Lead Engineer - VP

Barclays; Pune District; On-site; INR 9,000,000 - 15,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays in Pune seeks a Lead Engineer - VP to drive the evolution of our infrastructure and deployment pipelines, building scalable, secure software for digital solutions.

Role emphasizes leadership, architecture across services, and collaboration with product and design teams, with a focus on risk controls and continuous improvement in delivery practices.

Qualifications

• Experience managing full software development lifecycle from design to delivery.
• Experience with multiple software designs, languages and architectures.
• Strong solution definition and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to manage budgets and meet milestones.
• Proven leadership with mentoring and people development.
• Effective stakeholder management across cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of microservices and UI/UX.
• Hands-on with workflow applications and business rules engines (nice to have).
• Kafka messaging, Oracle/NoSQL databases, and automated deployment pipelines are valued.
• Banking domain familiarity is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality software solutions using industry-standard languages, frameworks, and tools.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to define requirements and align with business goals.
• Participate in code reviews and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay abreast of technology trends and contribute to the organization’s tech communities.
• Adhere to secure coding practices to minimize vulnerabilities and protect data.
• Implement effective unit testing to ensure reliable, maintainable code.

Skills

SDLC ownership

Software design

Architecture

Solution definition

Problem solving

Budget adherence

Leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Microservices

UI/UX

Kafka

Oracle

NoSQL

CI/CD

Banking domain

Tools

Kafka

Oracle

NoSQL

CI/CD

Job description

Join us as a Lead Engineer - VP at Barclays, where you will spearhead the evolution of our infrastructure and deployment pipelines, driving innovation and operational excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to build and manage robust, scalable and secure infrastructure, ensuring seamless delivery of our digital solutions.

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

• Can oversees the entire software development lifecycle from design all the way to delivery.

• Experience in various software designs, languages, and architecture.

• Solution definition and problem-solving skills.

• Ensures that project milestones/goals are meet adhering to the budgets.

• Effective Leadership skills and able to mentor the team.

• Effective and Efficient stakeholder management

• Efficient knowledge of Microservices and UI/UX

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Good working knowledge and hands‑on experience of workflow application and business rules engine.

• Messaging solutions like Kafka.

• Oracle/ NoSQL Database experience

• Good knowledge of automated deployment process

• Good Knowledge of Banking Domain

You may be assessed on 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 role is based out of Pune.

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.