Senior Software Engineer

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

Job summary

A leading financial institution in the United Kingdom is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to enhance software solutions using modern engineering methodologies. The role involves designing, developing, and optimizing applications to deliver high-quality technology solutions. Candidates should have strong coding skills in Java, expertise in software architecture, and excellent communication abilities. The position promotes collaboration with diverse teams and requires participation in code reviews and adherence to secure coding practices.

Qualifications

• Excellent hands-on coding ability in Java with frameworks like Spring Boot.
• Strong expertise in software architecture and secure coding practices.
• Good communication skills and ability to lead features teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance software solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on defining requirements.
• Stay informed of industry trends and contribute to technology communities.

Skills

Java (Spring Boot, REST APIs)

Software code architecture

Communication and leadership skills

Full-stack knowledge (React, Angular)

Problem-solving skills

Tools

ELK dashboards

Job description

Join us at Barclays as a Senior Software Engineer, where you’ll design, develop, and enhance software using modern engineering methodologies to deliver cutting-edge business and technology solutions. In this role, you’ll re-architect key ID&V methods and drive improvements within our Customer Care Virtual Channels portfolio.

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

• Excellent knowledge, understanding and active hands‑on coding ability of Java (Spring Boot, REST APIs) and various automation testing approaches
• Expertise in software code architecture, design patterns, and secure coding best practises.
• Good communication, feature team leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to guide projects and teams.
• Ownership mindset and commitment to engineering excellence practices for building high quality and reliable software.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Hands‑on full‑stack - having UI knowledge and experience - React, Angular.
• Hands‑on logging, observability, reliability – ELK dashboards for monitoring releases and identifying problems proactively
• Good knowledge of systems architectures and infrastructure with best practices and design patterns
• Problem‑solving skills and ability to simplify complex concepts.
• Adaptability to new technologies and evolving project needs.

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

This role is based in Knutsford/Manchester.

Purpose of the role

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 optimised 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 organisation’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.

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.