Senior Java Developer – AVP

Embark on a transformative journey as a Senior Java Developer - AVP. At Barclays, our vision is clear –to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. In this role, you’ll play a critical role in reshaping regulatory technology and strengthening the future of banking. This role sits at the heart of the TRACE migration to OneReg, working closely with Credit Technology, TTRO regulatory experts, and OneReg SMEs to deliver a strategic, firm wide regulatory platform. You’ll gain extensive practical exposure to Java, Python, microservices architecture, and in memory data grids such as GridGain, while contributing to a high impact program that directly supports regulatory compliance, scalability, and innovation at Barclays.

To be successful as a Senior Java Developer - AVP, you should:

• Considerable system design and architecture expertise, with practical experience using Core Java and Spring Boot to build and support high volume, low latency platforms, including Kafka-based high throughput messaging systems and large scale batch processing and streaming solutions

• Proficiency in JVM-based technologies, covering performance tuning, memory management, garbage collection optimization, and diagnosing production issues, along with solid experience integrating MS SQL for transactional and analytical workloads

• Solid understanding of distributed systems, including scalability, fault tolerance, resiliency, and event driven architectures leveraging Kafka for reliable data streaming and integration

• Proven ability to work independently and be forward thinking, taking end to end ownership of complex systems built with Java/Spring Boot, collaborating across teams, and driving projects from design through production support

• Ample communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences; prior experience in Operations Technology, Regulatory Reporting, or Trade Capture environments is highly desirable

Other highly valued skills include:

• Practical experience with modern messaging and integration platforms, including: Solace, Apache Kafka ,Spring Integration, Apache Ignite / GridGain

• Experience with distributed databases and in memory data grids, supporting high availability and horizontal scalability. Ample working knowledge of relational database systems, with preference for Microsoft SQL Server

• Working knowledge and exposure to Machine Learning, Generative AI, and Agentic AI concepts, with the ability to identify practical, value driven use cases in enterprise systems.

• Awareness of how AI driven solutions can enhance operational efficiency, monitoring, analytics, and decision making in large scale platforms

• Experience leveraging Python for data processing, automation, or integration use cases is preferred

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in our Whippany, NJ office.

Minimum Salary: $120,000

Maximum Salary: $175,000

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 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.

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.