Senior Principal Architect & Tech Strategy Lead

2755 Barclays Services Corpor; Whippany (NJ); On-site; USD 225,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

401(k)

Paid leave

Job summary

Barclays is seeking a Director-level software engineering leader in New Jersey to drive technical excellence. You will design scalable, maintainable software, mentor engineers, and align technical decisions with business goals across cross-functional teams.

You will shape product roadmaps, implement modern architectures, and partner with business stakeholders to ensure delivery of high-quality financial solutions.

Qualifications

• Expert-level proficiency in Java (Java 17+) with Spring Boot/Spring Cloud in large banking environments.
• Experience designing and operating high-volume corporate banking platforms (payments, cash management, trade finance, liquidity, treasury).
• Leadership in enterprise/solution architecture, including microservices, cloud-native design, and legacy modernisation.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust software solutions, providing mentorship to engineering teams.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical plans.
• Drive strategic planning to align technology with business goals and roadmaps.
• Mentor junior engineers to foster growth and raise organizational capabilities.

Skills

Java 17+

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Distributed systems

Architectural trade-offs

Security & compliance

Tools

Kafka

Cloud-native design

Microservices

Job description

Barclays is seeking a Director-level software engineering leader in New Jersey to drive technical excellence. You will design scalable, maintainable software, mentor engineers, and align technical decisions with business goals across cross-functional teams.

You will shape product roadmaps, implement modern architectures, and partner with business stakeholders to ensure delivery of high-quality financial solutions.