Join Us as a Senior Software Engineer at Barclays
At Barclays, you'll develop and evolve the bank's technology architecture through relevant solutions, strategies, and execution plans. These plans are aligned with and prioritized by business and technology objectives, including the development, evolution, and adoption of foundational platforms and products.
Key Experience and Skills
To be successful as a Software Engineer, you should have experience with:
* Practical hands-on skills across a range of development technologies and languages - Java, Python, JavaScript, SQL.
* Experience in a variety of public cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and GCP, and their respective GenAI offerings (Bedrock, OpenAI, Gemini).
* Experience with containerization technologies like Kubernetes and Docker.
* Proven DevOps experience, with strong knowledge of CI/CD and IaC tools (Jenkins, GitLab, Ansible, Terraform, Bicep).
Some other highly valued skills include:
* Excellent relationship & stakeholder management skills.
* Highly articulate and effective communicator – both in technical and business language; excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Creating assessment approaches to identify relevant emerging technologies.
* Measuring the value of different approaches to technical problems.
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, and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
Purpose of the Role
To design, develop, and improve software, utilizing various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.
Accountabilities
* Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions 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
* Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
* Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop 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 how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organization 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, such as procedures and practices (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."
John Doe, Chief Technology Officer
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