AVP Full Stack Developer

Barclays; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking an Assistant Vice President – Software Engineer in Hong Kong to design, develop and improve software delivering business, platform, and technology capabilities. You will work in a high‑performing team with traders and senior stakeholders, ensuring robust, scalable solutions and secure coding practices.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product and design teams, code reviews, and staying ahead on tech trends, while maintaining a strong focus on risk management and

Qualifications

• Experience in full-stack engineering: Java/Spring Boot backend; Angular frontend.
• Strong SQL/Oracle/MS SQL and OpenShift/container/Linux/Git experience.
• Strong OO design and refactoring with Agile/Scrum and TDD.
• SBL/Equity Finance domain experience including borrowing/lending workflows, recalls, returns, marks, collateral, booking flows, and vendor gateway interactions.
• Working knowledge of Capital Markets and Front Office trading processes.
• Ability to operate under pressure with traders and senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; diagnose production issues quickly.
• Excellent communication, able to explain technology to business.

Responsibilities

• Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions using industry languages, frameworks, and tools; ensure scalable, maintainable code.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to define requirements and align with business objectives.
• Participate in code reviews and promote code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed on technology trends and contribute to the organization’s tech communities.
• Adhere to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities and protect data.
• Implement effective unit testing to ensure reliable code.

Skills

Full-stack Java

Angular/TypeScript

OO design/refactoring

Agile/Scrum with TDD

Capital Markets knowledge

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication

SBL/Equity Finance domain

Trading workflows knowledge

Event-driven architectures

DevOps/Observability

Prime Financing ecosystem

Production issue diagnosis

Tools

OpenShift

Containers

Linux

Git

Kafka

Job description

Essential Skills / Basic Qualifications

• Experience in full‑Stack Engineering - Backend: Java, Spring Boot, REST microservices ; Frontend: Angular, HTML/CSS/TypeScript
• Experience in Database: SQL (Oracle/MS SQL) and advanced query optimization ; Cloud‑native delivery: OpenShift, containers, Linux and Git
• Strong understanding of OO design principles and ability to refactor complex systems with experience working in Agile/Scrum with test‑driven development
• SBL / Equity Finance experience, including borrowing/lending workflows, recalls, returns, marks, collateral, booking flows, lifecycle events, and vendor gateway interactions
• Working knowledge of broader Capital Markets and Front Office trading processes
• Ability to operate in high‑pressure environments with traders and senior stakeholders
• Strong analytical & problem‑solving skills; ability to quickly diagnose production issues and deliver tactical + strategic fixes
• Excellent communication—comfortable explaining technology to business and vice‑versa

Desirable Skills / Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with event‑driven architectures, caching patterns, messaging (Kafka/Solace)
• Exposure to workflow automation, inventory optimization, or funding optimization models
• Experience with DevOps, containers, observability tooling, and scalable distributed systems
• Knowledge of Prime Financing ecosystem

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time.

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 optimized 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 organization’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 organization 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 practise (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.