Job description
THE ROLE đź“ť
At Form3, we’re on a mission to transform the world of payments — and we’re looking for a Senior Platform Engineer (Networking) to help us get there.
If you’re passionate about building and operating complex networks, both in the cloud and in data centres, and thrive on designing innovative, scalable connectivity solutions, we want to hear from you. You’ll dive deep into packet captures, troubleshoot complex network issues, and architect resilient, cutting-edge network infrastructures.
You’ll bring hands-on expertise with Juniper networking devices and confidently manage them in critical production environments. Your work will be instrumental in ensuring our multi-cloud, global payment platform remains fast, secure, and reliable.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR 🔍
- Deep understanding of software-defined and traditional networking.
- Expertise in architecting scalable and resilient networks across cloud and on-premises environments.
- Strong knowledge of Layer 2⁄3 protocols, VPNs, routing, and switching.
- Proven experience managing Juniper networking equipment in critical environments.
- Hands-on experience with Equinix Fabric, Edge, and other offerings.
- Proficiency with packet capture tools like tcpdump and Wireshark.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code practices (scripting skills or a software engineering background is a big plus).
- Excellent communication skills — we collaborate extensively at Form3.
TECH STACK ⚙️
We operate a hybrid multi-cloud infrastructure, connecting AWS, GCP, Azure, and Equinix data centres in London and Virginia, and Coresite in Santa Clara.
- AWS: DirectConnect, Transit Gateway, VPC Peering, VPN, NAT Gateway, NLB/ALB.
- GCP: Interconnect, Cloud Router, VPC Peering, Service Perimeter.
- Azure: ExpressRoute, Virtual Network Gateway, Azure Firewall.
- Container Orchestration: Kubernetes with Cilium CNI, CoreDNS, ExternalDNS.
- Data Centres: Equinix Fabric, Juniper EX switches, SRX firewalls.
Find out more about how we build and operate at Form3 Engineering.
THE TEAM đź‘Ą
Our Platform Compute & Networking Engineering team sits at the core of Form3’s business, ensuring that our world-class payments platform is reliable, scalable, and secure.
We manage hybrid cloud and private network infrastructures across AWS, GCP, Azure, and multiple global data centres. We provide the backbone that product engineering teams build on, ensuring performance, scalability, and operational excellence.
You’ll join a team that’s hands-on with networking and compute infrastructure and is always looking to push the boundaries of what’s possible. As a Senior Platform Engineer focused on networking, you’ll help us elevate our capabilities to the next level.
INTERVIEW PROCESS ✍️
Stage 1: Screening call with Talent Team
Stage 2: Take-home test
Stage 3: Technical interview
We always aim to stick to the above process, however there may be occasions when an additional interview stage is needed for us to be sure we’re hiring the right person!
HIRING LOCATIONS đź“Ť
We are a remote-first company and are able to accept applications from the following countries; Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal & UK
ABOUT FORM3 đź’
Revolutionising the world of payments with our cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions. For more information about life at Form3 check out the following pages:
What we do | Life at Form3 | Benefits | Flexa-verified employer | Podcasts
OUR DEI&B COMMITMENT
We hire talented people from a variety of backgrounds and experiences and are committed to a work environment based on diversity, open-mindedness and curiosity. We’re united by our company values (we even created them together!) and we celebrate our unique differences.
Our employee lifecycle processes are designed to embrace equal opportunity and prevent discrimination against our people regardless of personal characteristics. It is our strong belief that the more inclusive and belonging we are as a business, the better our work will be.
As an inclusive employer, we guarantee to interview all neurodiverse and physically disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this role. We also encourage candidates to notify us of any reasonable adjustments that may be required during the recruitment process. This includes providing job adverts in alternative, accessible formats or adjustments required at interview stage.
If you consider yourself to be neurodiverse or physically disabled under the UN definition of disability and would like to be considered under this scheme and/or require any reasonable adjustments please let us know by sending an email to [email protected] clearly stating your consent for us to process this data.
For more information please refer to our Recruitment Data Policy.
