Software Engineer/Full Stack Developer

Embark on a transformative journey as a Software Engineer/Full Stack Developer. At Barclays, our vision is clear –to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. In this role, you will help build and evolve the platforms that protect millions of customers and transactions every day, forming a critical backbone of Barclays’ fraud prevention strategy. This role offers direct experience with modern Java microservices powering real-time risk assessment, authentication, and verification systems that directly enable customer trust, business growth, and digital innovation at scale. You’ll grow your career in a high-impact engineering environment where your work ships to production, solves meaningful problems, and contributes to secure, seamless journeys across Barclays’ global channels.

To be successful as a Software Engineer/Full Stack Developer, you should have:

• Considerable foundation in Java fundamentals, with an interest in building and supporting backend services that operate at scale

• Experience with Spring/Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, React, MongoDB/NoSQL, Oracle DB, and data encryption, mTLS, key management, payload encryption

• Eagerness to learn modern engineering practices like microservices, APIs, CI/CD while collaborating effectively within an agile, cross functional team

• Familiarity with SQL or NoSQL databases and basic data modeling concepts

• Experience using AI/ML tools to boost development productivity and speed delivery, along with building agent-based solutions to automate business processes

Other highly valued skills include:

• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, containerization also Docker, Kubernetes, and building cloud-native, scalable microservices

• Problem-solving mindset with exposure to performance optimization, observability, and resiliency patterns in distributed system

• Knowledge and ability to use moder AI/ML tools to increase development productivity and accelerating delivery

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, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in our Whippany, NJ office.

Minimum Salary: $75,000
Maximum Salary: $135,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include 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.

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.