Software Engineer
Barclays · Posted Nov 5
Banking, credit card, corporate, investment banking, and wealth management services
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About the role
Barclays' engineering team builds and manages infrastructure, platforms and digital solutions for its banking customers and colleagues. The role sits within a Java/Spring-based microservices and web services environment, with frontend technologies and payment/business banking domain exposure. This Software Engineer position in Pune designs, develops and improves scalable, secure software, collaborating cross-functionally on requirements, code quality and secure coding practices.
What you will do
- 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 perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
- Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
- Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
- They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
- Partner with other functions and business areas.
- Takes responsibility for end results of a team's operational processing and activities.
- Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
- Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
- Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
- Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to.
- Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
- Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
- Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
- Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
- Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
- Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
- Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Spring Framework (Core, Boot, MVC, AOP, Security).
- Spring Boot: Microservices architecture, auto-configuration, starters.
- RESTful Web Services development experience(Design, development, documentation using RAML/OpenAPI).
- Strong understanding of OO Designing and Programming Techniques and associated concepts, Data Modelling, Design Patterns.
- Knowledge of modern frontend technologies, including JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.
- In-depth knowledge and extensive experience of Core Java and J2EE design and development work on large-scale applications.
Preferred qualifications
- Knowledge of UI development with a focus on Angular/React JS, React Native and micro-frontend architecture.
- Knowledge of automated testing, continuous integration and deployment tools and practices.
- Knowledge of Mobile App Engineering.
- Experience in Business Banking or Payments domain (e.g., FPS, RPS, Bill Payments, APIs.
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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