Lead Platform Engineer – Vice President
Barclays (company site, opens in a new tab)PuneOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 30–50 LPA
Posted 16d ago
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Job description
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About This Role
- Lead engineering and development of cloud and on-prem platform infrastructure services supporting front-office quantitative and strategy teams.
- Own delivery of scalable, maintainable software solutions using Python and AWS technologies, ensuring secure coding and unit testing practices.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to align platform capabilities with business needs and drive continuous improvement.
Minimum Requirements
- Strong programming skills in Python; familiarity with Java is a plus.
- Deep experience with AWS services including S3, Glue, Kinesis, Lambda, ECS, IAM, KMS, API Gateway, Step Functions, MSK, CloudFormation.
- Experience in software/data engineering with focus on platform or infrastructure roles.
- Role based in Pune, India office; Work Experience Required: Not explicitly mentioned in the JD.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Hands-on engineering leader comfortable managing small teams and guiding technical direction within platform engineering.
- Experience working with financial services data needs and familiarity with front-office/quants environment is a strong advantage.
- Demonstrated ability to manage risks, controls, and stakeholder relationships while driving multi-year, strategic technical initiatives.