Software engineer

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.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. 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..
• 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 will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, 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..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• 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.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

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 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

People & Organisational Leadership

• Lead, inspire, and develop a team of 30–40 engineers and leads across multiple squads
• Build a culture of engineering excellence, psychological safety, and continuous improvement
• Develop next-generation leaders — identify, coach, and accelerate high-potential AVPs, leads, and senior engineers
• Drive workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, and retention strategies
• Lead by example — remain technically engaged; 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
• Represent the platform in senior governance forums, architecture boards, and leadership reviews

Stakeholder Management

• 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
• Influence investment decisions and business cases for platform capabilities

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• 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)
• Strategic Technology Leadership
• Engineering Excellence

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.

The role is based out of Pune.