Barclays
Softwareengineerlead
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“Software engineer lead at Barclays. Skills: Core Java, Microservices development, AWS, Kubernetes. Design software. Develop software”
What You'll Achieve.
deliver on work that impacts the whole business function; achieve organizational goals; achieve results; achieve outcomes; achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function; achieve outcomes
Industry & Context.
logical reasoning; Debugging; problem solving; performance tuning; solve problems creatively
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Object Oriented Designing, Programming Techniques, Core Java, J2EE design, Spring framework, Microservices development, REST, SOAP, Kubernetes, AWS, RDBM, SQL query writing, logical reasoning, Debugging, problem solving, performance tuning, CI/CD Pipelines, configuration management, Jenkins, Gitlab, web application development, modern frontend technologies, React, Angular, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, Node.js, communication skills, Ability to work in large, collaborative teams, Flexibility to react effectively to changing priorities, supporting and maintaining production environments, distributed systems, highly available services, Observability/Monitoring solutions, AppDynamics, Splunk, ELK
Nice to Have
GenAI‑assisted code generation, GenAI/copilot tools, API Contract, OAS/Swagger, Pact, consumer‑driven contract testing, quality gates in CI/CD, JMeter/Gatling, OWASP principles, SonarCube, AWS Cloud based application development, AWS Cloud based application deployments
What You'll Do.
Deliver high-quality software
Define software requirements
Devise solution strategies
Ensure seamless integration
Participate in code reviews
Stay informed of technology trends
Contribute to technology communities
Adhere to secure coding practices
Implement unit testing practices
Advise and influence decision making
Contribute to policy development
Take responsibility for operational effectiveness
Collaborate closely with other functions
Determine reward outcomes
Lead collaborative assignments
Identify need for specialisation
Identify new directions for assignments
Consult on complex issues
Develop new policies/procedures
Collaborate with other areas
Engage in complex analysis
Solve problems creatively
Communicate complex information
Influence stakeholders
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional collaboration; Collaboration with peers; work in large, collaborative teams; Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions; Lead a team; Lead collaborative assignments; guide team members; Collaborate with other areas of work; Collaborate with business aligned support areas
Communication Scope
communication skills; Communicate complex information
Process & Methodology
Set objectives, Appraisal of performance, Identify new directions for assignments
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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