Senior Java Software Engineer -VP

1203 Barclays Global Serv. Cent; Pune District; Vor Ort; INR 4.000.000 - 7.000.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Barclays is seeking a Senior Java Software Engineer - VP in Pune to lead engineering teams and set technical direction for high‑quality software delivery. You will mentor engineers, shape architecture, and ensure alignment with business goals while driving governance, security, and performance excellence.

You will engage with product, design, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions and foster a culture of innovation and accountability within the technology

Qualifikationen

• Expertise in object‑oriented and functional programming.
• Ability to review code and guide engineers on best practices.
• Understanding of domain‑driven design, event‑driven architectures, microservices, system design for large‑scale distributed systems.
• API design (REST, GraphQL); messaging and streaming platforms.
• Cloud‑native architecture on AWS/GCP/Azure.
• Security fundamentals including OWASP and zero‑trust.
• CI/CD pipelines with GitLab/Jenkins/Azure DevOps.
• Test automation strategy across unit, integration and E2E.
• IaC with Terraform/CloudFormation.
• Containerization and orchestration with Docker/Kubernetes.
• Performance engineering and SRE practices.
• Data modelling and data platforms.
• Quality engineering and automated regression pipelines.
• Engineering governance and coding standards.
• Leadership and mentoring of engineers.

Aufgaben

• Lead engineering teams, fostering collaboration and high performance.
• Oversee timelines, allocation, risk management and prioritization to deliver within scope, time, and budget.
• Mentor engineers, conduct performance reviews, provide feedback and growth opportunities.
• Evaluate and enhance engineering processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Enforce coding standards, peer reviews, and robust testing practices.
• Contribute to or set the technology strategy and drive continuous improvement.
• Plan resources, budgets, and policies aligned with VP expectations.
• Advise stakeholders on functional and cross‑functional impacts and risk management.
• Lead risk assessment, governance, and control activities across teams.

Kenntnisse

OOP & FP

Code review

DDD design

API design

Cloud-native

Security basics

CI/CD pipelines

Test automation

IaC

Containers

Performance

Data modeling

Quality engineering

Governance

Leadership

Ausbildung

Tools

Git

CI/CD tools

Jenkins

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Cloud platforms

GitLab

Azure DevOps

CloudFormation

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description Purpose of the role

To lead and manage engineering teams, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions, driving technical excellence, fostering a culture of innovation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with business objectives.

Accountabilities

Lead engineering teams effectively, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture to achieve project goals and meet organizational objectives.

Oversee timelines, team allocation, risk management and task prioritization to ensure the successful delivery of solutions within scope, time, and budget.

Mentor and support team members’ professional growth, conduct performance reviews, provide actionable feedback, and identify opportunities for improvement.

Evaluation and enhancement of engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to increase efficiency, streamline workflows, and optimize team productivity.

Collaboration with business partners, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure a cohesive approach to product development.

Enforcement of technology standards, facilitate peer reviews, and implement robust testing practices to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions.

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 escape 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 your transformative journey as Senior Java Software Engineer -VP.

At Barclays, we’re more than a bank – we’re a force for progress and help craft innovative solutions. You will utilize your strong industry and domain expertise to shape up our Technology product offerings to meet the business requirements for the future. You'll harness cutting‑edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.

To be successful in this role, you should have experience with:

• Expertise in object‑oriented and functional programming.
• Ability to review code and guide engineers on best practices.
• Understanding of domain‑driven design, event‑driven architectures, microservices, System design for large‑scale distributed systems.
• API design (REST, GraphQL), messaging systems, streaming platforms.
• Cloud-native architecture (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Security fundamentals (authentication, authorization, OWASP, zero‑trust).
• CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps etc).
• Test automation strategy—unit, component, contract, E2E.
• Infra‑as‑Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Containerization & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Performance engineering & shift‑left testing practices.
• Data modelling & data platform fundamentals.
• Reliability practices (SRE, SLIs/SLOs, error budgets).
• Quality engineering strategy, automated regression pipelines.
• Understanding of mobile + web performance optimization.
• Engineering governance, coding standards, peer review processes.
• Tech debt management & refactoring approaches.
• Risk management and control frameworks (aligned to VP expectations).

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Strong coding experience in at least one modern language.
• Java Spring Boot Hands‑on Technology leader who has worked with multiple technologies of IBM Sterling Product suite, has good exposure working hands with GIT and CI/CD.
• Leads with deep hands‑on technical credibility, unblocking teams on design and coding challenges.
• Shapes architecture direction while ensuring delivery excellence.
• Builds high‑performance engineering teams through coaching and clarity.
• Drives consistency, quality, and engineering discipline across products and journeys.
• Aligns engineering decisions with business outcomes, influencing senior stakeholders.
• Balances strategic vision with hands‑on leadership, ensuring teams remain innovative, empowered, and accountable.
• Ability to dive into complex system design, unblock engineers, review code, guide architecture choices, and ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and maintainable.
• Mentors’ engineers, builds high‑performance teams, drive technical excellence, and create a culture where individuals thrive and deliver consistently.
• Connect engineering decisions to business outcomes, shapes technical strategy, navigate tradeoffs, align with product/design/business teams, and influences senior stakeholders.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as project management discipline, risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking.

This role is for Pune Location.

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.