Software Engineer - UI

Barclays UK; Knutsford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in the UK is looking for an experienced Software Engineer, UI, to join its Customer Care team. This hybrid role will involve leading UI development, mentoring junior staff, and building user-friendly solutions using modern technologies. Successful candidates will have robust experience in Java and web development frameworks, alongside excellent collaboration and communication skills. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to innovative software solutions that improve client experiences.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing software using Java and modern front-end frameworks.
• Ability to lead UI development and mentor junior developers.
• Familiarity with cloud-based development and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop software to improve user experiences.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to define software needs.
• Ensure adherence to secure coding practices.

Skills

Java development

Spring Boot

Microservices architecture

JavaScript

React or Angular

UI development

AWS cloud services

CI/CD tools

TypeScript

Job description

Barclays is seeking an experienced Software Engineer, UI to join our Customer Care team. This role is within the Collections and Recoveries domain, creating user-friendly experiences for our clients. It involves leading UI development, mentoring junior colleagues, and contributing to full‑stack solutions using modern technologies.

What you should have

• Experience in Java development, including Spring Boot and microservices architecture.
• Previous experience in JavaScript and modern front‑end frameworks (React or Angular).
• Demonstrable experience in UI development and leading a development team, familiarity with cloud‑based development and DevOps practices.

Highly valued skills

• Experience in financial services or banking domain (highly desirable). Solid experience with AWS cloud services.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab. Knowledge of TypeScript for modern web development.

To be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in the 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 is a hybrid role and will be located at our Knutsford office.

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 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, participation in code reviews, and promotion of 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, appraise performance relative to objectives and determine 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 inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments; 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 closely related to that of other areas, requiring 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 practices (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.