Software Engineer

What will you be doing?

Barclays Services Corp. seeks Software Engineer in Whippany, NJ (multiple positions available):

1. Design and develop software applications to improve the procurement and delivery of tools required by Barclays applications.
2. Design an architecture for a software system to ingest and standardize developer software tools into a central golden repository.
3. Follow Agile software development practices to work in a sprint orientated development team.
4. Write and maintain a core common library in Go programming language to implement common functionality of the designed software system.
5. Use the core common library to write applications in Go programming language which will download the defined set of developer software tools, standardize and repackage them, and
upload them to the central golden repository.
6. Create automated continuous integration pipelines to build, test, scan and release the applications mentioned above.
7. Create automated pipelines to build container images, using Docker container technology, to enable build and continuous integration capabilities for Java, .NET, Go, NodeJS languages
in GitLab platform. These builder container images should leverage the developer software tools that are ingested and stored in the central golden repository.
8. Write example applications which can be built by the builder container images in GitLab in order to test them. These example applications will be written in Java, .NET, Go and NodeJS.
9. Design and write an application in Go programming language to run on user laptops and desktops to manage downloading, installing, upgrading and management of developer software tools sourced from the central golden repository.
10. Support and maintain the existing framework of reusable CloudFormation based Service Catalog products for commonly used AWS services that serve as building blocks for rapidly
building application infrastructure stacks.

Salary / Rate Minimum/yr: $157,00 per year
Salary / Rate Maximum/yr: $163,372 per year

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above includes only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any another type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays employees are eligible for a suite of a 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.