Lead Java Engineer: Enterprise Integration & Cloud

3761 Barclays - BX - UK; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays seeks a Lead Java Developer for its Private Bank & Wealth Management division in Glasgow. You will design and build scalable enterprise services, using Java 21–25, Spring Boot and microservices, while moving toward cloud-native patterns and robust security.

You will mentor peers and drive quality through code reviews and best practices. You will partner with product and design teams to deliver high-value capabilities, ensure performance, resilience, and observability, and contribute to

Qualifications

• Proven experience in large-scale Java applications and modern cloud-native designs.
• Strong knowledge of Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservice patterns.
• Experience with containerization, CI/CD and scalable architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop services connecting the estate to a market-leading financial platform.
• Adopt modern engineering practices to simplify tech stack and improve resilience.
• Lead engineering efforts, ensure code quality and secure, maintainable solutions.

Skills

Java 21–25

Spring Boot 4.x

REST APIs

Microservices

Cloud‑native

Troubleshooting

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Maven/Gradle

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Barclays seeks a Lead Java Developer for its Private Bank & Wealth Management division in Glasgow. You will design and build scalable enterprise services, using Java 21–25, Spring Boot and microservices, while moving toward cloud-native patterns and robust security.

You will mentor peers and drive quality through code reviews and best practices. You will partner with product and design teams to deliver high-value capabilities, ensure performance, resilience, and observability, and contribute to