Barclays

JuniorBackendEngineer

£35–50k ~AI est. Knutsford, United Kingdom; Glasgow, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Junior Backend Engineer at Barclays. Skills: Backend development, Cloud Services, Containerisation, CI/CD. Design software solutions. Develop software solutions”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver high-quality software; Code scalable; Code maintainable; Code optimized for performance; Ensure alignment with business objectives; Consistently driving continuous improvement; Deliver to excellent standard

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Resolve problems; Identify solutions; Select solutions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Python backend development, Cloud Services experience, Git, Agile, automated testing proficiency, Docker/Kubernetes containerisation, CI/CD pipelines experience

Nice to Have

Infrastructure as code knowledge, AI/ML frameworks development, Bachelors in Computer Science or equivalent experience

What You'll Do.

Design software solutions

Develop software solutions

Improve software solutions

Define software requirements

Devise solution strategies

Ensure seamless integration

Participate in code reviews

Stay informed of trends

Contribute to communities

Adhere to secure coding

Mitigate vulnerabilities

Protect sensitive data

Ensure secure solutions

Implement unit testing

Ensure proper code design

Ensure code readability

Ensure code reliability

Perform prescribed activities

Drive continuous improvement

Guide professional development

Support professional development

Allocate work requirements

Coordinate team resources

Develop technical expertise

Partner with other functions

Partner with business areas

Take responsibility for results

Escalate policy breaches

Take responsibility for embedding policies

Advise decision making

Influence decision making

Take ownership for managing risk

Deliver work in line with rules

Maintain understanding of sub-function

Build understanding of organisation products

Build understanding of services

Build understanding of processes

Demonstrate understanding of coordination

Make evaluative judgements

Persuade team members

Communicate complex information

Communicate sensitive information

Build network of contacts

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional collaboration; Collaboration with peers; Partner with other functions; Partner with business areas; Team members

Communication Scope

Communicate complex information; Communicate sensitive information

Process & Methodology

Agile

Full Job Description

# **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. **Analyst Expectations** * To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement. * Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise * Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise * They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources. * 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 –

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