AVP - UI React Software Engineer

Barclays UK; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial institution in Glasgow seeks an AVP - UI React Software Engineer to lead the development of a cutting-edge mobile application for clients. The role involves designing and delivering software solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and adhering to secure coding practices. Ideal candidates should have solid experience in React and mentoring skills and a background in financial services. This is an excellent opportunity to work on innovative technology in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in Financial Services or Large entity.
• Exposure to cloud providers (ideally AWS).
• Strong skills in risk and controls, change and transformation.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality software solutions with maintainable code.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to align on requirements.
• Engage in code reviews and promote knowledge sharing.

Skills

Experience with React

React Testing Library

Typescript

Mentoring junior peers

Education

Computing degree

Tools

Java

AWS

Job description

Join us as an AVP - UI React Software engineer within our Private bank area and be involved in a large scale modernisation and build of best in class mobile first app to be used by 10,000 of clients. This is a great opportunity to work on a greenfield project on the latest technology and learn from experts.

To be successful as an AVP UI React Software engineer within this team, you should have:

• Experience with React, React Testing Library and React Query and Typescript
• Previous experience in Financial Services or Large entity
• Mentoring junior peers

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Computing degree
• Exposure to Java
• Experience with cloud providers (ideally AWS)

You may be assessed on the 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.

This role will be based out of our Glasgow Campus.

Purpose of the role

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

Accountabilities

• 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.

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 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.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation 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 sources such as procedures and practises (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.