Lead Platform Engineer
Careers at KKR, Dublin
About the job
Company overview
KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries.
Team overview
KKR's Technology team is responsible for building and supporting the firm's technological foundation, including a globally distributed infrastructure, information security, and the application and data platforms. Within Technology, the ADAPT team (Application, Data and AI Platform Team) owns the firm's engineering platform, developer experience, AI tooling and the SaaS integration fabric that connects our core enterprise systems. ADAPT drives a culture of technology excellence through workflow automation, self-service tooling, and modern integration patterns across AWS, Jira / Jira Service Management / Confluence, ServiceNow, and adjacent SaaS estates. The team partners with application engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and business functions to deliver agility, resilience, and high impact at global scale.