Role Overview
This vice presidentlevel role offers an opportunity for an experienced Software Engineer to design, develop, test, and implement high-quality software across the full system lifecycle. The role focuses on data engineering and full stack software development, with strong emphasis on PySpark, Python, and AWS-based platforms. You will work within a permanent feature team, collaborating with engineers, architects, and stakeholders to ensure resilient, scalable, and efficient software solutions that support business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and implement robust and resilient software solutions across the lifecycle
- Apply Agile methods to backlog-driven software development within a permanent feature team
- Develop expertise in the platform across business, applications, data, and infrastructure layers
- Collaborate with principal engineers, architects, and stakeholders to understand platform architecture and business requirements
- Produce long-lived software that is flexible to adapt to future needs
- Contribute to intentional architecture and emergent design through experimentation, prototyping, and innovative solutions
- Automate build, test, and deployment activities using executable patterns
- Lead the adoption of programming best practices with focus on scalability, automation, virtualisation, optimisation, availability, and performance
- Ensure compliance with information security policies and practices within the financial sector
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to stakeholders
Required Skills and Experience
- Strong full stack experience in software design and implementation
- Minimum of twelve years of experience in Python or PySpark, with AWS and Airflow expertise
- Hands-on experience writing advanced Spark SQL or ANSI SQL queries, including query optimisation and performance tuning
- Experience with continuous integration, DevOps practices, GitLab, and Artifactory
- Strong collaboration skills with the ability to deliver pragmatic solutions that meet business needs
- Proven experience leading programming best practices around scalability, automation, virtualisation, optimisation, availability, and performance
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
