect the interests of all parties, Partnerize will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate or an approved vendor that has a written and signed agreement in place with Partnerize. Please do not contact or forward resumes to our company employees or locations. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered Partnerize property. Partnerize is not responsible for any charges or fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Partnerize
Director of Engineering, Platform & Scale (Remote UK)
Who We Are
At Partnerize, we're on a mission to transform the way businesses grow. We've built the leading partnership automation platform that empowers brands to discover, engage, and convert their audiences at scale. From affiliate marketing to influencer collaborations, we help our clients build and manage profitable partnerships that drive real results. We're a team of passionate problem-solvers who are dedicated to helping our clients win in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.
Why Join Us
We're looking for passionate, talented people who want to be part of a winning team. At Partnerize, you'll find a culture of collaboration, innovation, and respect. We're guided by our core values, and we're committed to creating an environment where everyone can do their best work. We also offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a flexible work environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally. If you're ready to grow your career and make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Job Summary
The Director of Engineering is a key leadership role at the intersection of technical depth, people management, and product partnership. At Partnerize, we operate a high-scale platform processing over a billion daily events. You will be responsible for overseeing multiple cross-functional engineering teams through Engineering Managers, driving the development and execution of strategies that ensure high throughput, resilience, and observability. This is not a purely strategic role; you are a technical authority who leads through judgment, guiding architectural decisions and working closely with engineers on complex distributed systems.
The Things You Care About
At the heart of our platform, we track performance marketing data and build a number of solutions to turn this data into useful information for our customers. We work with a lot of data, generating over a billion events across our infrastructure daily. We aim to make as much of this data available in real-time as possible, which is no mean feat at this scale! Our platform is powered by our REST APIs and everything is developed with an API-first approach.
The primary technologies we use are PHP, Python, JavaScript (React), and Kafka. Data is stored in MySQL, PostgreSQL, Druid, and Redis. We are constantly evolving our platform and tools to take advantage of the ever-changing tech landscape. We deploy to production several times a day.
As a Director of Engineering at Partnerize, you will:
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Lead through Managers: Manage Engineering Managers and Agile Delivery Leads of cross-functional teams, owning delivery, quality, and system reliability.
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Act as Technical Authority: Guide architecture across backend and platform systems—not just reviewing it, but actively shaping the design of high-concurrency, event-driven systems.
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Partner with Product: Collaborate closely with Product leaders to shape roadmaps, challenge assumptions, and balance speed against scalability and technical debt.
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Drive Engineering Standards: Develop and maintain processes and best practices for distributed systems and APIs to enable high-quality software delivery at scale.
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Manage Outcomes: Take ownership of technical outcomes and system health, ensuring infrastructure is designed for resilience and observability.
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Nurture Talent: Act as a mentor and role model for Engineering Managers and senior engineers, strengthening both technical and leadership capability across the tribe.
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Foster Culture: Drive a culture of high ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement, ensuring engineering efforts align with organizational goals.
You are an experienced Engineering Leader with:
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Proven Management Scale: Experience leading multiple engineering teams (including managing other managers) in a fast-paced, product-led environment.
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Deep Technical Roots: A strong background in backend or platform engineering, with the demonstrable ability to design and critique distributed systems at scale.
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Architectural Mastery: Experience with event-driven architecture, real-time data processing, and making clear technical decisions under ambiguity.
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Strategic Partnership: A track record of working effectively with Product and stakeholders at all levels to balance performance, reliability, and cost.
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Pragmatic Problem Solving: The ability to move comfortably between high-level organizational strategy and low-level technical detail.
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Clear Communication: Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to explain complex trade-offs clearly without relying on others to define the direction.
Desired Qualifications & Competencies:
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Scaling Experience: You’ve personally designed systems that needed to scale—and you have seen exactly where they break.
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Conflict Resolution: You have challenged engineers or stakeholders when necessary and can articulate the technical or business reasoning behind it.
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Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (preferred).
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Agile & Lean Mastery: Practical experience driving efficiency using Agile principles and modern engineering practices (TDD, CI/CD, DDD).
UK Benefits & Perks
- 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays
- Enhanced Parental Leave: 6 months full pay for birth parent, 4 weeks non-birth parent at full pay after one year employment
- 5 extra 'Partnerize Parental Days' each year
- Private Medical Insurance through Vitality
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Wellness Program including access to EAP, Wellness Coaching & Wellness Fridays program
- Regular company events and activities
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to attracting, developing, and advancing our outstanding team members, regardless of race, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, gender identity, physical abilities, or any other dimension of diversity. We strive to foster an environment where people can be their authentic selves, raise concerns and innovate, all without fear; where they are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources and can contribute fully to the organization’s success. Every individual in our business is expected to live this commitment without exception.
Privacy and data protection. The data collected as part of this application will be used for the recruitment process and any subsequent employment. You can find further information in Partnerize privacy policy here: https://partnerize.com/privacy-policy/
Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: To protect the interests of all parties, Partnerize will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate or an approved vendor that has a written and signed agreement in place with Partnerize. Please do not contact or forward resumes to our company employees or locations. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered Partnerize property. Partnerize is not responsible for any charges or fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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Senior Infrastructure Manager
Who We Are
At Partnerize, we're on a mission to transform the way businesses grow. We've built the leading partnership automation platform that empowers brands to discover, engage, and convert their audiences at scale. From affiliate marketing to influencer collaborations, we help our clients build and manage profitable partnerships that drive real results. We're a team of passionate problem-solvers who are dedicated to helping our clients win in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.
Why Join Us
We're looking for passionate, talented people who want to be part of a winning team. At Partnerize, you'll find a culture of collaboration, innovation, and respect. We're guided by our core values, and we're committed to creating an environment where everyone can do their best work. We also offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a flexible work environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally. If you're ready to grow your career and make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
The Role
We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Manager who is, first and foremost, a people leader.
In this role, your primary responsibility is the health, performance, and career growth of your engineering team. While you must possess a solid technical background to understand the challenges your team faces, your day-to-day focus will not be hands-on technical work. Instead, you will use your experience to remove blockers, guide decision-making, and ensure your engineers have the environment they need to succeed.
You will act as the bridge between technical execution and business strategy, team budget management, defining roadmaps, and ensuring operational excellence across a complex hybrid (predominantly on-prem and some cloud) estate.
The Team You Will Lead
You will lead the Infrastructure Solutions team within the wider Technical Operations department. Your engineers are responsible for building the environment, delivering projects as requested by Engineering and Product, and ensuring we remain available, scalable, and secure. They are not responsible for the BAU function of the platforms that is managed by another team within Technical Operations. The Infrastructure Solutions team takes a concept or idea and makes that into a reality within the boundaries and constraints of our platforms.
You will be managing a team of engineers who individually possess experience in:
- On-Premise Linux systems, Container solutions, Debian packaging, Ansible, data streaming and queuing technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
- Advanced database management knowledge (MySQL, Postgres) in replicated environments.
- Physical Network management, with an on-prem estate that is Juniper focused.
- Cloud environments: GCP and AWS
- Platform engineer focused on building, maintaining and supporting an Internal Developer Platform (CI/CD)
The Operational Reality
It is important to be transparent about the environment you are joining. We operate at high velocity with a broad and complex technology estate. However, we are a lean team, not a giant corporation with endless resources.
- Context Switching is the Norm
- You will rarely have the luxury of focusing on a single task for weeks at a time. You will be required to shift focus multiple times a week, and sometimes multiple times a day, as business priorities evolve.
- Agility over Silos
- Because we are a lean team, we wear many hats. You must be comfortable pivoting from a strategic discussion to an operational challenge without losing momentum.
- Focus Management
- Success in this role requires the ability to maintain high standards while navigating a workload that changes dynamically. This is not a role for those who prefer a slow, singular focus; it is for those who thrive on variety, pace, and solving complex problems in real-time.
As the Senior Infrastructure Manager, You Will:
People Leadership & Talent Development
- Team Management
- Lead, mentor, and motivate a team of infrastructure engineers. Conduct weekly 1-2-1s, manage performance reviews, and handle all aspects of people management.
- Formal Training & Growth
- Go beyond ad-hoc mentoring to schedule and lead formal training sessions regarding operational improvements. Actively create professional development plans for your direct reports.
- Recruitment & Retention
- Own the hiring process for your team, ensuring we attract top talent and maintain a supportive, inclusive culture.
- Culture of Learning
- Foster a "Self-Learner" mindset. Create a transparent environment where failures are treated as learning opportunities and documented as such for future reference.
Strategic & Operational Management
- Budget & Capacity Planning
- Ability to own your team's budget and lead capacity planning initiatives. You will forecast future infrastructure needs to ensure we remain scalable while managing spend for subscriptions and hardware.
- Risk & Contingency
- Proactively identify operational risks and form contingency plans immediately to ensure business continuity.
- Procedure & Frameworks
- Ability to define, maintain, and cascade operational procedures (SOPs) and ITIL standards.
- Prioritisation
- Shield your team from noise by effectively prioritising workloads (Changes, Problems, and Projects) and managing stakeholder expectations.
Technical Support & Oversight
- Performance Optimisation
- Measure and optimise system performance with a focus on improving reliability and time-to-market. You will drive innovation to get ahead of internal customer needs rather than just reacting to them.
- Visual Documentation
- Ensure the team produces detailed system design documentation, specifically enforcing the inclusion of visual representations to support understanding. Ability to technologically assess it as a technical editor.
- Hybrid Estate Management
- Ability to oversee the management of both On-Premise and Cloud (GCP/AWS), ensuring high availability across all environments.
- Unblocking Issues
- Act as the senior escalation point for complex technical issues. Your goal is not to fix the issue yourself, but to coordinate the right resources and provide air cover.
General Duties
On-Call DutiesWillingness to participate in the Management On-Call Rotation to support the department and the business (Current frequency: Once every three weeks).Ad-HocCarry out other strategic or technical duties required to support the Director/VP of Technical Operations.
Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Leadership & Management Competencies
- Proven Management Experience
- Significant experience leading a technical team, with a specific focus on the people management aspect (performance reviews, career growth etc).
- Project Management
- Strong project management experience with the ability to delegate effectively to meet tight deadlines. You must be able to multitask and maintain focus in a high-priority environment.
- Communication
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills. You must be able to liaise effectively with management and other business areas. Engagement may also include interactions with senior technical engineers/leaders within other teams and C-Team members.
- Goal Oriented
- You must be highly goal-oriented with strict attention to detail, capable of prioritising workload and demand to ensure targets are met.
- ITIL Application / Lean Six Sigma
- Deep knowledge of and experience with ITIL practices, with the ability to apply them to improve team workflows. Demonstrated ability to apply Lean Six Sigma concepts.
Technical Environment & Team Capabilities
Focusing on the technical skills that your engineers possess, it would be ideal if you had a decent working knowledge of each of the areas. Hands-on expertise in every area is not required, but the ability to hold and facilitate discussions, know when to push or hold back and when to ask poignant questions will help you effectively mentor the team and guide architectural decisions.
For reference from above these areas are: on-prem and AWS/GCP solutions; system design from network to application level; resilient database availability strategies; automation and configuration management via Ansible, Docker and CI/CD; programming awareness in Python; Linux administration.
Your willingness to learn what you don’t know is required to succeed in this role and we will support you through that journey.
Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
The following skills or experiences are advantageous but not strictly required. They would be utilised for facilitating tasks rather than for direct, hands-on implementation.
- Innovation & Debt Management
- A keen interest in new technologies and innovation, specifically supporting development teams in the refactoring of technical debt.
- Advanced Containerization
- Deep knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and container ecosystems.
- Observability
- Experience with monitoring systems (e.g., Zabbix, Grafana) and logging stacks (Elasticsearch, Kibana).
- Data Streaming
- Experience with data streaming and queuing technologies, specifically Apache Kafka and Druid.
- Web & Storage
- Knowledge of Nginx (or other web server technologies) and storage technologies like Gluster.
- Tooling
- Proficiency with JIRA and Confluence for project tracking and documentation.
- Version Control
- strong understanding of Git and version control best practices.
Why This Role?
If you are an experienced technical leader who finds more satisfaction in growing people and building high-performing teams than in closing tickets yourself, this is the role for you. You will have the autonomy to shape the culture of the Infrastructure function and the strategic backing to make a real impact on the business
A Note to Candidates
At Partnerize, we recognise that the perfect candidate doesn't exist. If you are a strong people manager with a background in tech, but maybe haven't touched a command line in a few years - that’s okay! We are looking for leadership first. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the management skills to help our team thrive.
UK Benefits & Perks
- 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays
- Enhanced Parental Leave: 6 months full pay for birth parent, 4 weeks non-birth parent at full pay after one year employment
- 5 extra 'Partnerize Parental Days' each year
- Private Medical Insurance through Vitality
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Wellness Program including access to EAP, Wellness Coaching & Wellness Fridays program
- Regular company events and activities
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to attracting, developing, and advancing our outstanding team members, regardless of race, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, gender identity, physical abilities, or any other dimension of diversity. We strive to foster an environment where people can be their authentic selves, raise concerns and innovate, all without fear; where they are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources and can contribute fully to the organization’s success. Every individual in our business is expected to live this commitment without exception.
Privacy and data protection. The data collected as part of this application will be used for the recruitment process and any subsequent employment. You can find further information in Partnerize privacy policy here: https://partnerize.com/privacy-policy/
Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: To protect the interests of all parties, Partnerize will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate or an approved vendor that has a written and signed agreement in place with Partnerize. Please do not contact or forward resumes to our company employees or locations. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered Partnerize property. Partnerize is not responsible for any charges or fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Partnerize
Senior Infrastructure Manager
Who We Are
At Partnerize, we're on a mission to transform the way businesses grow. We've built the leading partnership automation platform that empowers brands to discover, engage, and convert their audiences at scale. From affiliate marketing to influencer collaborations, we help our clients build and manage profitable partnerships that drive real results. We're a team of passionate problem-solvers who are dedicated to helping our clients win in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.
Why Join Us
We're looking for passionate, talented people who want to be part of a winning team. At Partnerize, you'll find a culture of collaboration, innovation, and respect. We're guided by our core values, and we're committed to creating an environment where everyone can do their best work. We also offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a flexible work environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally. If you're ready to grow your career and make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
The Role
We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Manager who is, first and foremost, a people leader.
In this role, your primary responsibility is the health, performance, and career growth of your engineering team. While you must possess a solid technical background to understand the challenges your team faces, your day-to-day focus will not be hands-on technical work. Instead, you will use your experience to remove blockers, guide decision-making, and ensure your engineers have the environment they need to succeed.
The Team You Will Lead
You will lead the Infrastructure Solutions team within the wider Technical Operations department. Your engineers are responsible for building the environment, delivering projects as requested by Engineering and Product, and ensuring we remain available, scalable, and secure. They are not responsible for the BAU function of the platforms that is managed by another team within Technical Operations. The Infrastructure Solutions team takes a concept or idea and makes that into a reality within the boundaries and constraints of our platforms.
You will be managing a team of engineers who individually possess experience in:
- On-Premise Linux systems, Container solutions, Debian packaging, Ansible, data streaming and queuing technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
- Advanced database management knowledge (MySQL, Postgres) in replicated environments.
- Physical Network management, with an on-prem estate that is Juniper focused.
- Cloud environments: GCP and AWS
- Platform engineer focused on building, maintaining and supporting an Internal Developer Platform (CI/CD)
The Operational Reality
It is important to be transparent about the environment you are joining. We operate at high velocity with a broad and complex technology estate. However, we are a lean team, not a giant corporation with endless resources.
- Context Switching is the Norm
- You will rarely have the luxury of focusing on a single task for weeks at a time. You will be required to shift focus multiple times a week, and sometimes multiple times a day, as business priorities evolve.
- Agility over Silos
- Because we are a lean team, we wear many hats. You must be comfortable pivoting from a strategic discussion to an operational challenge without losing momentum.
- Focus Management
- Success in this role requires the ability to maintain high standards while navigating a workload that changes dynamically. This is not a role for those who prefer a slow, singular focus; it is for those who thrive on variety, pace, and solving complex problems in real-time.
As the Senior Infrastructure Manager, You Will:
People Leadership & Talent Development
- Team Management
- Lead, mentor, and motivate a team of infrastructure engineers. Conduct weekly 1-2-1s, manage performance reviews, and handle all aspects of people management.
- Formal Training & Growth
- Go beyond ad-hoc mentoring to schedule and lead formal training sessions regarding operational improvements. Actively create professional development plans for your direct reports.
- Recruitment & Retention
- Own the hiring process for your team, ensuring we attract top talent and maintain a supportive, inclusive culture.
- Culture of Learning
- Foster a "Self-Learner" mindset. Create a transparent environment where failures are treated as learning opportunities and documented as such for future reference.
Strategic & Operational Management
- Budget & Capacity Planning
- Ability to own your team's budget and lead capacity planning initiatives. You will forecast future infrastructure needs to ensure we remain scalable while managing spend for subscriptions and hardware.
- Risk & Contingency
- Proactively identify operational risks and form contingency plans immediately to ensure business continuity.
- Procedure & Frameworks
- Ability to define, maintain, and cascade operational procedures (SOPs) and ITIL standards.
- Prioritisation
- Shield your team from noise by effectively prioritising workloads (Changes, Problems, and Projects) and managing stakeholder expectations.
Technical Support & Oversight
- Performance Optimisation
- Measure and optimise system performance with a focus on improving reliability and time-to-market. You will drive innovation to get ahead of internal customer needs rather than just reacting to them.
- Visual Documentation
- Ensure the team produces detailed system design documentation, specifically enforcing the inclusion of visual representations to support understanding. Ability to technologically assess it as a technical editor.
- Hybrid Estate Management
- Ability to oversee the management of both On-Premise and Cloud (GCP/AWS), ensuring high availability across all environments.
- Unblocking Issues
- Act as the senior escalation point for complex technical issues. Your goal is not to fix the issue yourself, but to coordinate the right resources and provide air cover.
General Duties
On-Call DutiesWillingness to participate in the Management On-Call Rotation to support the department and the business (Current frequency: Once every three weeks).Ad-HocCarry out other strategic or technical duties required to support the Director/VP of Technical Operations.
Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Leadership & Management Competencies
- Proven Management Experience
- Significant experience leading a technical team, with a specific focus on the people management aspect (performance reviews, career growth etc).
- Project Management
- Strong project management experience with the ability to delegate effectively to meet tight deadlines. You must be able to multitask and maintain focus in a high-priority environment.
- Communication
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills. You must be able to liaise effectively with management and other business areas. Engagement may also include interactions with senior technical engineers/leaders within other teams and C-Team members.
- Goal Oriented
- You must be highly goal-oriented with strict attention to detail, capable of prioritising workload and demand to ensure targets are met.
- ITIL Application / Lean Six Sigma
- Deep knowledge of and experience with ITIL practices, with the ability to apply them to improve team workflows. Demonstrated ability to apply Lean Six Sigma concepts.
Technical Environment & Team Capabilities
Focusing on the technical skills that your engineers possess, it would be ideal if you had a decent working knowledge of each of the areas. Hands-on expertise in every area is not required, but the ability to hold and facilitate discussions, know when to push or hold back and when to ask poignant questions will help you effectively mentor the team and guide architectural decisions.
For reference from above these areas are: on-prem and AWS/GCP solutions; system design from network to application level; resilient database availability strategies; automation and configuration management via Ansible, Docker and CI/CD; programming awareness in Python; Linux administration.
Your willingness to learn what you don’t know is required to succeed in this role and we will support you through that journey.
Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
The following skills or experiences are advantageous but not strictly required. They would be utilised for facilitating tasks rather than for direct, hands-on implementation.
- Innovation & Debt Management
- A keen interest in new technologies and innovation, specifically supporting development teams in the refactoring of technical debt.
- Advanced Containerization
- Deep knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and container ecosystems.
- Observability
- Experience with monitoring systems (e.g., Zabbix, Grafana) and logging stacks (Elasticsearch, Kibana).
- Data Streaming
- Experience with data streaming and queuing technologies, specifically Apache Kafka and Druid.
- Web & Storage
- Knowledge of Nginx (or other web server technologies) and storage technologies like Gluster.
- Tooling
- Proficiency with JIRA and Confluence for project tracking and documentation.
- Version Control
- strong understanding of Git and version control best practices.
Why This Role?
If you are an experienced technical leader who finds more satisfaction in growing people and building high-performing teams than in closing tickets yourself, this is the role for you. You will have the autonomy to shape the culture of the Infrastructure function and the strategic backing to make a real impact on the business
A Note to Candidates
At Partnerize, we recognise that the perfect candidate doesn't exist. If you are a strong people manager with a background in tech, but maybe haven't touched a command line in a few years - that’s okay! We are looking for leadership first. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the management skills to help our team thrive.
UK Benefits & Perks
- 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays
- Enhanced Parental Leave: 6 months full pay for birth parent, 4 weeks non-birth parent at full pay after one year employment
- 5 extra 'Partnerize Parental Days' each year
- Private Medical Insurance through Vitality
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Wellness Program including access to EAP, Wellness Coaching & Wellness Fridays program
- Regular company events and activities
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to attracting, developing, and advancing our outstanding team members, regardless of race, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, gender identity, physical abilities, or any other dimension of diversity. We strive to foster an environment where people can be their authentic selves, raise concerns and innovate, all without fear; where they are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources and can contribute fully to the organization’s success. Every individual in our business is expected to live this commitment without exception.
Privacy and data protection. The data collected as part of this application will be used for the recruitment process and any subsequent employment. You can find further information in Partnerize privacy policy here: https://partnerize.com/privacy-policy/
Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: To protect the interests of all parties, Partnerize will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate or an approved vendor that has a written and signed agreement in place with Partnerize. Please do not contact or forward resumes to our company employees or locations. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered Partnerize property. Partnerize is not responsible for any charges or fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Partnerize