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Join Barclays as a Software Engineer
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Join us at Barclays as a Software Engineer, where you’ll design, develop, and enhance software that delivers key business and technology capabilities across our organisation. In this role, you’ll help build a new strategic UI using standard design libraries and accessibility principles, creating reusable components that support future platform enhancements.
Requirements
To be successful as a Software Engineer, you should have experience with:
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- Comprehensive understanding of API and Microservice (REST and /or gRPC) design patterns backed up by experience delivering and running the services you have built in production.
- A track record of building enterprise-scale applications using Java and Spring Boot frameworks.
- Experience building event-driven services using Kafka or similar technologies.
- Solid understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines (Gitlab).
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- Banking or regulated financial services technology experience.
- Experience in working with geographically dispersed cross-functional teams.
- Experience identifying, analysing, and resolving infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues.
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
Location
This role is based in Northampton.
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