Barclays Bank Plc
City, Glasgow
Join Us in Shaping the Future of AI at Barclays. We're launching an exciting new initiative at Barclays to design, build, and scale next-generation platform components that empower developers - including Quants and Strats - to create high-performance, AI-driven applications. As an AI/MLOps Platform Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in this transformation, working hands-on to develop the infrastructure and tooling that supports the full lifecycle of machine learning and generative AI workloads. This is more than an engineering role-it's an opportunity to influence technical direction, collaborate across diverse teams, and help define how AI and GenAI are delivered at scale. To be successful as an AI/MLOps Platform Engineer at this level, you should have experience with: Proficiency in Python engineering skills, especially in backend systems and infrastructure. Deep AWS expertise, including services like SageMaker, Lambda, ECS, Step Functions, S3, IAM, KMS, CloudFormation, and Bedrock. Proven experience building and scaling MLOps platforms and supporting GenAI workloads in production. Strong understanding of secure software development, cloud cost optimization, and platform observability. Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. Demonstrated leadership in setting technical direction while remaining hands-on. Some other highly valued skills may include: Experience with MLOps platforms such as Databricks or SageMaker, and familiarity with hybrid cloud strategies (Azure, on-prem Kubernetes). Strong understanding of AI infrastructure for scalable model serving, distributed training, and GPU orchestration. Expertise in Large Language Models (LLMs) and Small Language Models (SLMs), including fine-tuning and deployment for enterprise use cases. Hands-on experience with Hugging Face libraries and tools for model training, evaluation, and deployment. Knowledge of agentic frameworks (e.g., LangChain, AutoGen) and Model Context Protocol (MCP) for building autonomous AI workflows and interoperability. Awareness of emerging trends in GenAI platforms, open-source MLOps, and cloud-native AI solutions You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. This role can be based out of our Glasgow or Canary Wharf office. Purpose of the role To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues. Accountabilities Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance. Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives. Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing. Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth. Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions. Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability. Assistant Vice President Expectations To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others. OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.
Join Us in Shaping the Future of AI at Barclays. We're launching an exciting new initiative at Barclays to design, build, and scale next-generation platform components that empower developers - including Quants and Strats - to create high-performance, AI-driven applications. As an AI/MLOps Platform Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in this transformation, working hands-on to develop the infrastructure and tooling that supports the full lifecycle of machine learning and generative AI workloads. This is more than an engineering role-it's an opportunity to influence technical direction, collaborate across diverse teams, and help define how AI and GenAI are delivered at scale. To be successful as an AI/MLOps Platform Engineer at this level, you should have experience with: Proficiency in Python engineering skills, especially in backend systems and infrastructure. Deep AWS expertise, including services like SageMaker, Lambda, ECS, Step Functions, S3, IAM, KMS, CloudFormation, and Bedrock. Proven experience building and scaling MLOps platforms and supporting GenAI workloads in production. Strong understanding of secure software development, cloud cost optimization, and platform observability. Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. Demonstrated leadership in setting technical direction while remaining hands-on. Some other highly valued skills may include: Experience with MLOps platforms such as Databricks or SageMaker, and familiarity with hybrid cloud strategies (Azure, on-prem Kubernetes). Strong understanding of AI infrastructure for scalable model serving, distributed training, and GPU orchestration. Expertise in Large Language Models (LLMs) and Small Language Models (SLMs), including fine-tuning and deployment for enterprise use cases. Hands-on experience with Hugging Face libraries and tools for model training, evaluation, and deployment. Knowledge of agentic frameworks (e.g., LangChain, AutoGen) and Model Context Protocol (MCP) for building autonomous AI workflows and interoperability. Awareness of emerging trends in GenAI platforms, open-source MLOps, and cloud-native AI solutions You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. This role can be based out of our Glasgow or Canary Wharf office. Purpose of the role To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues. Accountabilities Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance. Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives. Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing. Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth. Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions. Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability. Assistant Vice President Expectations To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others. OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.
paddle.com
What do we do? Paddle offers SaaS companies a completely different approach to their payments infrastructure. Instead of assembling and maintaining a complex stack of payments-related apps and services, we act as a Merchant of Record for our customers. That means we remove 100% of the pain of payments fragmentation. It's faster, safer, cheaper, and-above all-better. We're backed by investors including KKR, FTV Capital, Kindred, Notion, and 83North, and we serve over 5,000 software sellers in 245 territories worldwide. The role As a Senior Software Engineer within our Billing group, you will play a key role in developing core areas of our new billing platform. You'll provide world class experiences to thousands of customers who use and trust Paddle every day. You'll take the lead on discovering new features, planning their implementation, and contributing your technical expertise to shape the future of our billing platform. You'll collaborate with multiple teams-engineers, product managers, and designers-working across a wide range of areas that will give you plenty of opportunities to develop your skills and grow your career as a valued member of our engineering team. What you'll do Design, build, and maintain high throughput, highly reliable systems that power core Billing capabilities. Take ownership of features from initial design through to production, monitoring, and ongoing improvement. Ensuring systems are built with correctness and precision. Architect solutions that scale with growing transaction volumes and customers. Write clean, maintainable, well tested code and set a high bar for code quality and engineering standards. Lead design discussions and contribute to architecture decisions, balancing short term delivery with long term sustainability. Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, Data, Risk, and Operations to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions. Help shape product direction by providing technical insights, trade offs, and delivery estimates. Partner with Customer Support or Operations teams to investigate and resolve production issues. Support and mentor other engineers through code reviews, pairing, and design feedback. Act as a force multiplier by driving best practices and long term decisions for our engineering community. Contribute to shaping our team and wider engineering culture to ensure Paddle remains an exceptional place to work. We'd love to hear from you if you have You have a development background with Go. You have experience designing and building systems to handle high traffic at scale in a cloud based environment in AWS. You enjoy collaborating with our technical and non technical departments. You proactively find ways to improve the code and team processes You have a strong understanding of the development process - from design through to deployment, maintenance, and what that means for day to day development A strong understanding of API principles and best practices. A proven track record of bias for action and strong customer focus. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, you should be comfortable working alongside both technical and non technical stakeholders. Proven success working with complex problems and ambiguity, maintaining high standards while balancing progression and perfection. Everyone is welcome at Paddle At Paddle, we're committed to removing invisible barriers-both for our customers and within our teams. We recognise and celebrate that every Paddler is unique, and we welcome every individual perspective. As an inclusive employer, we don't care where you studied, what you look like, or where you're from. We care about your craft, your curiosity, your passion for learning, and what you'll add to our culture. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, especially if you're part of an underrepresented group. Please let us know if there's anything we can do to support you during the application process or in the workplace. We'll do everything we can to provide the accommodations you need. We're committed to building a diverse team where everyone feels safe to be their authentic self. Let's grow together. Why you'll love working at Paddle We are a diverse, growing group of Paddlers across the globe who pride ourselves on our transparent, collaborative, and respectful culture. We live and breathe our values: Paddle for others Paddle together Paddle simply We offer a full suite of benefits, including competitive salaries, stock options, retirement plans, private healthcare, and well being initiatives. We are a digital first company-you can work remotely, from one of our stylish hubs, or a mix of both! We offer unlimited holidays, enhanced parental leave, and ongoing investment in learning and personal development. You'll have access to new challenges, an annual learning fund, and regular internal and external training.
What do we do? Paddle offers SaaS companies a completely different approach to their payments infrastructure. Instead of assembling and maintaining a complex stack of payments-related apps and services, we act as a Merchant of Record for our customers. That means we remove 100% of the pain of payments fragmentation. It's faster, safer, cheaper, and-above all-better. We're backed by investors including KKR, FTV Capital, Kindred, Notion, and 83North, and we serve over 5,000 software sellers in 245 territories worldwide. The role As a Senior Software Engineer within our Billing group, you will play a key role in developing core areas of our new billing platform. You'll provide world class experiences to thousands of customers who use and trust Paddle every day. You'll take the lead on discovering new features, planning their implementation, and contributing your technical expertise to shape the future of our billing platform. You'll collaborate with multiple teams-engineers, product managers, and designers-working across a wide range of areas that will give you plenty of opportunities to develop your skills and grow your career as a valued member of our engineering team. What you'll do Design, build, and maintain high throughput, highly reliable systems that power core Billing capabilities. Take ownership of features from initial design through to production, monitoring, and ongoing improvement. Ensuring systems are built with correctness and precision. Architect solutions that scale with growing transaction volumes and customers. Write clean, maintainable, well tested code and set a high bar for code quality and engineering standards. Lead design discussions and contribute to architecture decisions, balancing short term delivery with long term sustainability. Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, Data, Risk, and Operations to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions. Help shape product direction by providing technical insights, trade offs, and delivery estimates. Partner with Customer Support or Operations teams to investigate and resolve production issues. Support and mentor other engineers through code reviews, pairing, and design feedback. Act as a force multiplier by driving best practices and long term decisions for our engineering community. Contribute to shaping our team and wider engineering culture to ensure Paddle remains an exceptional place to work. We'd love to hear from you if you have You have a development background with Go. You have experience designing and building systems to handle high traffic at scale in a cloud based environment in AWS. You enjoy collaborating with our technical and non technical departments. You proactively find ways to improve the code and team processes You have a strong understanding of the development process - from design through to deployment, maintenance, and what that means for day to day development A strong understanding of API principles and best practices. A proven track record of bias for action and strong customer focus. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, you should be comfortable working alongside both technical and non technical stakeholders. Proven success working with complex problems and ambiguity, maintaining high standards while balancing progression and perfection. Everyone is welcome at Paddle At Paddle, we're committed to removing invisible barriers-both for our customers and within our teams. We recognise and celebrate that every Paddler is unique, and we welcome every individual perspective. As an inclusive employer, we don't care where you studied, what you look like, or where you're from. We care about your craft, your curiosity, your passion for learning, and what you'll add to our culture. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, especially if you're part of an underrepresented group. Please let us know if there's anything we can do to support you during the application process or in the workplace. We'll do everything we can to provide the accommodations you need. We're committed to building a diverse team where everyone feels safe to be their authentic self. Let's grow together. Why you'll love working at Paddle We are a diverse, growing group of Paddlers across the globe who pride ourselves on our transparent, collaborative, and respectful culture. We live and breathe our values: Paddle for others Paddle together Paddle simply We offer a full suite of benefits, including competitive salaries, stock options, retirement plans, private healthcare, and well being initiatives. We are a digital first company-you can work remotely, from one of our stylish hubs, or a mix of both! We offer unlimited holidays, enhanced parental leave, and ongoing investment in learning and personal development. You'll have access to new challenges, an annual learning fund, and regular internal and external training.
