Our client is building the better way to share money around the world. We’re looking for an experienced Head of Platform Engineering to join their team and be at the centre of their mission.
Their platform is the foundation of how they help customers send money globally. From money in to money out, and everything in between, it uses an event-driven microservice architecture to create the fastest and most reliable service to their customers. This role will focus on how the platform should evolve to satisfy their new ambitions whilst maintaining their existing needs.
The responsibilities you’ll have:
- The vision, strategy and health for our core platform
- Lead a team of 20 engineers
- Hire, develop and coach top engineering talent across Europe
- Provide transparency to the rest of the business on the work of your team
- Work closely with the Product team on setting product strategy
- Innovation and ensuring we have the right technologies for our platform
- Improve processes and ways of working including delivery pipelines and agile
delivery
The experience they’re looking for:
- Leading and managing engineering teams
- Building products focused on customer outcomes
- Designing and delivering event-driven microservice platforms
The qualities they’re looking for
- Collaborative problem solver
- Ability to create a supportive, fun place to work
- Data driven decision maker
- Commercial awareness of how technology impacts on a business
Technologies they use
- Java, Scala
- Kafka
- No-SQL databases (PostgreSQL, Redis)
- Nomad, Kubernetes
- Docker
Benefits
- This role is offered on a Business to Business or Employment contract
- Training budget, internal training opportunities, language classes
- Support with sharing your knowledge (blog, Github)
- Private Medical Healthcare for you & your family
- Multisport & Lunch card
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Use of MacBook 15” Pro
- Working in a truly special team – they believe in what they do!
Prepare your CV in English (PDF), fill in the form, and apply! 
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