Senior Java Developer – Portal

2755 Barclays Services Corpor; Hanover Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 160,805 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

401(k) Plan

Job summary

Barclays in New Jersey is seeking an experienced software professional to design, develop, and improve backend systems for the Equities Electronic Trading platform. You will contribute to the full software development life cycle, gather requirements, and deliver scalable server-side Java components.

As an Assistant Vice President-level contributor, you will mentor colleagues, conduct code reviews, and help set technical direction while adhering to secure coding practices.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in full SDLC for financial applications.
• Ability to gather requirements and design scalable components.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in code reviews.
• Knowledge of secure coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the full SDLC of financial applications.
• Gather and analyze business requirements and design components.
• Implement software changes through third line support.
• Architect, design, build out and integrate Portal applications for the Equities Electronic Trading business.
• Produce high quality server-side Java code with minimal direction.
• Support other members of the development team as senior member of the team and provide guidance and subject matter expertise as necessary.
• May telecommute pursuant to company policies. [Hybrid role]

Skills

Java

SDLC

Code reviews

Mentoring/leadership

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.

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.
• Demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours: Listen, Energise, Align, Develop.
• For an individual contributor, lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments.
• Identify new directions for assignments/projects, identify a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; provide advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop 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, 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 audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
• Demonstrate Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship, and Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

What will you be doing?

• Participate in the full software development life cycle (SDLC) of financial applications.
• Gather and analyze business requirements, design scalable and reliable application components and functionalities.
• Implement software changes through third line support.
• Architect, design, build out and integrate Portal applications supporting the Equities Electronic Trading business.
• Produce high quality server‑side Java code with minimal direction.
• Support other members of the development team as senior member of the team and provide guidance and subject matter expertise as necessary.
• May telecommute pursuant to company policies. [Hybrid role]

Salary and Benefits

Minimum Salary: $160,805 per year. Maximum Salary: $170,000 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.