Lead Platform Engineer
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
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.
Salaries at Barclays
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
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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