Lead Platform Engineer

About the role

Barclays is looking for a Lead Platform Engineer in Glasgow to work on the tools, frameworks and libraries used by other engineering teams. The role supports a large community of engineers, creating technology and patterns that enable faster, higher-quality software releases up to production. It is based in the Glasgow office.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and improve software that provides business, platform and technology capabilities for customers and colleagues.
• Develop and deliver high-quality software using industry-aligned languages, frameworks and tools, keeping code scalable, maintainable and performant.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers and other engineers on requirements, solution strategies and integration.
• Take part in code reviews and promote code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Follow secure coding practices and implement effective unit testing.
• Stay informed of technology trends and contribute to the organisation's technology communities.

Required profile

• Permanent contract, Glasgow-based.
• Accountability, ownership and a "getting the job done" mindset.
• Assessment may cover risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology skills.

Required skills

• Hands-on programming in Python, Go or Java.
• Container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Public cloud experience, ideally AWS or Azure.
• Infrastructure automation with Terraform, CloudFormation and Ansible.
• Nice to have: observability tools such as ELK, Prometheus and Grafana, and awareness of AI/GenAI offerings.

What we offer

• Competitive holiday allowance.
• Life assurance and private medical care.
• Pension contribution.