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Senior Java Developer

Barclays UK

Northampton

On-site

GBP 50,000 - 90,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Java Developer, where you will enhance Trade Services and the Trade & Venues program. This role involves developing high-impact financial systems using cutting-edge technologies, ensuring code quality, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will lead a team, influence decision-making, and contribute to a culture of technical excellence. If you are passionate about driving innovation and optimizing efficiency in post-trade data processing, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

  • Experience in developing high-quality software solutions.
  • Ability to design complex, practical solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and deliver high-quality software solutions.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define software requirements.
  • Lead a team and coach employees towards objectives.

Skills

Java
Python
Event-based architecture
Risk and controls
Strategic thinking

Job description

Join Barclays as a Senior Java Developer, where you’ll play a pivotal role in developing and enhancing Trade Services and the Trade & Venues program. This is a unique opportunity to work on sophisticated, high-impact financial systems, utilizing cutting-edge technologies to drive innovation and optimize efficiency in post-trade data processing.

To be successful as a Senior Java Developer, you should have:

  • Python or Core Java, or both
  • Ability to design complex, practical solutions

Additional highly valued skills include:

  • Experience working in the Financial Services sector
  • Ability to create prototypes and work directly with stakeholders
  • Knowledge of event-based architecture

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant to success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, and digital and technological competencies, in addition to job-specific technical skills.

This role will be based in Northampton.

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.
  • 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.

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