Join us as a Software Engineer at Barclays where you will spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and operational excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to build and manage robust, scalable and secure infrastructure, ensuring seamless delivery of our digital solutions.
To be successful as a Software Engineer, you should have experience with:

Strong hands-on experience with Microservices, Spring Boot, REST APIs, event-driven architecture (Kafka/SQS)
AWS Mandatory — proven AWS experience across compute, storage, networking, and managed services
OpenShift Experience deploying and managing workloads on OpenShift/Kubernetes
AI Tools Advanced knowledge of AI-powered development tools and their integration into SDLC
Languages Java (primary), Python (advantageous)
Platform Engineering Solid understanding of application platforms, service mesh, observability, and SRE practices
People Management Experience managing teams of 15–20 engineers; coaching and developing talent
Agile Strong Agile/SAFe delivery experience
Maintain strong hands-on technical credibility — actively engaged in architecture decisions, design reviews, and technical governance and Enforce and evolve engineering standards, including API design, security, observability, and resiliency and Drive adoption of AI-powered engineering tools across the SDLC to maximise team velocity and quality
Cloud & Platform Strategy

Accountable for the platform's AWS cloud estate — architecture, cost optimisation, security posture, and compliance and
Lead the platform's OpenShift/Kubernetes strategy for containerised workloads and hybrid cloud operations
Drive workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, and retention strategies
set the standard for quality and innovation
Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within the engineering organisation
Governance & Risk

Ensure platform compliance with Barclays' technology risk, security, and audit standards
Own incident management escalations,



risk acceptance decisions, and remediation plans
Build trusted partnerships with Product, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and senior Business leaders
Present platform performance, roadmap updates, and risk posture to CTO/MD-level stakeholders
Experience in Cards, Payments, or Financial Services platforms
Familiarity with Barclays technology standards and risk/control frameworks
AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Developer Associate)
You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.
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.
Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
They will lead team-oriented, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

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