Full Stack Software Engineer

Barclays•Whippany, NJ

2d•$120,000 - $175,000

About The Position

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. Embark on a transformative journey as a Full Stack Software Engineer. At Barclays, our vision is clear –to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. Join the Developer Tooling team within the Group Chief technology office, where you'll help shape a connected application engineering ecosystem that empowers developers to modernize seamlessly and sustainably. This role offers the opportunity to build tools that directly impact thousands of engineers across Barclays, enabling secure, efficient, and compliant software delivery in a highly regulated environment. The applications you’ll work on in the developer tooling team aim to automate procurement, standardization, storage, and distribution of core developer required software tools across a wide range of distribution channels, including laptop and VDI devices; container runtime images; continuous integration build nodes; virtual machines.

Requirements

Proven background in software or systems engineering within technical environments
Advanced proficiency in Golang and/or Java, with practical application of the Spring Framework
Experience working with CI/CD tools including Jenkins and GitLab to streamline development workflows
Understanding of containerization using Docker, container registries, and runtime platforms, with deployment across Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, or AWS ECS/Fargate/EKS
Collaborative development experience within Agile and Scrum teams, contributing to iterative delivery and continuous improvement

Nice To Haves

Experience with Kotlin, .NET or other object-oriented programming languages
Proficiency in front-end technologies like JavaScript, TypeScript, React, or Angular
Knowledge of SQL databases, particularly MS SQL and Postgres
Exposure to public cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
Ability to contribute across the full software lifecycle—from architecture and design to deployment and support

Responsibilities

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.
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
Identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
Communicate complex information.
Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right.
demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Benefits

Barclays employees are eligible for a suite of competitive and generous employee benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and other paid leave for qualifying circumstances.
This position is eligible for an incentive award.

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