About this role
The Senior DevEx Engineer - Infrastructure position at Primer is a fully remote, full-time opportunity based in the United Kingdom. This role suits an experienced cloud infrastructure professional who wants to take ownership of internal developer platforms, shape human-AI coding workflows, and build reliable deployment pipelines.
Role Overview
Primer is hiring a Senior DevEx Engineer to join the Infrastructure team, which owns the platform that all other Primer engineers build and ship on. Operating in a remote-first, async, and high-autonomy environment, this position involves taking full end-to-end ownership of internal developer tooling, deployment workflows, and CI/CD pipelines. A unique aspect of this role is defining and shaping the human-AI development loop, creating patterns that allow engineers to work effectively and safely alongside coding agents.
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About the Company
Primer provides unified infrastructure for global payments, offering finance and payments teams the visibility and control needed to reduce complexity, improve performance, and capture revenue from a single platform. Backed by prominent investors including Sofina, Peak XV Partners, ICONIQ, Tencent, Accel, and Balderton, Primer relies on a remote-first culture established on day one, fostering high autonomy, low bureaucracy, and strong team collaboration through thoughtfully designed interactions and global flexibility.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should apply directly on the official Primer careers page.
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Is this position fully remote?
Yes, this role is fully remote and based in the United Kingdom, operating within an async-first and distributed team.
What experience is required for the Senior DevEx Engineer role?
Candidates need strong cloud infrastructure experience in AWS or GCP, hands-on Kubernetes expertise, infrastructure-as-code knowledge, CI/CD competency, a background in software engineering, and experience measuring delivery using frameworks like DORA or SPACE.
What does the human-AI development loop responsibility involve?
It involves creating the tooling, automation, and patterns that enable engineers to work effectively, safely, and quickly alongside coding agents at Primer.
Will I be required to participate in an on-call rotation?
Yes, this role carries real operational weight, including joining the Core Infrastructure on-call rotation and maintaining the reliability of the systems you build.
What benefits does Primer offer to its employees?
Benefits include competitive share options, uncapped holiday with a 25-day minimum, a £500 home office allowance, a learning budget, private medical insurance, access to co-working spaces, workations, and company retreats.