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Jesús Barbero Águeda

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Head of Platform Engineering at PagoNxt (a Santander company)
📍 Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area, Spain

Jesús is a software engineer with over 17 years of experience, currently serving as the Head of Platform Engineering at PagoNxt. His expertise lies in platform strategy, cloud infrastructure, and leading development teams, with a history of roles including CTO at Openbank. He holds a degree from Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca.

He is a dedicated and passionate IT professional who considers the internet the most important new technology of our times. Colleagues describe him as a responsible and hardworking individual with strong interpersonal skills, who excels at creative problem-solving and delivering on challenging projects.

He played a key role in the successful launch of Zinias financing program for Apple customers in Germany, a major project milestone he celebrated with his team.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Head of Platform Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area, Spain
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Platform Engineering
Currently leads multiple platform teams at PagoNxt, focusing on infrastructure, developer experience, and DevOps to create strategic business value.
Fintech Innovation
His career includes enhancing core banking capabilities in the cloud at Openbank and enabling financing for major partners like Apple through the Zinia platform.
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Career

Work history

3-2026
Head of Platform Engineering
PagoNxt (a Santander company)
5-2024 - 3-2026
CTO - OpenBank / Zinia
Openbank
10-2021 - 5-2024
Software Director - Zinia
Openbank
2-2020 - 10-2021
Head software architecture - Domain Manager Core Banking
Openbank
4-2018 - 7-2018
Software Engineering - Blockchain
IOV42
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Education
2004 - 2007
Ingeniero Tecnico Informatica.
Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca
2005 - 2006
Bachelor of Science (BS)
NEWI - Wales University
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