Technical Platform Owner - Engine by Starling

Overview

At Engine by Starling, we are on a mission to find and work with leading banks all around the world who have the ambition to build rapid growth businesses, on our technology.

Engine is Starling's software-as-a-service (SaaS) business, the technology that was built to power Starling Bank, and two years ago we split out as a separate business.

Starling Bank has seen exceptional growth and success, and a large part of that is down to the fact that we have built our own modern technology from the ground up. This SaaS technology platform is now available to banks and financial institutions all around the world, enabling them to benefit from the innovative digital features, and efficient back-office processes that has helped achieve Starling's success.

As a company, everyone is expected to roll up their sleeves to help deliver great outcomes for our clients. We are an engineering led company and we're looking for someone who will be excited by the potential for Engine's technology to transform banking in different markets around the world.

Hybrid Working

We have a Hybrid approach to working here at Engine - our preference is that you're located within a commutable distance of one of our offices so that we're able to interact and collaborate in person.

About the Role

The Engine Platform is a highly configurable core banking platform, supporting clients globally. This role is focused on development and delivery of our core Platform technical strategy, such as integrations, connections, configurations, and internal tools to facilitate the platform's growth and allow our clients to integrate with their local providers into the platform.

As a Technical Platform Owner at Engine, you will collaborate closely with teams across Technology and work with our engineering and product teams to ensure that our technology platform meets the needs of our clients and partner engineers who integrate with it. You will also ensure that the platform aligns with the company's broader technical strategy, long term goals and make integrating with Engine as seamless as possible.

At Engine, we spend our time building products that we're really proud of. We focus on the experience, often delivering things with real polish but sometimes making a fast strategic move. We think being good at product requires clear communication, a sense of focus, and to challenge the conventional ways of doing things. We're open-minded when it comes to hiring, we care more about skills and attitude than specific experience or qualifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with platform engineering teams to develop and communicate a cohesive product roadmap that delivers high-impact outcomes that improve developer productivity and experience for our clients engineers.
• Gather feedback and break down problems: Actively listen to teams for pain points and feedback, gather