Data Platform Engineer

Starling is the UK's first and leading digital bank on a mission to fix banking! We're looking for a talented Data Platform Engineer to lead the design and implementation of our cloud-native Warehouse and Machine Learning platforms, ensuring they are robust, secure, and scalable.

Requirements

• K8s Expertise: You have a solid understanding and practical experience with Kubernetes, specifically working with Operators and Helm to manage complex application lifecycles.
• The Engineer's Mindset: You are proficient in Python or Java and enjoy writing clean, efficient code to solve infrastructure challenges.
• Cloud Native: You are comfortable working in at least one of the major cloud providers (AWS or GCP) and understand how to get the best out of their managed services.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
• Generous family-friendly policies
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing