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.

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, 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.

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 – Adoption at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.

To be successful as a Software Engineer – Adoption, you should have experience with:

•     A strong technical foundation, including troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, and a "show, not tell" mindset. We're looking for candidates who, whether in active development or not, demonstrate core engineering capabilities using Java, along with the ability to analyse data using SQL and data processing techniques.

•     Technical product experience and product ways of working: proactively championing the technology to be adopted by gaining a deep understanding of features, functionality, and architecture—and how each can solve customer problems. You should be able to understand the broader business context of customer issues and develop creative solutions, translating these into requirements and potential features. Collaborate with core engineers to design and build new platform features, while leveraging data to support functionality.

•     Relationship building, interpersonal skills, patience, and resilience: while this is a hands-on role, a significant part involves working with multiple lines of business. You'll need to build strong, trust-based relationships by truly listening to and understanding underlying needs, pain points, goals, and strategic intent—while also diving into the data. You will act as a force multiplier, translating technical concepts for both technical and non-technical stakeholders without losing detail or accuracy.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

•     Authorisation experience and Policy as Code: hands-on experience with authorisation systems in large, complex technology estates, using policy-as-code tools such as OPA. Implementing policy decision points and policy execution, to implement RBAC, ABAC, or ReBAC security models.

•     Strong data analysis and cybersecurity fundamentals: applying a critical thinking mindset to how we tackle problems, using both data and security fundamentals to ensure best in class solutions and risk.

•     Authentication experience using Ping: hands-on experience with authentication systems on how authn and authz can be integrated and aligned to ensure seamless adoption of the end-to-end technology estate.

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 will be based in our Prague office.