Job Description Purpose of the role To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.
Accountabilities - Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
- Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
- Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
- Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
- Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
- Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.
Assistant Vice President Expectations - To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
- Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
- If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others.
- OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
- Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
- Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
- Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
- Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
- Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
- Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
- Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
- Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.
Embark on a transformative journey as a Full Stack Software Engineer. At Barclays, our vision is clear -to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. Join the Developer Tooling team within the Group Chief technology office, where you'll help shape a connected application engineering ecosystem that empowers developers to modernize seamlessly and sustainably. This role offers the opportunity to build tools that directly impact thousands of engineers across Barclays, enabling secure, efficient, and compliant software delivery in a highly regulated environment. The applications you'll work on in the developer tooling team aim to automate procurement, standardization, storage, and distribution of core developer required software tools across a wide range of distribution channels, including laptop and VDI devices; container runtime images; continuous integration build nodes; virtual machines.
To be successful as a Full Stack Software Engineer, you should have:
- Proven background in software or systems engineering within technical environments
- Advanced proficiency in Golang and/or Java, with practical application of the Spring Framework
- Experience working with CI/CD tools including Jenkins and GitLab to streamline development workflows
- Understanding of containerization using Docker, container registries, and runtime platforms, with deployment across Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, or AWS ECS/Fargate/EKS
- Collaborative development experience within Agile and Scrum teams, contributing to iterative delivery and continuous improvement
Some other highly valued skills may include:
- Experience with Kotlin, .NET or other object-oriented programming languages
- Proficiency in front-end technologies like JavaScript, TypeScript, React, or Angular
- Knowledge of SQL databases, particularly MS SQL and Postgres
- Exposure to public cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure
- Ability to contribute across the full software lifecycle-from architecture and design to deployment and support
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
This role is located in Whippany, NJ.
Minimum Salary: $120,000
Maximum Salary: $175,000
The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.
Barclays employees are eligible for a suite of competitive and generous employee benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and other paid leave for qualifying circumstances.
This position is eligible for an incentive award.
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