Graduate DevOps Engineer (Immediate Start)
Company: Acre
Location: Shoreditch, London
Employment Type: Full-time
Level: Graduate / Entry-Level
Industry: FinTech / Mortgage Technology
About Acre
Acre is rebuilding the UK’s £1.4 trillion mortgage market with a completely new, end-to-end home-buying platform. Our technology removes unnecessary admin and friction from buying a home, covering the entire journey from affordability to completion.
Over the past year, mortgage submissions through Acre’s platform have grown by 200%, helping mortgage businesses scale faster and smarter. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for ambitious graduates to join us and help shape the future of home buying.
The Role
Acre is hiring a Graduate DevOps Engineer to help ensure the platform remains secure, scalable, and highly available.
You will work closely with frontend and backend engineers to support CI pipelines, production environments, and operational visibility. This role is ideal for a graduate who enjoys automation, infrastructure, and continuous improvement.
Your mindset should be that no task is done twice.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and improve CI/CD pipelines
- Maintain secure, stable, and scalable production environments
- Implement monitoring and logging for performance and security insights
- Participate in the full software development lifecycle
- Collaborate with engineering teams to meet quality and security benchmarks
What We’re Looking For
- Passion for software engineering and quality delivery
- Curiosity about systems, networks, and emerging technologies
- Awareness of tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, or Ansible
- Understanding of CI pipelines
- Awareness of information security principles and environment hardening
- Basic understanding of monitoring and logging
- Knowledge of at least one programming or scripting language (preferred)
What Acre Offers
- Opportunity to make an impact in a high-growth FinTech startup
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Equity opportunities via the EMI scheme
- Private healthcare and cash plan
- Pension contribution matched up to 4%
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Company laptop and supporting tech
- One week of free accommodation for those relocating
- Monthly team socials and a vibrant Shoreditch office
Diversity & Inclusion
Acre welcomes applications from all backgrounds, including people of colour, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. Adjustments can be made throughout the hiring process where needed.
