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Lead Platform Engineer

BarclaysPune, Maharashtra, IndiaPosted 18 May 2026

Barclays is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to spearhead the evolution of their Reference Data Services in the fintech domain. The role involves building, scaling, and supporting infrastructure for front-office quantitative and strategy teams in a hybrid cloud and on-prem environment. Candidates must have strong Python and AWS skills while maintaining a hands-on leadership approach. The position is based in Pune and requires collaboration with stakeholders and internal consumers.

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Experience

Experience not specified

Function

Engineering

Work mode

Onsite, India

Company

Tier 2

What you will work on

Barclays is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to spearhead the evolution of their Reference Data Services in the fintech domain. The role involves building, scaling, and supporting infrastructure for front-office quantitative and strategy teams in a hybrid cloud and on-prem environment. Candidates must have strong Python and AWS skills while maintaining a hands-on leadership approach. The position is based in Pune and requires collaboration with stakeholders and internal consumers.

TAL's take

Quality 75/1005/5 clarityTier 2 company

Role is at a major global financial institution with clear leadership and technical scope in platform engineering.

Well-defined responsibilities, specific technology stack, and clear team context provided.

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21.3 LPA average

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Must haves

  • Proven experience in software or data engineering, ideally in platform or infra roles
  • Strong programming skills in Python
  • Deep experience with AWS services
  • Passion for being hands-on while enabling and growing a small engineering team

Tools and skills

pythonawss3gluekinesislambdaecsiamkmsapi gatewaystep functionsmskcloudformation

Nice to have: java, hadoop, kubernetes.

About the company

Barclays is a major global bank, categorized as tier 2 due to its status as a large financial institution compared to top-tier tech-native firms.

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