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.

Analyst Expectations

• To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
• Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
• Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
• They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• 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. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

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.

Join us as a Full Stack Developer  at Barclays, responsible for supporting the successful delivery of Location Strategy projects to plan, budget, agreed quality and governance standards. You'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.

To be successful as a Full Stack Developer you should have experience with:

• Experience of developing Web applications using Reactjs / Angular, JavaScript, Typescript, ES6, CSS,bootstrap/material, NPM/ NodeJS, Webpack,Jest/Jasmine/karma.
• Experience of developing middleware / backend applications using Java 8 / JEE.
• Experience using Spring 3/4 (including knowledge across Core Spring Framework, Sprint boot, Spting MVC and  Spring Security , unit testing, mocking frameworks and caching concepts clarity.
• Experience of ORM tools like Spring JDBC , JPA / Hibernate.
• Microservices development experience using REST API & SOAP web services.
• Rest API documentation using RAML , OAS & Swagger
• Experience in TDD/BDD.
• Cloud experience with openshift,Docker & AWS cloud.
• Working knowledge of tools like SonarQube, Veracode,Jenkins, Jprofiler, Jmeter,Maven, Gradle, GIT,stash & Gitlab etc.
• Working knowledge of Agile development using Jira/Agile Central, Confluence.
• Working knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD.
• Working knowledge of SQL basics, Oracle, MangoDB & mariaDB.
• Working knowledge of Unix/ linux scripting.
• Hands on knowledge of associated technologies such as Spring Boot, Spring-JMS, Spring-Data.
• Must have strong skill in Test Driven Development, Continuous Delivery, Pair programming and System integration.
• Ability to draw upon professional concepts to collaborate with others to carry out assigned duties.
• Ability to recognize problems related to team’s objectives / deliveries and to apply creativity / judgment to professional, technical or operational problems.
• Ability to coordinate activities of less experienced or less knowledgeable team members.
• Ability to understand, implement and influence security concepts and solutions of components.
• Analytical ability including root cause identification and pro-active design improvement.
• A natural collaborator keen to learn from others.
• Comfortable giving and receiving feedback at all levels.
• Strong Analytical skills.

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• BE, MCA or equivalent.
• Experience of working within Financial Services.
• RDBMS development experience (e.g. Oracle) & SQL skills.
• Experience of using the Git source code control system.
• Experience of developing software for multiple Operating Systems (e.g. Linux, Windows).
• Experience of working within a regulatory driven change environment.
• Experience of working on  Nexus, Groovy.
• Experience of using test automation tools (e.g. Selenium) ), Performance Test tool(eg.,Jmeter).
• Experience in test plans and test documentations, ensuring bi directional traceability matrix.
• Manual Testing as required through Insomnia.
• Experience of using the Git source code control system.
• Experience of software development within the Payment Industry.

You may be assessed on the 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.

This role is based in Pune.