Barclays

Lead Engineer – VP

Barclays$170K — $230K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in software development with a focus on Java; must have hands-on experience with Java 11 or higher, specific frameworks, and tools.
  • Proficient in Spring Boot and building scalable backend systems; experience in RESTful API design and implementation.
  • Experience with frontend development using Angular; ability to integrate complex user interfaces with backend services.
  • Familiarity with Cloud technologies and containerization, particularly Docker; experience in CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
  • Strong knowledge in applying TDD, building resilient systems, and using messaging technologies like Kafka.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop software solutions that meet business and platform needs while employing efficient engineering methodologies.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to specify software requirements and ensure alignment with overall business objectives.
  • Participate in code reviews to improve code quality and promote a collaborative engineering culture.
  • Stay updated on technology trends and contribute to internal technical communities to encourage an innovative environment.
  • Enforce secure coding practices to maintain system integrity and protect sensitive information.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
  • Generous paid leave options for qualifying circumstances.
  • Life insurance and additional financial protection benefits.
  • Eligibility for an incentive award based on performance.
Full Job Description
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 organizations 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 departments 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 6 Listen and be authentic, E 6 Energise and inspire, A 6 Align across the enterprise, D 6 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 6 our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset 6 to Empower, Challenge and Drive 6 the operating manual for how we behave.

To be successful as a Lead Engineer 6 VP, you should have:

  • Experience with Java 11 or higher, Spring Boot, REST, API Security, JPA, Oracle, CI/CD Pipelines, Kafka/JMS/MQ, Angular, Junit/Mockito

  • Experience with API Gateways, financial domains, and containers/cloud development

  • Experience designing and building scalable, resilient backend systems using Java (Spring Boot)

  • Experience developing user interfaces with Angular; design and integrate RESTful APIs

  • Ability applying Test-Driven Development (TDD), DevOps practices, Docker for containerization, and working with messaging middleware and databases to build scalable solutions

Otherhighly valued skills include:

  • Ability to provide guidance and knowledge to engineering teams to ensure best practices and technical excellence

  • Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) and trusted point of contact for the development team

  • Experience with designing and delivering scalable, maintainable, and business-aligned technology solutions

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in our Whippany, NJ office.

Minimum Salary: $170,000

Maximum Salary: $230,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above includes only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

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.

About Barclays

Barclays is a British multinational investment bank and financial services company. The company was founded in 1690 and is headquartered in London, England. Barclays provides a range of financial services, including retail banking, corporate banking, investment banking, and wealth management. The company operates in over 40 countries and has over 83,000 employees. In 2020, Barclays reported revenue of £21.8 billion and net income of £1.5 billion. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
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Size
81,600 employees
Market Cap
$30.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.3 billion
Founded
1997
5 Year Trend
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