Platform Engineer

Barclays is seeking a Platform Engineer to join their team in Prague, focusing on evolving their digital landscape and driving innovation. This role is part of a larger engineering community of ~4000 engineers, where you'll be responsible for creating progressive tooling, frameworks, and patterns. The position involves developing and maintaining software solutions that enable quicker, more efficient, and effective releases while ensuring quality.

As a Platform Engineer, you'll be working on tools and frameworks used by other developers, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and working with container technologies. The role requires expertise in programming languages like .NET, Java, Python, or Go, along with strong DevOps skills. You'll be collaborating with cross-functional teams, participating in code reviews, and staying current with industry trends.

The position is at the Assistant Vice President level, requiring leadership in complex tasks and the ability to influence decision-making. You'll be working with cutting-edge technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms like AWS and Azure. The role offers the opportunity to work with a global financial institution while contributing to the development of enterprise-scale platform solutions.

Working at Barclays means embodying their values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship, along with demonstrating the Barclays Mindset to Empower, Challenge and Drive. This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about platform engineering and interested in working with a large-scale financial technology infrastructure.