senior software engineer

Join us as a Senior Software Engineer at Barclays, where you will spearhead the evolution of our infrastructure and deployment pipelines, driving innovation and operational excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to build and manage robust, scalable and secure infrastructure, ensuring seamless delivery of our digital solutions.  

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

• Lead the development and enhancement of native iOS applications using Swift, SwiftUI and Combine, delivering high-quality and scalable solutions. 
•  Well versed on dependency manager tools like Cocopod or Swift Package Manager. 
• Pay meticulous attention to detail to ensure design accuracy and consistency in every aspect of the UI, leveraging Figma as the primary design tool. 
• Ensure a smooth, intuitive, and visually engaging user experience by adhering to Apple’s design principles and standards. 
• Ensure that each UI component is accessibility complaint right from the start of development. 
• Deliver code which is testable, following clean architecture and SOLID principles. 
• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and advancements in iOS development, design, and mobile technologies. 
• Write clean, maintainable, and reusable code, ensuring long-term stability and scalability of mobile applications. 
• Mentor junior developers by providing guidance and helping them grow in best practices, design patterns, and development tools. 
• Ensure high performance, reliability, and responsiveness of the app by implementing best practices in development. 
• Strong proficiency in Swift and SwiftUI, with a solid understanding of iOS frameworks, memory management and ability to interoperate with Objective C legacy code. 
• Experience with unit testing using XCTest framework using custom Mocks and Stubs along with understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of iOS design principles, Auto Layout, and creating visually rich and user-friendly UIs.
• Experience in using Figma for design collaboration, including inspecting design specs and ensuring precise implementation. 
• Strong familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows. 
• Skils - OOPs, JAVA, Kotlin, REST, SOAP webservice implementation.
• Android Framework, Jetpack components, Jetpack compose, Android components (Activity, Service, Content Provider), SQlite ROOM Database.
• Unit Test Testing with MOCK, MOCKK and Mockito, UI Testing Robolectric , Espresso Test your app on Android.
• Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services.
• Bitbucket and Jira and UI & UX experience.
• Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes and accelerometers.

React Native JD -

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and React fundamentals.
• Familiarity with state management libraries (Redux, MobX, Zustand).
• Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, Detox, Appium, Stryker).
• Understanding of mobile UI/UX principles and responsive design.
• Proficiency with Git version control and CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop and maintain React Native applications with clean, efficient code.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend developers.
• Implement responsive UI components and smooth user experiences.
• Optimize app performance and ensure cross-platform compatibility.
• Write unit tests and participate in code reviews.
• Debug and resolve technical issues across platforms.
• Stay current with React Native ecosystem and mobile development trends.
• Experience with native module development and bridging.
• Knowledge of performance optimization techniques.
• Familiarity with push notifications, deep linking, and offline storage.
• Experience with analytics and crash reporting tools.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices.
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning.
• Experience in Payment gateway integration in mobile apps is a big plus.
• A portfolio of Android apps in the Play Store is a plus.
• Familiarity with continuous integration.
• Understanding of mobile security best practices.

You may be assessed on 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.

The role is 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.

Analyst Expectations

• To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
• Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
• Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
• They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• 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 develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

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.