Software Engineer

About the Role

To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

• 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, participating in code reviews, and promoting a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Staying informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contributing 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.
• Advising and influencing decision making, contributing to policy development and taking responsibility for operational effectiveness.
• Collaborating closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Leading a team performing complex tasks, using well-developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function.
• Setting objectives and coaching employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
• Leading collaborative assignments and guiding team members through structured assignments.
• Identifying the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialization to complete assignments.
• Identifying new directions for assignments and/or projects, identifying a combination of cross-functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consulting on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identifying ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Taking ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Performing work that is closely related to that of other areas, requiring understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organization sub-function.
• Collaborating with other areas of work, for business-aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engaging in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practices (in other areas, teams, companies, etc.) to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicating complex information, which could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influencing or convincing stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Basic/Essential Qualifications:
• Microservices: Strong hands-on experience with Spring Boot, REST APIs, event-driven architecture (Kafka/SQS).
• AWS: Proven AWS experience across compute, storage, networking, and managed services.
• Experience deploying and managing workloads on OpenShift/Kubernetes.
• Advanced knowledge of AI-powered development tools and their integration into SDLC.
• Java (primary), Python (advantageous).
• Solid understanding of application platforms, service mesh, observability, and SRE practices.
• Experience managing teams of 15-20 engineers; coaching and developing talent.
• Strong Agile/SAFe delivery experience.

Qualifications

• Desirable Skillsets/Good to Have:
• Experience in Cards, Payments, or Financial Services platforms.
• Familiarity with Barclays technology standards and risk/control frameworks.
• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Developer Associate).