Technology Scale-Up (Bristol)
Sourcing a Senior Platform Engineer to Accelerate Cloud Automation and Service Reliability
The Challenge
Our client, a rapidly growing technology scale-up based in Bristol, was expanding its platform engineering team to improve automation and reliability across its SaaS platform. The company required a Senior Platform Engineer skilled in Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, and CI/CD, capable of driving cross-functional collaboration and scale.
The client needed a partner who could deliver both specialist sourcing and local market intelligence to benchmark compensation across South West England and hybrid remote markets.
The Solution
Xist4 executed a retained search supported by its Recruitment Insight Audit Report, mapping platform engineering talent across the South West and remote UK regions.
Key actions included:
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Success Profile Definition: Partnered with the VP of Engineering to refine role scope and technical priorities.
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Recruitment Insight Audit: Profiled 110 relevant engineers, identifying salary bands, hybrid preferences, and competitor activity.
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Talent Mapping and Outreach: Targeted professionals from SaaS, IoT, and data platform companies.
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Employer Positioning: Created messaging that emphasised innovation, remote flexibility, and influence on architecture.
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Candidate Evaluation: Conducted structured interviews assessing reliability engineering depth and cultural fit.
The Result
Within six and a half weeks, Xist4 delivered a qualified shortlist of senior platform engineers with proven experience in scaling cloud-native environments.
The successful hire enabled the company to accelerate product delivery and improve system uptime by more than 20 per cent in the first quarter.
The project highlighted how combining technical search expertise with Xist4’s Recruitment Insight Audit Report gives scale-ups a measurable advantage in attracting high-demand platform engineering talent.