Java Developer

Barclays; Whippany (NJ); On-site; USD 189,592 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Job summary

Barclays in Whippany, NJ designs and maintains Java-based enterprise applications across the full software lifecycle, delivering scalable, high‑performance systems through modern back-end architectures. This role emphasizes multithreading, caching, and robust testing to ensure production quality.

You will collaborate with product teams and IT peers to implement APIs, libraries, and backend components, participate in code reviews, and uphold secure coding practices while driving continuous

Qualifications

• Design, develop, maintain Java-based applications across the full SDLC.
• Integrate backend components, APIs, and libraries for critical processing.
• Focus on performance, scalability, reliability, and optimization with multithreading and caching.
• Review platform architecture to improve performance and reduce technical debt.
• Provide technical support, troubleshoot issues, and verify deliverables during deployment.
• Collaborate with IT teams and business users to support enhancements and integration.
• Ensure code quality through unit and integration testing and secure coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Development and delivery of high-quality software using standard languages, frameworks, and tools.
• Define requirements with product managers and engineers to align with business objectives.
• Participate in code reviews and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry trends and contribute to technology communities.
• Adhere to secure coding practices and implement effective unit testing.
• Collaborate across functions to ensure smooth integration and deployment.

Skills

Java programming

Multithreading

Performance optimization

REST APIs

Unit and integration testing

Tools

Spring Framework

JDBC

Git

Job description

What will you be doing?

• Design, develop, maintain, and deploy Java-based applications throughout the full software development life cycle, including requirements analysis, coding, testing, and production deployment.
• Develop and maintain enterprise applications by integrating backend components, APIs, and libraries to support business‑critical processing and system integration.
• Design, develop, and support distributed applications with a focus on performance, scalability, reliability, and optimization using multithreading, caching, and concurrency control techniques.
• Review and improve platform architecture to enhance performance, maintainability, system stability, and reduce technical debt.
• Provide technical support for applications, troubleshoot and resolve issues, ensure production stability, and assist with verification of deliverables during deployment.
• Collaborate with IT teams, business users, and technical partners to support ongoing enhancements, system integration, and operational requirements.
• Ensure software quality and stability by performing unit and integration testing, validating deliverables, and assisting with production deployment and system monitoring.

Minimum Salary: $189,592 per year

Maximum Salary: $195,000 per year

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above includes only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays employees are eligible for a suite of a competitive and generous employee benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and other paid leave for qualifying circumstances.

This position is eligible for an incentive award.

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.