Lead Platform Engineer

Embark on a transformative journey as a Lead Platform Engineer. At Barclays, our vision is clear – to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. Join our mission‑critical Dart platform team, providing advanced cloud and on‑premises infrastructure for front‑office developers (quants and strategists). You’ll work with AWS, on‑premises Kubernetes, Python, and data pipelines, partnering with internal platforms and front‑office business teams to deliver scalable, secure, and innovative solutions.

This is a unique opportunity to lead a focused, high‑impact engineering team while shaping the technology that drives our front‑office capabilities.

To be successful as a Lead Platform Engineer, you should have experience with:

• Programming in Python; familiarity with Java is a plus
• Designing and deploying solutions with AWS services (S3, Glue, Kinesis, Lambda, ECS, IAM, KMS, API Gateway, Step Functions, MSK, Cloud Formation, etc.)
• Applying Generative AI concepts to develop and deploy AI applications
• Leading engineering teams and setting technical direction
• Designing secure, scalable, and cost‑efficient systems

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Experience with on‑premises Hadoop and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with AWS cost management and optimization tools
• Understanding of quantitative/front‑office developer workflows
• Knowledge of financial services data needs and usage patterns
• Awareness of AI/ML infrastructure and cloud‑native tooling trends

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills.

This role is located in Whippany, New Jersey.

Minimum Salary: $170,000

Maximum Salary: $230,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays employees are eligible for a suite of competitive and generous employee benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and other paid leave for qualifying circumstances.

This position is eligible for an incentive award.

To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.

• Development and delivery of high‑quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
• Cross‑functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
• Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
• Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
• Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
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