About this role
Education Perfect is an EdTech platform designed to empower educators and amplify their impact in the classroom. We enable teachers to personalise learning at scale with a range of powerful learning, assessment, and insights tools, helping them and their students reach their full potential.
As an EPeep, you’ll work on projects that have a real impact on students' lives and have the freedom, support and resources you need to develop your skills and grow your career.
We’re hiring a Head of Platform Engineering to lead EP’s platform and enablement teams. This role is central to accelerating software delivery by owning the internal developer platform, improving developer experience and ensuring our infrastructure is secure, scalable, reliable and cost-effective. You’ll combine technical leadership, people management and strategic thinking to empower engineering teams to build and operate high-quality software at scale.
What you will do
Lead, coach and develop platform and enablement teams (frontend, backend, DevOps/SRE)Create a safe, inclusive and high-performing team environmentDefine and maintain platform team charters and collaboration boundariesOwn the internal developer platform strategy (tooling, golden paths, self-service)Partner with engineering leadership on architecture, strategy and roadmapDrive platform standards (APIs, observability, reliability patterns)Support capacity planning and reliability targets (SLOs/SLIs)Improve developer experience and productivity metricsEmbed operational thinking across software engineering teamsPartner with Security & Privacy on controls and compliance (ISO 27001, ST4S, GDPR)Champion engineering excellence across the wider teamManage relationships with cloud and platform vendorsOptimise cloud usage and strengthen FinOps practicesRepresent platform engineering in governance and architecture forumsAbout you
8+ years designing, building and operating cloud software at scaleStrong technical leadership and people management experienceProven ability to mentor engineers and align work to business goalsExperience leading through influence across cross-functional teamsDeep understanding of cloud architecture, operations, security and cost modelsTrack record of improving developer experience and platform toolingFamiliarity with CI/CD, self-service platforms and enablement practicesStrong commercial acumen (vendor management, negotiations, build-vs-buy)Experience with FinOps or cloud cost optimisationAbility to navigate ambiguity, risk and dependenciesExperience working with distributed teamsTech stack familiarity is a bonus (C#, TypeScript, React, Kafka, Terraform, AWS)Equitable opportunities, growth, and development lie at the heart of how we work at EP. We understand that not all applicants may possess all the following attributes so if you think you have what it takes, but are not sure you check every box, we would love to still hear from you!
What we offer
Employee Equity Bonus Plan – Share in our success through equity bonuses that build ownership and collective growthChristmas Shutdown Leave – Enjoy three additional paid leave daysVolunteer Day – One paid day each year to give back to your communityPurchase Extra Leave – Choose to buy an additional week of annual leave, with payments spread across the yearWork From Anywhere – Work up to 90 days per year from another countryWellness Bonus – Receive a pre-tax $750 NZD End-of-Year Wellness Bonus to support your wellbeingHealth Insurance – Fully funded Southern Cross Wellbeing 1 plan ($500 excess), with optional add-ons and family coverHome Set-Up Support – Support available for eligible remote and hybrid team members to create a comfortable workspaceCommunication Allowance – $50 NZD per month toward phone and internet costs (remote/hybrid eligible)Parental Leave Support – Up to 12 weeks’ full-pay top-up for primary caregivers, 3 weeks’ paid leave for secondary caregivers, plus 5 days’ New Parents Leave for both. Returning primary caregivers also receive enhanced pension contributions.Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 confidential wellbeing, safety and medical support via Sonder (fully funded, global access)Learning & Development – Internal workshops, performance conversations and ongoing development opportunitiesTenure Recognition – Bonus leave and cash rewards at key service milestonesReferral Bonus – Earn a $2,000 NZD pre-tax bonus when your referral joins and passes their trial periodWorkride – Access bikes, e-bikes or scooters via pre-tax salary sacrifice and enjoy significant tax savingsEP Support Groups – Mana Wahine, DEI, Environmental Impact, and Wellness Committees.You’ll join a growing global organisation recognised through Diversity Works accreditation, Carbon Net Zero BCorp status and Digital Promise certification.