Platform Engineering Lead
Location: London / Hybrid
Type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Benefits
We’re hiring a Platform Engineering Lead to take ownership of a growing technical team building the core infrastructure and services behind next-generation risk tooling for a major financial institution.
This is a rare opportunity to lead at an early stage of platform maturity, with strong buy-in from the business and clear momentum for growth.
The Role;
You’ll be leading two closely connected teams:
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A DevOps / Platform Engineering team responsible for the infrastructure, cloud-native architecture, deployment tooling, and core shared services.
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A Risk Tooling team building high-performance, Python-based applications and APIs that power complex financial and risk analytics – used by quantitative teams and financial analysts.
These tools and platforms enable quants to access scalable compute, pricing models, and risk analysis capabilities — via well-structured APIs and interfaces, not direct support.
Key Responsibilities;
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Lead and mentor a team of ~10 engineers across DevOps and application development.
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Drive the delivery of a broad, scalable platform underpinning risk systems and financial applications.
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Build and extend services and APIs for distributed compute, options pricing, and financial data analytics.
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Manage both infrastructure reliability and application-level capabilities in a modern cloud/Kubernetes environment.
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Act as the technical authority, evaluating tools, designs, and approaches with a focus on long-term impact and sustainability.
About You;
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Strong leadership experience managing engineering teams (platform, DevOps, or application-focused).
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Deep Python expertise, ideally within a finance or analytics context – e.g., experience with platforms like Quartz, Athena, or JPMorgan internal systems.
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Comfortable with cloud-native engineering (AWS, GCP), Kubernetes, and CI/CD.
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Experience building and scaling RESTful APIs and distributed systems.
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Exposure to financial risk or derivatives pricing is a plus.
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Bonus: familiarity with front-end technologies such as TypeScript and React.
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Organised, technically credible, and able to balance hands-on understanding with team strategy and delivery.
Why This Role?
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Join near the ground floor of a platform with proven business buy-in and massive potential.
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Build systems with real-world impact in financial markets.
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Be the lead voice shaping the platform’s growth — with autonomy and visibility.
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Work on both the infrastructure and analytical tooling layers — across compute, APIs, and developer experience.
Location: | London |
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Job type: | Permanent |
Emp type: | Full-time |
Job published: | 24-06-2025 |
Job ID: | 103783 |