Senior Technical Java Developer (Full Stack)

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.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• 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 be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills 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.

Join us as a Senior Technical Java Developer (Full Stack). This is a newly created role focused on the LF Account Creation project. As a senior contributor, you will own the end‑to‑end delivery of key components, serving as a technical specialist who champions engineering best practices across the team and contributes to the technology modernization roadmap. The role demands effective problem‑solving skills to support successful delivery of development and modernization efforts, with the ability to make an immediate and measurable impact.

To be successful as a Senior Technical Java Developer (Full Stack), you should have:

• Practitioner‑level Senior Technical Architect with full‑stack development experience across back‑end and front‑end technologies, including Java 8/17, Spring/Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, messaging (MQ/JMS), SQL, Unix/Linux, CI/CD, and test‑driven development

• Lead technical architecture and solution design, applying industry design patterns and engineering best practices while addressing non‑functional requirements such as performance, resilience, and security

• Driven platform modernization and technical direction, simplifying architecture, improving scalability, and reducing technical debt while aligning execution to business priorities

• Owned end‑to‑end technology delivery, managing risks, dependencies, and production readiness, and partnering with architects, product owners, operations, and senior stakeholders

• Act as both individual contributor and mentor, providing architectural guidance and development support to onshore and offshore teams, with experience delivering in Agile environments and within investment banking or markets domains

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Experience with Account Management Systems, including account onboarding and maintenance, along with GitLab for source control and collaboration

• Exposure to front‑end technologies such as JavaScript, Angular or AngularJS, HTML, and CSS

• Demonstrated delivery experience in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban) with disciplined engineering practices, including definition of done, documentation, and automation

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 New York, NY.

Minimum Salary: $170,000

Maximum Salary: $230,000

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.