Barclays

SeniorSoftwareEngineer

£75–110k ~AI est. Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer at Barclays. Skills: Software development, API design, Microservices architecture, Cloud platforms. Design software. Develop software”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Solve problems creatively; Solve problems effectively; Engage in complex analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years experience, Considerable front-end development skills, Proven back-end development experience, Experience designing and building robust APIs

Nice to Have

Experience with DDD, Experience with event-driven architectures, Experience with event sourcing, Solid background in microservices architecture, Exposure to cloud platforms

What You'll Do.

Deliver high-quality software

Ensure code scalability

Ensure code maintainability

Optimize code performance

Define software requirements

Devise solution strategies

Ensure seamless integration

Align with business objectives

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

Advise decision making

Take responsibility for effectiveness

Collaborate with other functions

Perform complex tasks

Deliver work impacting business

Determine reward outcomes

Lead collaborative assignments

Identify need for specialisation

Identify new directions

Consult on complex issues

Provide advice to leaders

Support issue resolution

Identify ways to mitigate risk

Support control agenda

Support governance agenda

Take ownership for managing risk

Understand area coordination

Collaborate with other areas

Keep up with business activity

Keep up with business strategy

Engage in complex analysis

Solve problems creatively

Solve problems effectively

Communicate complex information

Influence stakeholders

Convince stakeholders

Design scalable solutions

Enhance system performance

Support delivery of services

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional collaboration; Collaboration with peers; Collaborate with product managers; Collaborate with designers; Collaborate with other engineers; Collaborate with other functions; Collaborate with business divisions; Collaborate with other areas

Communication Scope

Communicate complex information

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. **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

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