API Java Tech Lead

1203 Barclays Global Serv. Cent; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays Global Serv. Cent in Pune is seeking an API Java Tech Lead to drive the evolution of our digital landscape, leading advanced Java ecosystems, Spring, and REST API design. You will influence technical direction, mentor teammates, and deliver scalable, secure software aligned with business goals.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with product and design teams, and hands-on development in a high-performance environment. Opportunity to shape architecture and drive innovation.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Core Java with strong hold on OOP concepts and collections.
• Knowledge of Spring concepts such as IOC, Transactions, JPA, MVC, etc.
• Hands-on with Spring Boot and REST API architecture.
• Experience with Gradle or Maven build tooling.
• Strong unit testing: Mockito, Easymock; integration tests like Karate.
• Hands-on multithreading, ExecutorService, CompletableFuture; thread safety.
• Basic SQL knowledge for data access and validation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality software by using industry languages, frameworks and tools.
• Ensure code is scalable, maintainable and optimized for performance.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers and engineers to define requirements.
• Participate in code reviews and promote code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay current with industry tech trends and contribute to tech communities.
• Adhere to secure coding practices and implement effective unit tests.

Skills

Core Java

Spring Framework

Spring Boot

REST API

Gradle

Maven

Mockito

Easymock

Multithreading

SQL

React Native

React 18

TypeScript

JavaScript

Redux

CI/CD

AWS

Azure

Observability

API gateway patterns

Performance tuning

Jenkins

GitLab

ELK

Splunk

AppDynamics

Education

Tools

Gradle

Maven

Jenkins

GitLab

ELK

Splunk

AppDynamics

Job description

Job Description

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 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 an “API Java Tech Lead” at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences. You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as experience with, skills to meet business requirement as well as job‑specific skillsets.

To be successful as an “API Java Tech Lead", you should have experience with:

Basic/ Essential Qualifications

• Expertise in Core Java with strong hold on OOPS concepts and Collections.
• Should have knowledge on Spring concepts like IOC, Transactions, JPA, MVC etc
• Should have knowledge on Spring Boot
• Should have knowledge on Rest API architecture
• Should have knowledge on Gradle or Maven
• Expertise in unit testing framework like Mockito, Easymock and integration tests like Karate framework etc.
• Should have hands on Multithreading, ExecutorService, CompletableFuture, thread safety functionalities.
• Should have basic knowledge on SQL.

Desirable skillsets/ good to have

• React Native
• React 18
• TypeScript/JavaScript
• Redux.
• Mobile UI/UX API gateway patterns Performance tuning.
• AWS/Azure services.
• Observability (ELK/Splunk/AppDynamics)
• Automated tests (Jest, Appium/Detox).
• CI/CD (Jenkins/GitLab).
• Observability (ELK/Splunk/AppDynamics).

This role will be based out of Pune.

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.