Senior Software Developer

Join us as a “Senior Software Developer" at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as experience with, skills to meet business requirement as well as job-specific skillsets.

To be successful as a “Senior Software Developer", you should have experience with:

Basic/ Essential Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of overall professional experience, with at least 1 years of experience in  building enterprise-level generative AI (GenAI) applications.
• Extensive expertise in GenAI technologies, particularly in Large Language Models (LLMs) such as Amazon Bedrock, with a deep understanding of model customization, training strategies, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), prompt engineering, and model fine-tuning, Agentic architecture
• Comprehensive understanding of generative AI models, including large language models, diffusion models, and their practical applications.
• Developing a model customization approach and training strategy, designing, and implementing the model evaluation framework for incremental build, and evaluating models using various metrics applicable to LLM models. Additionally, it involves implementing a feedback loop and conducting thorough testing and validation to ensure the desired accuracy.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, and their respective AI/ML services.
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of generative AI models and systems. Implement improvements and optimizations as needed.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of generative AI architectures, models, and processes. Ensure knowledge transfer and training for team members.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, GenAI Library.
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Comprehensive understanding of data privacy, security, and ethical considerations in AI development.

Desirable skillsets/ good to have:

• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills, with the ability to break down complex problems and devise efficient solutions.
• Proven track record of successfully leading and delivering complex Gen AI/ML projects from inception to deployment.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the capability to effectively convey technical concepts and ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

This role will be based out of Pune.

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.

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.