Pricing Software Engineer

Barclays UK; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial institution as a Pricing Software Engineer in Knutsford, where you will be part of the Wholesale Lending team. This role involves designing and developing innovative software solutions while collaborating with industry experts. You will work on high-quality software delivery, ensuring scalability and performance, while also leading a team and influencing decision-making in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with strong Java software development including Spring Boot.
• Good understanding of lending products and pricing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and improve software using various engineering methodologies.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to define requirements.

Skills

Java

Problem Solving

Multithreading

Tools

JIRA

GIT

IntelliJ IDEA

GitLab

Job description

.Join Barclays as a Pricing Software Engineer, where you'll be part of the Wholesale Lending team to spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll also benefit from being part of a vast professional network, collaborating with industry leaders and experts.

To be successful as a Pricing Software Engineer, you should have experience with:

• Strong Java software development, including Spring Boot framework, with core Java skills such as Generics, Collections, Multithreading, I/O, Streams, REST, and JDBC.
• Reading, writing, and debugging multithreaded Java code.
• Tools like JIRA, GIT, IntelliJ IDEA, and GitLab.

Other highly valued skills may include:

• Good understanding of lending products, especially how they are priced.
• Structured approach to problem-solving and managing parallel streams of work.
• Experience in writing highly performant and scalable solutions.

You may be assessed on key skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role will be based in our Knutsford office.

Purpose of the role

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

Accountabilities

• Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions using industry-aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools, ensuring code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define requirements, devise strategies, and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Participate in code reviews and promote a culture of quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry trends and contribute to technology communities to foster technical excellence.
• Adhere to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities and protect data.
• Implement effective unit testing practices to ensure code quality and reliability.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• Advise, influence decision-making, and contribute to policy development, collaborating with other functions and divisions.
• Lead a team, set objectives, coach, and appraise performance.
• If in a leadership role, demonstrate leadership behaviors: Listen and be authentic, Energize and inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others.
• For individual contributors, lead collaborative assignments, guide team members, and identify new directions.
• Consult on complex issues, support risk mitigation, and develop policies for control and governance.
• Manage risk and strengthen controls related to work done.
• Coordinate with other areas to contribute to organizational objectives.
• Engage in complex data analysis to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex or sensitive information clearly.
• Influence stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, as well as the Barclays Mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive.