Developer Platform Engineer

Barclays; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking a Developer Platform Engineer in Glasgow to design, develop and improve software for our new developer platform. You will translate business needs into scalable solutions, building and iterating on internal tools and applications with a focus on reliability and performance.

In this role, you will collaborate with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to ensure alignment with strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience in full-stack software development across modern frameworks.
• Strong collaboration with product and design teams.
• Proficient in CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Experience with cloud platforms and container orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality software using scalable architectures.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to align requirements with business goals.
• Participate in code reviews and promote code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay updated on industry trends and contribute to technology communities.
• Adhere to secure coding practices and implement unit testing.

Skills

Full-stack dev

CI/CD pipelines

Automated testing

Communication

Kubernetes

AWS

Python

TypeScript/JavaScript

React

GitHub/GitLab

Tools

GitHub/GitLab

Job description

Join Barclays as a Developer Platform Engineer and play a key role in shaping the future of our new developer platform. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to develop innovative applications, navigate complex infrastructure, and translate business requirements into actionable improvements—ensuring our platform remains at the forefront of technological innovation.

To Succeed In This Role, You Should Have

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to build and maintain relationships with business colleagues
• Full-stack application development experience
• Proficiency in GitLab/GitHub and CI/CD pipelines
• Previous experience with automated testing

Additional Highly Valued Skills Include

• Experience in building an Internal Developer Platform for enterprise use
• Proficiency in Python and TypeScript/JavaScript (React preferred)
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerization
• Experience with AWS or another public cloud provider

You may be assessed on key critical skills essential for success in this role, including risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, and digital and technological expertise, alongside job-specific technical skills.This role is based in Glasgow.

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

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• 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.