Full Stack Developer

Job Description

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 meet the needs of stakeholders/ customers through specialist advice and support
• Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard which will impact both the role itself and surrounding roles.
• Likely to have responsibility for specific processes within a team
• They may lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources. They supervise a team, allocate work requirements and coordinate 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 manage own workload, take responsibility for the implementation of systems and processes within own work area and participate on projects broader than direct team.
• Execute work requirements as identified in processes and procedures, collaborating with and impacting on the work of closely related teams.
• Check work of colleagues within team to meet internal and stakeholder requirements.
• Provide specialist advice and support pertaining to own work area.
• 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 all teams in area contribute to the objectives of the broader sub-function, delivering impact on the work of collaborating teams.
• Continually develop awareness of the underlying principles and concepts on which the work within the area of responsibility is based, building upon administrative / operational expertise.
• Make judgements based on practise and previous experience.
• Assess the validity and applicability of previous or similar experiences and evaluate options under circumstances that are not covered by procedures.
• Communicate sensitive or difficult information to customers in areas related specifically to customer advice or day to day administrative requirements.
• Build relationships with stakeholders/ customers to identify and address their needs.

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 "Full Stack Developer" at Barclays, responsible for supporting the successful delivery of Location Strategy projects to plan, budget, agreed quality and governance standards. You'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.
To be successful as a "Full Stack Developer" you should have experience with:

Core Programming Skills:

• Java (v8–17): Strong understanding of OOP, functional programming, and concurrency
• Spring Framework (Core, Boot, MVC, AOP, Security)
• Spring Boot: Microservices architecture, auto-configuration, starters
• Spring Data JPA & Hibernate
• RESTful Web Services (Design, development, documentation using RAML/OpenAPI)
• Exception handling, validation, logging (SLF4J, Logback, Log4j)

Database & Persistence: (Good to have)

• SQL (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis)
• Query optimization, indexing, performance tuning
• Liquibase / Flyway for DB versioning

Testing & Quality Assurance: (Good to have)

• Unit Testing: JUnit, Mockito
• Integration Testing: TestContainers, Spring Test
• Contract Testing: Pact
• Performance Testing: JMeter (basic)

Tools & IDEs:

• IntelliJ IDEA / Eclipse
• Postman / Swagger UI
• Git, GitHub / GitLab / Bitbucket
• Maven / Gradle

Soft Skills & Experience:

• Agile / Scrum methodologies
• Code review & mentoring junior developers
• Client interaction & requirement gathering
• Troubleshooting in production (logs, metrics, APM tools)
• Clear documentation and reporting

Bonus Skills:

• Kafka or RabbitMQ for messaging
• ELK Stack / Splunk for centralized logging
• Experience with API Management tools (Apigee, Kong)
• Knowledge of Security practices (JWT, OAuth2, SSO)

Hands-on with monitoring tools (New Relic, AppDynamics).

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.
This role is based in Pune.