Full Stack Developer/Lead

Barclays UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Full Stack Developer/Lead to expand platforms within Securitized Products. In this pivotal role, you will provide technical guidance and mentorship while ensuring the delivery of high-quality software solutions. This position emphasizes collaboration and innovation, requiring proficiency in Angular and Java, along with database management skills. Join a dynamic team and contribute to impactful projects in the investment banking sector.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Angular and basic understanding of HTML and CSS.
• Experience in Java development.
• Knowledge of database management.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and improve software for business capabilities.
• Deliver high-quality software using industry-aligned programming.
• Collaborate with team members for seamless integration.

Skills

Angular proficiency

Basic HTML and CSS

Java experience

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

Job description

Join Barclays as a Full Stack Developer/Lead, where you will contribute to the investment banking division by expanding platforms within Securitized Products. Your primary responsibilities will include providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions. You will drive technical excellence, foster a culture of innovation, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure that technical decisions align with business objectives.

To be successful, you should have:

• Angular proficiency
• Web proficiency (basic HTML and CSS)
• Java experience

Other highly valued skills may include:

• Working on Database (Oracle, SQL Server)
• Investment Banking Experience

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, digital and technology skills, as well as job‑specific technical skills.

This role is based in London.

Job Description

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.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and elevate breaches of policies/procedures.
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counsell employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• 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 be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi‑year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long‑term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross‑functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In‑depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills 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.