Platform Engineer, Engine by Starling
Engine by Starling
1-5 days a week in office
Digital banking platform
Open for applications
Digital banking platform
101-200 employees
Open for applications
1-5 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To radically reshape banking in markets around the world.
Role
Who you are
- Ideally, you will be an inquisitive Infrastructure Engineer, with an aptitude for finding clean and simple solutions to technical problems
- You will be passionate about building observable and reliable systems that impact the wider engineering organisation
- A managed, statically typed language (Java / Go)
- Cloud native software (AWS / GCP)
- Container orchestration (Kubernetes)
- CI/CD (TeamCity or similar)
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / Cloudformation / CDK)
- Experience with building API management solutions
- Experience with building build, deployment and observability systems
Desirable
- An aptitude for thinking out of the box
- Experience implementing clean code and simple solutions
- A passion for highly automated and testable software
- Experience with security best practices for securing software in cloud environments
- Experience with AWS, GCP or other cloud environments
- Understanding of database monitoring, analysis, disaster recovery and performance tuning
What the job involves
- All engineers are responsible for owning features from inception, through deployment, to running in production. Using a first principles approach, we aim to break down problems and implement solutions across every stage of that lifecycle
- As an Engineer at Engine, you’ll be working on helping to build, scale and deploy our first in class cloud native banking platform to multiple cloud providers and regions globally. You will be encouraged to get involved in all areas of our platform
- We value a multi-discipline approach to engineering and a culture that supports that
- Some of the disciplines you will be exposed to include:
- Toolchain Development
- Build and Deployment Systems
- Observability and Reliability
- Runtime Orchestration; Control and Data Planes
- Global Multi-Cloud Architectures
- SaaS API Management and Security
- Core Java Platform
- Design, document, build and maintain scalable software
- Improve the performance and reliability of cloud environments whilst measuring cost-effectiveness
- Help build and improve our software release and continuous deployment systems
- Embrace automation and be reluctant for manual implementation
- Implement security best practices
- Demonstrate knowledge of new technologies and changes in the industry
- Ensure platform compliance with ISO27001, SOC2 and PCI-DSS
Application process
- Interviewing is a two way process and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you! Our interviews are conversational and we want to get the best from you, so come with questions and be curious. In general you can expect the below, following a chat with one of our Talent Team:
- Initial interview with an Engineer - ~45 minutes
- Take home technical test to be discussed in the technical interview
- Technical interview with some Engineers - ~1.5 hours
- Final interview with our CTO / deputy CTO ~45 minutes
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Engine by Starling emerges as a solution to the age-old challenge plaguing traditional banking systems: outdated infrastructure. The banking landscape is littered with legacy systems, hindering innovation, agility, and customer-centricity. Engine steps in to disrupt this by offering a cloud-native banking platform.
Firstly, it provides a suite of technology that forms the backbone of digital banking, enabling clients to pick solutions tailored to their needs. Secondly, Engine adopts a Software as a Service (SaaS) model, diverging from conventional banking strategies. This move democratises access to cutting-edge banking technology, cutting through geographical barriers and fostering global financial inclusivity.
Engine's trajectory is poised for expansion and dominance in the financial technology arena, with the CEO claiming it can be bigger than Starling. As it continues to catalyse digital transformation across traditional banking institutions, Engine is set to become a pivotal player in the industry.
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Company benefits
- 33 holiday days: Including public holidays which you can take when works for you
- Generous family-friendly policies
- Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner Benefits include discount with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peleton
- Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing
- 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
- Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
- 4x life insurance: Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
- Perkbox membership, giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
- An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
Company values
- Aim for greatness: In everything we do, we strive to deliver the best possible outcome. If something’s worth making, it’s worth making it great.
- Own it: Smart people thrive when they’re given freedom. Our people like to get their hands dirty, figure things out and take ownership.
- Listen: We listen to each other and our clients – because everyone has something different to teach us, and diversity of thought makes our work better.
- Keep it simple: There’s beauty (and speed) in simplicity. From the way we speak to the tech we build, we want to be simple and clear in everything we do.
- Do the right thing: Ethics aren’t an afterthought – they’re our driving force. Doing what’s best for our communities and the planet is central to our mission.
Company HQ
Spitalfields, London, UK
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Leadership
Sam Everington
(CEO)Has worked at Starling Bank for the past 7 years in various roles before becoming the CEO of Engine by Starling in 2022. Previously a Senior Consultant/Manager & Technical Architect at Alfa.
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