Senior Data/Software Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial institution as a Software and Data Engineer, focusing on building solutions to combat financial crime and fraud. This hybrid role combines engineering with financial services marketing, ideal for engineers eager to make an impact in cybersecurity. Harness your skills in Python or JavaScript while collaborating with teams across the organization for innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong background in full-stack engineering, preferably with Python or JavaScript.
• Experience with large datasets and engineering pipelines.
• Agile work environment experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable solutions between cybersecurity and financial crime prevention.
• Engage with stakeholders across the organization for service marketing.
• Work with data automation and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

Data engineering pipelines

Stakeholder management

Cloud expertise

Python

JavaScript

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

Databricks

Job description

Job Description

I’m currently representing a financial institution that is looking to bridge the gap between cybersecurity and data to fight financial crime and fraud. They are looking for data/software engineers with strong experience in engineering integrating databases and generating insights to fight financial crimes.

Location: Greater Manchester or Knutsford (Hybrid – 2 days on-site per week)

Salary: £50,000 - £67,000 base + bonus & benefits

What’s the Role?

I'm looking for a Software and Data Engineer to join my client's global fraud team. This role is a mix of 80% engineering and 20% financial crime & service marketing, ideal for someone passionate about building scalable solutions in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.

What Makes You a Great Fit?

• Strong full-stack engineering background (Python or JavaScript )
• Experience with large data sets and data engineering pipelines
• Cloud expertise is a huge plus (AWS, Snowflake, Databricks)
• Thrives in an agile/start-up-like environment with minimal red tape
• Strong stakeholder management skills – this role operates across Barclays’ sub-divisions

Key Tech & Skills:

• Cloud: Deployed data automation & microservices
• Databases: Structured & unstructured data
• Development: Python automation & application development
• CI/CD: Pipeline integration & deployment

Financial Crime Experience?

Not required! My client is happy to upskill candidates in fraud prevention and financial crime if they bring the right engineering mindset.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work at the intersection of cybersecurity and financial crime prevention, with a fantastic globally recognized financial institution.

If this sounds like you, I encourage you to apply!