Cloud Systems Engineer

3 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Starling Bank Full time

About Us

At Engine by Starling, we are dedicated to collaborating with top-tier banks globally, aiming to foster rapid business growth through our advanced technology solutions.

Engine operates as Starling's software-as-a-service (SaaS) entity, developed to support Starling Bank's operations, and has recently emerged as an independent business.

Starling Bank has experienced remarkable growth, largely attributed to our innovative technology built from the ground up. Our SaaS platform is now accessible to banks and financial institutions worldwide, allowing them to leverage the cutting-edge digital features and streamlined back-office processes that have contributed to Starling's success.

Our engineering team is at the core of Engine, thriving in a dynamic environment focused on innovation, collaboration, and the development of disruptive technology in the fintech space. We embrace a flat organizational structure that empowers you to make impactful decisions, regardless of your primary role. Our open culture ensures that support is always available from your colleagues and across the organization.

Your Role

To excel at Engine, you should be a proactive individual who takes full ownership of your responsibilities. This includes designing, building, and optimizing systems, sharing knowledge with peers, and ensuring that processes are efficient and productive to deliver exceptional results for our clients. Our mission is guided by five core values: Listen, Keep It Simple, Do The Right Thing, Own It, and Aim For Greatness.

Work Environment

We promote a hybrid working model at Engine, encouraging you to work within a reasonable distance from our offices to facilitate in-person collaboration. The balance between office and remote work is flexible and can be discussed with your manager.

Engineering at Engine

We are passionate about platform engineering, committed to delivering software in a reliable, scalable, and maintainable way. As our platform grows, we face new challenges in software delivery. All engineers are responsible for features from inception to deployment and operation in production. We utilize a first principles approach to dissect problems and implement solutions throughout the software lifecycle.

As an Engineer at Engine, you will contribute to building, scaling, and deploying our premier cloud-native banking platform across multiple cloud providers and regions globally. You will have the opportunity to engage in various aspects of our platform, fostering a multi-disciplinary engineering culture. Key areas of focus 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

We do not expect you to have prior experience in all these areas; we seek curious individuals eager to explore multiple disciplines and grow their expertise.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, document, build, and maintain scalable infrastructure on GCP
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to design hybrid-cloud systems, utilizing AWS and co-locating Payment HSMs in data centers globally
  • Ensure performance and reliability of cloud environments while measuring cost-effectiveness
  • Embrace automation and minimize manual implementations
  • Implement security best practices
  • Ensure platform compliance with ISO27001, SOC2, and PCI-DSS
  • Address infrastructure-related issues raised by clients
  • Share knowledge through technical documentation and training sessions
  • Stay informed about new technologies and industry changes

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be an inquisitive Infrastructure Engineer, skilled at finding clean and straightforward solutions to technical challenges. A passion for building observable and reliable systems that positively impact the broader engineering organization is essential. Preferred qualifications include:

  • Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services such as GKE, Compute Engine, Shared VPC, CloudSQL, and IAM
  • Experience setting up Google Workspace / Google Cloud Identity
  • Familiarity with service-oriented architecture, containers, distributed systems, and immutable infrastructure
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code and provisioning tools
  • Knowledge of observability software
  • Automation experience using scripting languages like Python or Golang
  • Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines
  • Understanding of RESTful APIs and web technologies
  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with Zero Trust security (MTLS, SSO)
  • Familiarity with AWS
  • Certifications in GCP
  • Understanding of database monitoring, analysis, disaster recovery, and performance tuning
  • Knowledge of security and compliance frameworks like ISO27001, SOC2, and PCI-DSS
  • Understanding of networking and routing concepts (TCP/IP, VLANs, VPNs, BGP, etc.)

Our Interview Process

We view interviewing as a mutual opportunity to learn about each other. Our interviews are conversational, designed to bring out the best in you. Generally, you can expect the following steps after an initial chat with our Talent Team:

  • Initial interview with an Engineer - approximately 45 minutes
  • Take-home technical test to discuss in the next interview
  • Technical interview with several Engineers - duration varies
  • Final interview with our CTO or deputy CTO - approximately 45 minutes

Benefits

  • 33 days of holiday (including public holidays, which can be taken flexibly)
  • An additional day off for your birthday
  • Annual leave increases with service length, with options to buy or sell up to five extra days
  • 16 hours of paid volunteering time per year
  • Salary sacrifice and enhanced pension scheme
  • Life insurance at 4x your salary and group income protection
  • Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth, including mental health support and cancer care
  • Generous family-friendly policies
  • Incentives for a refer-a-friend scheme
  • Perkbox membership for retail discounts and wellness support
  • Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Electric Vehicle leasing

Our Commitment

We encourage applications from individuals who may not meet every qualification. While we cannot accommodate every flexible working request, we are open to discussions. If you are excited about the opportunity to work with us, we invite you to reach out. We are on a mission to transform banking, starting with our exceptional team. We take pride in fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, considering all candidates without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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