Software Engineer
Barclays · Posted Nov 4
Banking, credit card, corporate, investment banking, and wealth management services
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About the role
Barclays is seeking a Software Engineer in Pune to evolve infrastructure and deployment pipelines and deliver robust, scalable, secure digital solutions. The role focuses on RPA and UiPath-based process automation, including orchestrator and asset management, REST/SOAP integrations, release management, and incident handling. The engineer will develop and improve software, follow secure coding and unit testing practices, and collaborate with product, design, and engineering partners.
What you will do
- Join us as a Software Engineer at Barclays, where you will spearhead the evolution of our infrastructure and deployment pipelines, driving innovation and operational excellence.
- You will harness cutting-edge technology to build and manage robust, scalable and secure infrastructure, ensuring seamless delivery of our digital solutions.
- To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Strong proficiency in UiPath.
- Understanding of platform, orchestrator, asset management, performance management.
- Deep understanding of process automation, RPA architecture and design patterns.
- Good Engineering experience with large-scale automations
- Should have experience with REST APIs, SOAP services, Web services integration.
- Ability to use existing RPA and Machine Learning knowledge to rapidly learn how to develop automations using other tools including home-grown solutions.
- Should have experience in version control, release management, automation performance monitoring, Incident handling, RCA.
- Good understanding of infrastructure – virtual machines, credential vaults, active directory.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology or Engineering is required.
- You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
Preferred qualifications
- Working knowledge of Blue Prism.
- Experience on development in-house automation tools.
- Exposure to Machine learning, OCR, and AI.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to lead mid-size technical teams and mentor junior developers.
- Exposure to service management.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Barclays
Barclays is a British multinational universal bank that provides consumer, corporate, and investment banking, as well as wealth management services. Tracing its origins back to 1690 in London, the institution operates globally to serve millions of retail and institutional clients. The bank leverages cutting-edge technology and digital platforms to drive operational efficiency across its international network.
- Industry
- Banking
- Company size
- 93000+ employees
- Founded
- 1690
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Group Chief Executive
Group Finance Director
Group Chief Operating Officer
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