Senior Developer

Job Title : Senior Developer
Location: Pune

About Barclays
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Risk and Control Objective

Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you do

Working Flexibly

Structured hybrid role:    
At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home.  We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Introduction:
As part of the core engineering team, our aim is to enhance the digital banking proposition by building real-time, customer experience-led, smart digital services using cloud native technologies, services and APIs and as a Senior Engineer in the team, you will play a key role in building the microservices and APIs that will be at the heart of our new digital platform.

What will you be doing?
•    Build world class APIs and Microservices ready for deployment to the Cloud
•    Design APIs schemas in collaboration with Product Owners for internal and external clients
•    Work closely with Architects to design services and how they interact with other applications in our ecosystem
•    Deliver software as part of an agile scrum team, playing a key role in code reviews, retrospectives and mentoring junior developers
•    Support release activities, ensuring that deliverables safely reach production to deliver the highest levels of client experience

What we’re looking for:
•    Comprehensive understanding of API and Microservice design patterns backed up by experience delivering and running the services you have built in production
•    A track record of building enterprise-scale applications using Java and Spring Boot frameworks
•    Experience building event-driven services using Kafka or similar technologies
•    Analytical/problem solving mindset with excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation and influencing skills
•    Experience in collaborating with teams in shaping and delivering software using agile methodologies
•    History of producing high quality code and championing good practices
•    Exposure to, and understanding of Cloud technologies
•    Stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build and leverage relationships and influence decision-making across a range of senior stakeholders and SMEs.
•    Solid understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and software quality metrics

•    B.Tech or MCA qualifications.

Skills that will help you in the role:
•    Exposure to DDD and frameworks used to deliver domain-driven applications and hypermedia APIs
•    Experience in working with geographically dispersed cross functional teams
•    Functional knowledge of various Payment Message formats 
•    Experience identifying, analysing, and resolving infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues.
•    Familiarity with complex system integration and a strong, conceptual understanding of Cloud technologies, REST APIs and microservice-based architectures 
•    Familiarity with Reactive programming and the Kafka Streams API

Where will you be working?
Pune


Be More at Barclays
At Barclays, each day is about being more – as a professional, and as a person. ‘Be More @ Barclays’ represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It’s the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.
Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

Purpose, Values and Mindset
We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.

Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Respect
We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.
Integrity
We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.
Service
We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.
Excellence
We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.
Stewardship
We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.
Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.
Empower 
Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.
Challenge
Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.
Drive
Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.

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