Java Developer Tech Lead

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 our dynamic Technology team as a Lead Full Stack Developer and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of financial crime prevention through the transformative Integrated Financial Crime (IFC) Program. This multiyear, group‑wide effort aims to strengthen regulatory compliance, deliver a more seamless client experience through unified technology platforms, and drive operational efficiency through modern engineering practices and innovative solutions.

We are seeking a Lead Full Stack Developer with a clear interest in progressing towards architecture. You will bring substantial hands‑on technical experience, paired with a forward‑looking approach to system design, enabling you to influence long‑term engineering direction and contribute to meaningful enhancements across our technology landscape.

The IFC portfolio is a multi‑faceted programme of change delivered through more than 20 programmes. Its purpose is to build a holistic, risk‑based and effective Financial Crime environment, strengthen the resilience and automation of Financial Crime processes, enhance skills and capabilities across all lines of defence, and empower colleagues, partners and customers to better identify and prevent financial crime by increasing awareness of the associated risks.

This role will be based in Glasgow.

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To be successful as a Lead Full Stack Developer, you should have:

• Extensive experience in full‑stack development, including the delivery of dynamic, responsive and reusable components, supported by hands‑on work on Enterprise Case lifecycle applications and backend development using the Java technology stack.
• Proficient backend engineering capability, encompassing the design, development and optimisation of RESTful APIs and microservices using Java Spring Boot, along with applied knowledge of Spring MVC, Spring Security and Spring Data, and experience building cloud‑native Java components on platforms such as OpenShift or AWS..
• Deep experience working with event‑driven architectures, including Kafka or other message brokers, and a well‑established background in designing and delivering core API services that enable reuse, consistency and scalability across multiple teams and systems.
• Demonstrated experience in using React, including React hooks, state approaches (Redux, Context API), and integrating frontend applications with backend services in large‑scale enterprise environments.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Foundational understanding of Camunda BPM for workflow orchestration and process automation, and familiarity with BPMN 2.0 for designing workflows.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) and containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of unit testing and integration testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Mockito, Jest, React Testing Library).

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