CaixaBank has begun the recruitment of 200 young people with the tech skills that are “fundamental” to the digital transformation of the Spanish bank. The positions will be filled by “mainly young people” with technology and science degrees to help it advance in tech areas including cloud application development, data analysis and artificial intelligence (AI). CaixaBank said it is using Python, React and Java developers “to support the development of hybrid apps, the development of AI, and advanced analytics models and to enhance software applications (appification) in financial services”. It added: “In addition, cyber security and cloud experts are also being recruited, as well as specialists in digital marketing, user experience and quality assurance engineers. “Professionals are also being hired for the dedicated digital transformation team, with specialties including agile and scrum methodologies, innovation and workplace transformation.” The roles, which will be based at tech centres in Barcelona, Madrid and one recently opened in Seville, are expected to be in place by the end of this year, taking the size of the bank’s in-house IT team to 1,000. “Seville has great potential as a tech development hub for CaixaBank, and the new centre will make it easier to attract […]
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