Lead Forward Deployed Engineer - VP

Barclays; Whippany (NJ); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401(k)

Life insurance

Paid leave

Job summary

Barclays is seeking a Lead Forward Deployed Engineer - VP in the Whippany, NJ area to champion modern engineering practices, drive adoption of platforms, and accelerate technology transformation across the organization. You will blend software engineering, technical delivery, and developer advocacy to empower engineers and improve productivity.

You will lead workshops, hackathons, and hands-on engagements, translating complex tech concepts into actionable guidance while partnering with platform

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on software engineering with modern practices.
• Experience with CI/CD, cloud platforms, automation.
• IaC and AI-enabled solutions experience.
• Ability to design and deliver scalable production-ready apps.
• Excellent communication and developer enablement skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop software solutions using modern languages and frameworks.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to define requirements.
• Contribute to code reviews and promote code quality.
• Engage with engineering communities to foster best practices and learning.
• Mentor and coach engineers to improve technical craft and adoption of tools.

Skills

Hands-on software engineering

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Infrastructure as Code

AI-enabled solutions

Python

Java

C#

Go

Public speaking

Tools

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

AI orchestration frameworks

Job description

Embark on a transformative journey as a Lead Forward Deployed Engineer - VP. At Barclays, our vision is clear - to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. In this role, you will serve as a key advocate for our developer community, helping engineers discover, adopt, and champion modern engineering practices, strategic platforms, and emerging technologies across Barclays. Combining the principles of Developer Relations with technical enablement, you will create engaging learning experiences through practical education, impactful technical content, community-building programs, and hands‑on engineering events. You will work closely with engineering teams, platform owners, and technology leaders to understand developer needs, amplify feedback, and drive the successful adoption of tools and capabilities that enhance developer productivity and innovation. Through workshops, hackathons, technical demonstrations, internal communities, knowledge‑sharing programs, thought leadership, and hands‑on coding engagements, you will inspire engineers to embrace new ways of working and continuously improve their technical craft.This highly visible role blends software engineering, technical delivery, developer advocacy, and community engagement, providing a unique opportunity to influence engineering excellence, foster a developer culture, and accelerate technology transformation across Barclays. You will act as a bridge between platform strategy and developer experience, ensuring technology programs are not only understood but actively adopted through practical guidance, compelling technical storytelling, and demonstrated success.

To be successful as a Lead Forward Deployed Engineer - VP, you should have:

• Considerable hands‑on software engineering experience with modern development practices, including CI/CD, cloud platforms, automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and AI‑enabled solutions

• Proficiency in one or more enterprise programming languages such as Python, Java, C#, or Go, with the ability to design, build, and deliver scalable production‑grade applications

• Experience creating technical demonstrations, proof‑of‑conceptions, reference implementations, workshops, code samples, and developer enablement programs that drive technology adoption and engineering excellence

• Exceptional communication, presentation, and public speaking skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, engaging, and actionable guidance for diverse audiences

• Passion for developer advocacy, community building, teaching, and mentoring, with a proven history of inspiring engineers, fostering technical communities, and promoting best practices through hands‑on engagement

Other highly valued skills include:

• Hands‑on experience developing AI‑powered and agentic solutions using modern developer tools and frameworks, including platforms such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and AI orchestration frameworks

• Proven ability to build, grow, and engage developer communities through hackathons, workshops, technical forums, communities of practice, and knowledge‑sharing programs

• Good technical communication and content creation skills, with experience producing high‑quality documentation, tutorials, blog posts, demos, videos, and other developer‑focused learning materials

• Demonstrated success driving the adoption of modern engineering platforms, developer tools, and best practices through advocacy, enablement, and technical leadership
• Deep empathy for developers, combined with strategic thinking, stakeholder influence, and a hands‑on approach to delivering practical solutions that improve developer experience and productivity

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, digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills.

This role is located in our Whippany, NJ office.

Minimum Salary: $170,000

Maximum Salary: $230,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include 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 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.

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 accelerate 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.