Barclays

Sr Application Developer

Barclays$189K — $208K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in software development using industry-aligned programming languages and frameworks.
  • Proven ability to design and develop REST APIs and integrated UI applications.
  • Strong knowledge of secure coding practices and unit testing methodologies.
  • Experience working in Agile environments, preferably with cross-functional teams.
  • Excellent communication skills to convey complex technical information clearly.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the UI design, development and delivery of regulatory initiatives within an Agile model.
  • Build reusable code and libraries by adhering to company standards.
  • Design and develop REST APIs to enhance business functionalities.
  • Identify dependencies and suggest infrastructure improvements with Tech Leads.
  • Provide support during various testing phases including SIT, QA, and UAT.
  • Collaborate with Product Owners to prioritize and groom the Sprint backlog.
  • Optimize applications for performance, speed, and scalability.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Life insurance and additional paid leave.
  • Incentive awards for performance.
  • Hybrid work model allowing telecommuting.
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 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.


Assistant Vice President Expectations
  • 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
  • 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 lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will 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. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
  • Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.


What will you be doing?

Barclays Services Corp. seeks Sr. Application Developer in Whippany, NJ (multiple positions available):

  • Lead the UI design, development and delivery of various regulatory and mandatory growth initiatives in an Agile operating model within Risk, Finance and Treasury (RFT).
  • Build reusable code and libraries, ensuring code written meets the predefined company and department standards.
  • Design and develop REST API's to work with the UI application to support the various business functionalities.
  • Identify dependencies, changes in infrastructure and suggest improvements by working with Tech Leads, RTB and DevOps.
  • Provide support during System Integration Testing (SIT), Quality Assurance (QA) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) test phases.
  • Collaborate with the Product Owners and Scrum Master in prioritizing the Sprint backlog and contributing to the Product backlog grooming.
  • Work closely with the Team Product Owner to ensure non-functional requirements, technical debt work items are appropriately prioritized.
  • Optimize applications for maximum speed, performance and scalability and support regression testing.
  • Configure hand ins and develop functionality to support the configuration template.
  • Develop generic and custom validations for validating offline control templates.
  • May telecommute pursuant to company policies. [Hybrid]


Salary / Rate Minimum/yr: $189,592 per year

Salary / Rate Maximum/yr: $208,552 per year

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 a 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.
Learn more about Barclays
Size
81,600 employees
Market Cap
$30.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.3 billion
Founded
1997
5 Year Trend
-5%
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