Senior Platform Engineer

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Kraków, Małopolskie, POL
In-Office
21K-21K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Role
Hands-on senior platform engineer to design, build, and maintain secure, scalable multi‑cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes platforms. Lead IaC, CI/CD and DevSecOps practices, implement developer self-service tooling, define observability standards, mentor junior engineers, and drive cross-team collaboration to reduce platform risk and optimise cost and reliability.
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Job Title

Senior Platform Engineer

Job Description

Minimum compensation: starting from 21 000 PLN. The final offer will be determined based on the candidate's experience and competencies.

So, who are we?

IG is a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents, serving over 1.3m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions – built on scale, trust, and proof.

We didn't pivot to innovation; it's how we've always operated. What that means for the people who work here is real: genuinely complex problems to solve, the technology and resources to tackle them properly, and the kind of scope that's rare in established businesses.

The bar is high – bring a curious and forward-thinking mindset and we'll give you the platform to define what comes next. Join us at IG – the future gets built here.

Your team

This role is part of our Platform Engineering team -- they are responsible for building the cloud and containers platform landscape to support the business applications via self-service capabilities and automation.

Your role in the team's success

The Senior Platform Engineer is a hands-on technical contributor responsible for building, evolving, and maintaining cloud platform infrastructure to ensure it is secure, scalable, reliable, and cost-effective.

 

The Senior Platform Engineer embeds best practices into platform design and delivery across Engineering, Security and FinOps. They operate as a hands-on expert, contributing to complex technical decisions, reducing platform risk, and enabling engineering teams to build and operate services with confidence, speed, and financial discipline. The role includes mentoring junior engineers and supporting knowledge sharing across the team.

What you'll do

  • Design and architect scalable AWS cloud infrastructure, developing IaC solutions using Terraform and leading cloud technology evaluation and standardisation initiatives

  • Build, optimise, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment, establishing DevOps and DevSecOps best practices across the organisation

  • Architect and manage Kubernetes environments (EKS, AKS, GKE) and implement platform engineering tools to deliver self-service capabilities via an IDP (e.g. Backstage)

  • Define and enforce monitoring, alerting, and observability standards to ensure infrastructure reliability and performance

  • Foster collaboration between development and operations teams, bridging gaps to drive a unified engineering culture

  • Mentor junior engineers, share knowledge across the team, and write and maintain documentation to support continuous learning and engineering best practices

From the team

We work with a lot of high profile technologies and manage thousands of servers. We have a say in what we use and how we use it. There's a lot to learn, but you'll be able to use that knowledge in real world circumstances.

What you'll need for this role

  • Cloud Infrastructure & Experience: 4+ years in cloud infrastructure engineering with hands-on experience designing and administering complex platforms across AWS, GCP, and Azure, including deep knowledge of networking (VPC, Direct Connect, Transit Gateways, BGP, OSPF) and IaaS/PaaS architectural patterns

  • Infrastructure-as-Code & Automation: 2+ years with IaC tools (Terraform or Ansible) and hands-on experience with orchestration and automation platforms (AWX, Ansible Tower, Terragrunt), scripting in Python, Bash, or Go

  • DevOps & DevSecOps: 2+ years designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, or equivalent, with strong knowledge of security best practices including secrets management, vulnerability scanning, and compliance

  • Kubernetes & Containers: 2+ years of Kubernetes administration across on-premises and cloud environments (EKS preferred, AKS, GKE), with proficiency in networking, RBAC, pod security, service mesh (Istio), and Docker image management

  • Platform Engineering & Developer Tooling: Experience implementing developer portals (Backstage), artifact repositories (JFrog Artifactory, Nexus), API gateways, and self-service platform engineering tools to support internal teams

  • Observability & Reliability: Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability platforms (Honeycomb, Prometheus, Grafana), including defining alerting standards and ensuring infrastructure reliability at scale

  • Architecture & Design: Strong grasp of microservices architecture, cloud networking protocols (Layer 2/3, MPLS), DNS, load balancing, and traffic management, with the ability to contribute to and implement technical direction

  • Version Control & Collaboration: Proficiency across version control systems (Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) with the ability to operate autonomously and contribute to engineering standards across teams

How we work

We try to take a thoughtful approach to our ways of working as a company. We follow a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office -- which we think balances the need to collaborate effectively and connect with each other. When it comes to how we deliver, there are 5 things we want everyone to do to drive high performance, better learning and career satisfaction:

  • Lead and Inspire: Drives trust, alignment, and enthusiasm

  • Think Big: Focus on the problems that most impact commercial outcomes

  • Champion the client: Understand and prioritise client's needs

  • Deliver at pace: Push for fast, sustainable growth;

  • Raise the bar: Take ownership, be accountable and share feedback

We believe that diversity is vital to success, it fuels creativity, drives innovation and sets us up for global success. We're committed to building teams with a variety of perspectives and skills to help us realise our vision and strategy, that's why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us on this journey. Learn more about our D&I approach here.

The Perks

Your growth fuels our success! Thrive with tailored development programs, mentoring opportunities with leaders, and clear career progression. Expand your network through committees, sports and social clubs. Enjoy extra time off for volunteering and community work.

  • Home office equipment reimbursement   

  • Performance relate bonus 

  • Private medical cover for you and your family/partner (Medicover) 

  • Multikafeteria system (you can choose a multisport card, vouchers, etc.)  

  • Life insurance (Generali)  

  • LinkedIn Learning platform free access 

  • Share Plans for Employees 

  • Career-focused technical and leadership training in-class and online, incl. unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning platform 

  • Well-being events as well as Employee Assistance Programme 

  • Summer picnic, New Year party and other social events   

  • Three additional days off a year - one to celebrate your Birthday and two for voluntary work 

  • App-based parking spots booking system 

  • Stretching sessions 

Learn more about the Perks here!

Join us for this exciting journey. Apply now!

Number of openings

1

Skills Required

  • 4+ years in cloud infrastructure engineering across AWS, GCP, and Azure, with deep networking knowledge (VPC, Direct Connect, Transit Gateways, BGP, OSPF)
  • 2+ years with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform or Ansible) and experience with AWX/Ansible Tower and Terragrunt; scripting in Python, Bash, or Go
  • 2+ years designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions or equivalent, with DevSecOps practices (secrets management, vulnerability scanning, compliance)
  • 2+ years Kubernetes administration across on-prem and cloud (EKS preferred, AKS, GKE); proficiency with RBAC, pod security, service mesh (Istio), and Docker image management
  • Experience implementing developer portals (Backstage), artifact repositories (JFrog Artifactory, Nexus), and API gateways to enable self‑service
  • Hands-on experience with observability platforms (Honeycomb, Prometheus, Grafana) and defining alerting/monitoring standards
  • Strong architecture and design skills for microservices, cloud networking protocols (Layer 2/3, MPLS), DNS, load balancing, and traffic management
  • Proficiency with version control systems (Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) and ability to operate autonomously while contributing to engineering standards
  • Experience mentoring junior engineers, writing and maintaining documentation to support knowledge sharing
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The Company
HQ: London
2,748 Employees

What We Do

We’ve been at the forefront of trading innovation since 1974, taking on the challenge to deliver an unmatched experience for our clients and raise the bar for tomorrow’s opportunities. Today, we’re a global fintech company incorporating the IG, tasty, IG Prime, Spectrum and DailyFX brands, with a presence in 18 countries across five continents – Europe, North America, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. We’re an organisation of positive problem-solvers, united and inspired by our purpose, which is to power the pursuit of financial freedom for the ambitious. Our award-winning products and platforms empower go-getters the world over to unlock opportunities around the clock, giving them access to over 19,000 financial markets. Today, more than 400,000 clients call IG Group home. IG Group Holdings plc is an established member of the FTSE 250 and holds a long-term investment grade credit rating of BBB- with a stable outlook from Fitch Ratings

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