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Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer at Barclays – Glasgow
Join Barclays as a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and improve software using modern engineering methodologies to deliver scalable business, platform, and technology capabilities for customers and colleagues.
In this role, you will drive innovation, ensure high-quality solutions, and enhance system performance while collaborating across teams to deliver secure and reliable digital services.
Key Responsibilities
Core Tasks
- Software Development & Delivery: Develop and improve software solutions using industry-aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance optimisation.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with product managers, designers, and engineers to define software requirements, devise strategies, and align technical solutions with business objectives.
- Quality & Knowledge Sharing: Participate in code reviews, uphold coding best practices, and foster a culture of technical excellence through mentorship and shared learning.
- Secure Practices: Adhere to secure coding practices, risk mitigation, and data protection standards to develop resilient software solutions.
- Testing & Reliability: Implement robust unit testing practices to enhance code quality, readability, and reliability.
Required Experience
To excel in this role, you must have:
- Strong front-end expertise with modern frameworks (e.g., React, Angular) and core technologies: JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and responsive UI design.
- Proven back-end experience with Java and Spring ecosystems, including:
- Spring Boot
- REST APIs (design, versioning, RESTful patterns)
- Security (OAuth2, JWT)
- Integration patterns (e.g., event-driven workflows, performance optimisation).
- API Development: Hands-on experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs with attention to security, performance, and scalability.
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Highly Valued Additional Skills
The following will strengthen your candidacy:
- Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and event-driven architectures, including event sourcing and scalable distributed systems.
- Microservices Architecture: Service decomposition, cross-service communication, and real-time messaging frameworks (e.g., Kafka).
- Cloud Proficiency: Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP,including deployment, configuration, and cloud-native application operations.
- Assessment Considerations:
- Risk & Controls and business acumen
- Strategic thinking and change transformation
- technical leadership in innovative technology streams.
Role Purpose
This position focuses on designing, developing, and enhancing software to enable business and platform capabilities. Your work will underpin secure, high-performing digital services for Barclays' global network.
Assistant Vice President Accountabilities
Leadership & Strategic Impact
- Influence & Decision-Making: Shape policies, operational strategies, and risk frameworks to support business growth and digital transformation.
- Team Leadership:
- Lead complex projects or a team, setting objectives and fostering goal-driven performance.
- Coach and appraise team members, ensuring alignment with Barclays' objectives.
- Embed the LEAD behaviours (Listen, Energise, Align, Develop) for collaborative success.
- Interdepartmental Collaboration: Work closely with divisional stakeholders to deliver cross-functional outcomes.
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Individual Contributor Responsibilities (If non-managerial)
(where applicable):
- Guide collaborative assignments and advocate for cross-functional expertise.
- Propose innovative approaches and methodologies to meet project goals.
- Provide expert consultation on complex issues to influence stakeholders and resolve escalations.
Risk & Compliance
- Identify and mitigate systematic risks, enhancing governance and operating controls.
- Lead initiatives to strengthen security, policies, and business resilience.
- Liaise with governance bodies to align technical decisions with regulatory requirements.
Analysis & Problem-Solving
- Analyse diverse data sources (internal/external) to address challenges proactively and creatively.
- Communicate complex technical or strategic concepts clearly to diverse audiences—including sensitive or high-impact information.
- Persuade stakeholders across the organisation to achieve urgent business outcomes.
About Barclays
While advancing your career, you will embody the Barclays Values—Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship. Apply these principles daily as part of our operational mindset: Empower, Challenge, and Drive.
Note: The role is based in Glasgow.
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