Engineer Lead

Join Barclays as an Engineer Lead, where you'll be responsible for implementing new technologies and experimenting with emerging platforms. This role is part of an Innovation Hub in Glasgow, focused on working with cutting-edge technologies in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Proficient Java development skills
• Experience with cloud technology platforms
• Front-end and back-end development experience
• Leadership skills

Other highly valued skills may include:

• Exposure to AI and Machine Learning
• Experience experimenting with new and emerging platforms
• Familiarity with Agile development techniques

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 skills.

This role is based in Glasgow.

Purpose of the role

To design, develop, and improve software, utilizing various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.

Accountabilities

• Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions using industry-aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools, ensuring code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define requirements, devise solutions, and ensure seamless integration with business objectives.
• Participate in code reviews and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, contributing to the organization's technology communities to foster technical excellence and growth.
• Adhere to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities and protect sensitive data.
• Implement effective unit testing practices to ensure code quality and reliability.

Vice President Expectations

• Contribute to strategy, drive requirements, and recommend changes. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage policies and processes; deliver continuous improvements.
• If managing a team, define roles and responsibilities, plan for future needs, and oversee performance and pay decisions. Lead specialists to influence operations, balance short and long-term goals, and ensure budgets and schedules meet requirements.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors: Listen and be authentic, Energize and inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others.
• For individual contributors, serve as a subject matter expert, guide technical direction, lead assignments, and coach less experienced team members.
• Advise stakeholders, including leadership, on functional and cross-functional impacts.
• Manage risks through assessment, supporting control and governance efforts.
• Demonstrate leadership in managing risks and controls related to team activities.
• Understand organizational functions to contribute to business goals.
• Collaborate across areas to stay aligned with business strategies.
• Develop solutions based on complex analysis and research, comparing and selecting alternatives.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders to achieve business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills.

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate Barclays Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and embody the Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge, and Drive.