Graduate Platform Engineer

Graduate Platform Engineer

Madrid - Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home

Ebury is seeking exceptional and highly motivated Computer Science graduates to join our engineering division in Madrid. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact within a leading FinTech firm.

You will be an integral part of the team from your first day, contributing to mission-critical projects and deploying production code within your first week. This role is designed as a launchpad for a successful career in financial technology. You will be immersed in complex technical challenges and tasked with learning at an accelerated pace, supported by dedicated mentors and senior engineers.

We are committed to identifying and nurturing future technical leaders; for those who demonstrate exceptional performance and aptitude, we offer an accelerated path for career progression.

Key Responsibilities

As a Graduate Platform Engineer, you will focus on building and maintaining the foundational systems that power our global financial platform.

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable infrastructure and tooling to support our software development teams.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers, to ensure platform reliability and performance.
• Participate in the full platform development lifecycle, from initial ideation and technical design to deployment and operational maintenance.
• Contribute to technical discussions and architectural design reviews, helping to shape the future of our infrastructure and deployment strategy.
• Uphold and enhance engineering best practices through rigorous code reviews, automated testing, and adherence to continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) principles.

We encourage you to leverage the latest AI tools to augment your skills and accelerate your learning. We champion their responsible use, emphasizing that you must be able to understand and own any solution you develop fully.

Required Qualifications

• A recent or forthcoming Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline, with a strong academic record.
• Proficient understanding of core computer science principles, including data structures, algorithms, software design, and complexity analysis.
• Demonstrable programming ability in at least one modern language (e.g., Python, Go, Java, etc.).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to approach complex challenges in a structured manner.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a commitment to working effectively within a collaborative team environment.

Desirable Attributes

• Familiarity with Linux systems and networking fundamentals.
• Familiarity with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Prior internship experience in a software development or site reliability engineering (SRE) role.
• Contributions to open-source projects or a personal portfolio demonstrating technical curiosity and skill.
• Basic understanding of Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).

What We Offer

• A competitive salary, performance-based bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package.
• A structured career development path with dedicated mentorship from senior engineers and clear opportunities for advancement.
• The opportunity to work on complex, intellectually stimulating projects that have a significant and measurable business impact.
• A dynamic, inclusive, and high-performance work environment within a leading, high-growth global FinTech company.
• The opportunity to build and contribute to critical projects from day one.