Senior Data Platform Engineer, Scale & Architecture

Bank of America; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking a Senior Engineer to help shape the next generation of its Post Trade Data Platform from its Bromley/London base. You will work within a horizontal engineering team, guiding architecture and delivering scalable, resilient data solutions at scale across global markets.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, hands-on development in JVM languages, and collaboration with teams across London, New York, and India, driving improvements in data accessibility, quality, and

Qualifications

• Deep solid expertise in Scala, Java, or another JVM language, including performance optimisation and tuning.
• Strong experience with database technologies including Oracle Exadata at scale, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, or similar data platforms.
• Solid Cloud and DevOps knowledge, including Linux/Unix, OpenShift/Kubernetes, and Ansible.
• Experience building and supporting reactive, event-sourced systems.
• Hands-on experience with Apache Spark and Apache Flink.
• Strong understanding of Apache HTTP, Envoy, and REST API design.
• Experience working with Protobuf, Avro, and Parquet data formats.
• Knowledge of Iceberg, Databricks, and Hadoop ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Build innovative, scalable, and resilient solutions that advance the strategic data platform.
• Define and drive the architecture and strategy to support the future needs of Operations and the business.
• Provide technical leadership through architecture, design, code reviews, and pull request reviews, championing high standards of code quality and engineering excellence.
• Mentor engineers and drive continuous improvement in platform capabilities, development practices, and operational effectiveness.

Skills

Scala/Java

Cloud/DevOps

Reactive systems

Spark/Flink

REST APIs

Protobuf/Avro/Parquet

Iceberg/Databricks/Hadoop

Tools

OpenShift/Kubernetes

Ansible

Job description

Bank of America is seeking a Senior Engineer to help shape the next generation of its Post Trade Data Platform from its Bromley/London base. You will work within a horizontal engineering team, guiding architecture and delivering scalable, resilient data solutions at scale across global markets.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, hands-on development in JVM languages, and collaboration with teams across London, New York, and India, driving improvements in data accessibility, quality, and