.Principal Platform Engineer - FintechMadrid Office - Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day working from homeEbury is a Global FinTech: we apply new technologies to enhance and automate financial services and processes. This allows small and medium-sized businesses to trade and transact internationally by eliminating boundaries related to more traditional.Are you ready to be an Eburian?We are looking for an experienced Principal Platform Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be working across our engineering teams to ensure that our platform meets the needs of our customers and business objectives.What we offer:- Variety of meaningful and competitive benefits to meet your needs; - Competitive salary; - You'll have continuous professional growth thanks to our career progression framework with regular reviews; - Equity process through a performance bonus; - Allowance to take annually paid time off as well as during local public holidays; - Continued personal development through training and certification; - Being part of adiverse technology team that cares deeply about culture and best practices, and believes in agile principles; - Contribute to our technical design through our open and collaborative Request For Comments (RFC) process; - We are Open Source friendly, following Open Source principles in our internal projects and encouraging contributions to external projects; What you will do:- Work as a technical leader and subject matter expert, providing guidance and mentorship to the platform engineering teams.- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement architectural strategies that align with business objectives and drive technical excellence.- Lead the design and implementation of highly scalable and reliable systems, leveraging advanced cloud technologies and best practices.- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, identifying areas for optimisation and efficiency enhancement within the platform infrastructure.- Act as a proactive problem solver, investigating and resolving complex system issues and performance bottlenecks.- Champion the adoption of industry-leading practices and technologies, staying up-to-date with emerging trends in the field.- Represent Ebury and speak at technical conferences, meet-ups, and industry events, showcasing the company's technical expertise and thought leadership.What we expect from you:- Extensive experience in building and deploying large-scale distributed systems, demonstrating a deep understanding of architectural principles and scalability considerations.- Proven expertise in cloud architecture and application deployment patterns, with hands-on experience in designing and implementing highly available and resilient systems on platforms like GCP or AWS.- Strong programming skills and proficiency in multiple programming languages, with a focus on writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code