Lead Engineer

1203 Barclays Global Serv. Cent; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

1203 Barclays Global Serv. Cent in Pune, IN seeks a Lead Engineer to design, develop, and improve software for business, platform, and technology capabilities. You will lead complex technical work, mentor colleagues, and drive secure, high-quality code across the stack.

You will collaborate with engineers, analysts, and stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions, employing TDD, CI/CD, and cloud platforms like AWS/OpenShift.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Java 17+ and REST APIs.
• Proficient in Angular, ReactJS, TypeScript, HTML, and JUnit 5.
• Demonstrated TDD and CI/CD practices in cloud environments.
• Experience with AWS or OpenShift and AI-assisted development tools.
• Proficient with Docker, Kubernetes, and related CI/CD tooling.
• Experience with Kafka, Spark, Elasticsearch, and data analytics basics.
• Good leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality software using modern 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 updated on tech trends and contribute to tech communities.
• Adhere to secure coding practices and implement effective unit tests.

Skills

Java 17+

REST APIs

Angular

ReactJS

TypeScript

JUnit 5

TDD

AWS

OpenShift

Kafka

Spark

Elasticsearch

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

GitLab Duo

Scrum Master

Leadership

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Bitbucket

SonarQube

Nexus

Gradle

GitLab

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.

Embark on a transformative journey as Lead Engineer , where you'll spearhead the delivery of the technology stack, using strong analytical and problem-solving skills to understand the business requirements and deliver quality solutions coming up with the process design of the Foundational / Consolidated and Business data Products.

You will be working on complex technical problems that will involve detailed analytical skills and analysis. This will be done in conjunction with fellow engineers, business analysts, and business stakeholders.

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

• Strong hands‑on experience in Java JDK 17+ & REST (Open Api).
• Proficiency in Angular, React JS, Java scripting and HTML & J Unit 5, Integration testing and Acceptance Testing and associated libraries.
• Strong exposure of TDD software development practices.
• Experience working with cloud platforms, especially AWS or OpenShift.
• Practical knowledge and hands‑on experience with AI-powered development tools such as Copilot, Claude Code, and GitLab Duo.
• Strong JavaScript and/or TypeScript skills with proficiency in React & experience using Gradle, ideally with Kotlin DSL.
• Proficiency with Docker & CI/CD automation experience (Bitbucket, Jenkins, SonarQube, Nexus Repository) & understanding of container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes.
• Experience with data messaging platforms like Apache Kafka.
• Familiarity with data analytics platforms and tools such as Spark and Elasticsearch & Scrum Master experience.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• A self‑starter with good communication & and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated technical leadership, including mentoring or leading small development teams.
• Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities.

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.

The location of the role is Pune, IN.

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.