Product Owner

Barclays Capital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking a Backend Engineer in the Chief Technology Office to help build cutting-edge AI platforms. You will work with product owners and engineers to design high-performance backend systems using Python and cloud services.

You will contribute to AI/ML solutions, implement CI/CD pipelines, and adopt IaC practices with Terraform and CloudFormation, Docker/Kubernetes. Collaboration with stakeholders and adherence to Barclays' values will be essential.

Qualifications

• Experience building backend services using Python.
• Experience with AWS for deploying scalable backend systems.
• Familiarity with Git, Agile, and automated testing.
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes containerisation and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code tools like Terraform and CloudFormation.

Responsibilities

• Develop cutting-edge AI platforms and backend systems.
• Collaborate with product owners and engineers to implement the product roadmap.
• Design high-performance backend architectures and ensure reliability.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and best practices for software delivery.

Skills

Collaborative skills

Backend experience

Python programming

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Purpose of the role

To collaborate with product owners and other technical teams involved in the product development process and utilise their knowledge of the bank's technologies to enact the vision defined in the product roadmap.

Accountabilities

• Provision of subject matter expertise to support the collaboration between the product owner and the technical side of product development.
• Support the development and implementation of the product strategy and vision defined in the product roadmap and communicate them with the relevant stakeholders and the development team.
• Collaboration with internal stakeholders to gather and prioritise product requirements and features based on business value and feasibility that are well defined, measurable and secure.
• Development and implementation of assessments to ensure continuous testing and improvement of product quality and performance.
• Monitoring of product performance to identify opportunities for optimisation that meets the banks performance standards.
• Stay abreast of the latest industry technology trends and technologies, to evaluate and adopt new approaches to improve product development and delivery.

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.

Join us as a Backend Engineer in the Chief Technology Office at Barclays where you'll be developing cutting-edge AI platforms using state-of-the-art technologies.

As part of our Chief Technology Office, you'll work on implementing the latest AI/ML solutions for our bank. In this role, you'll collaborate with talented engineers to design and implement high-performance backend systems that enhance our AI platforms, driving industry best practices while contributing to Barclays' commitment to embracing AI to make Barclays simpler, better, and more balanced.

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

• Ample technical skills in backend development using Python.
• Proven AWS implementation experience.
• Proficiency with software development lifecycle using, Git, Agile, and automated testing.
• Demonstrable experience with Docker/Kubernetes containerisation and CI/CD pipelines.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Hands-on, curious Engineer with good collaborative skills.
• Infrastructure as code knowledge (terraform, CloudFormation).