Platform Engineering Team Leader

XTB is a global company from the financial industry, focusing on online trading of financial instruments. It is the largest FinTech in Poland and a leader in Central and Eastern Europe, with operations covering several countries including Asia and South America.

• Several years of experience as Senior Developer, Tech Lead, Architect, or Platform Engineer.
• Several years of formal team management experience.
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure, or other).
• Deep knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization, Kubernetes, and CI/CD.
• Experience designing and maintaining Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) or similar tools.
• Experience with artifact repository systems (Artifactory, Nexus, or similar).
• Practical knowledge of DORA metrics (Deployment Frequency, Lead Time, Change Failure Rate, Time to Restore).
• Experience implementing self-service tools and automation for product teams.
• Experience with GitLab, including GitLab Runners, GitLab CI/CD, and infrastructure integration.
• Knowledge of scalability, performance, security, and cost management in technical platforms.
• Experience working with distributed remote teams.

Nice to have:

• Experience building Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) from a platform team perspective.
• Experience implementing and maintaining DORA metrics for an organization.
• Experience with Multi-Cloud or Hybrid Cloud architecture.
• Experience with Security & Compliance in infrastructure context (RBAC, secrets management, compliance scanning).
• Experience with Cost Optimization and FinOps in cloud environments.
• Experience building and maintaining disaster recovery and high availability systems.
• Experience with GitOps and progressive delivery (Flux, ArgoCD, Kyverno).
• Certifications in Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure) or Kubernetes areas.
• Experience mentoring and conducting training for technical teams.

• Ensuring development tasks meet established technical standards.
• Supporting the Product Manager in coordinating team activities related to technological solutions.
• Collaborating with other teams to design optimal solution architectures.
• Identifying and mitigating obstacles to ensure high team efficiency.
• Monitoring ongoing work and assisting in resolving technical issues.
• Supporting team growth through training, mentoring, and regular 1:1 meetings.