Software Engineer, JAVA

About the Role

Join us as a Software Engineer - JAVA. At Barclays, innovation isn’t just encouraged; it’s expected. You will be required to have an experience in SOLD Simplification. It is a multiyear initiative to make the platform compliant to most valuable environment, hardware refresh and removing redundant functionalities. You will be required to support the overall engineering & development of this initiative.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy backend services and APIs using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build scalable, secure, and high-performance microservices.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other developers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Implement coding best practices, including clean code, modular design, and unit testing.
• Integrate with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Participate in code reviews, provide mentorship, and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Work in an Agile environment with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• 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.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Hands-on experience in Java backend development.
• Strong proficiency in:
• Java (8 or above)
• Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring Security
• REST API design and development
• Experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) and ORM tools (JPA/Hibernate).
• Knowledge of build tools such as Maven or Gradle.
• Familiarity with version control (Git) and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar).
• Exposure of migrating legacy platforms to modern stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Highly Valued Skills

• Knowledge of Cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with Containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of microservices architecture patterns.
• Exposure to messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk).
• Knowledge of test automation frameworks (JUnit, Mockito).