Engineering Manager - VP

Barclays Capital; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,200,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays Capital in Pune seeks an Engineering Manager - VP to design, develop and improve software for customers and colleagues. You will lead architecture, guide technical direction, and ensure secure, scalable solutions while collaborating with product and design teams.

You will mentor peers, promote code quality, and stay ahead of industry trends as you drive change within Barclays Global Technology. The role requires strategic thinking and hands-on leadership across multi-year engineering

Qualifications

• Expertise in developing and optimizing Java-based applications.
• Strong hands-on experience with React, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3.
• Experience with state management (Redux / Context API).
• Integration with REST APIs and handling complex UI workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and improve software solutions with scalable, maintainable code.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to define requirements and strategies.
• Participate in code reviews to promote code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay updated with industry trends and contribute to technology communities.
• Adhere to secure coding practices to protect data and ensure secure software.
• Implement effective unit testing to ensure code reliability.

Skills

Java

React

JavaScript

HTML5

CSS3

Redux

Context API

REST APIs

UI workflows

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.

Vice President Expectations

To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and elevate breaches of policies/procedures.. If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.. 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 be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.. Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment. Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda. Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does. Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies. Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions. Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes. Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills 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.

At Barclays, we don't just adapt to the future - we create it. Embark on a transformative journey as a Engineering Manager - VP, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Barclays - Global Technology team. You will also manage stakeholder relationships, communicate complex ideas effectively, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

To be successful as an Engineering Manager - VP, you should have experience with:

• Expertise in developing and optimizing Java-based applications
• Strong hands-on experience with React, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3.
• Experience with state management (Redux / Context API).
• Integration with REST APIs and handling complex UI workflows.