Java Full Stack Developer

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.

Join us as a Java Full Stack Developer at Barclays, where you will spearhead the evolution of our infrastructure and deployment pipelines, driving innovation and operational excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to build and manage robust, scalable and secure infrastructure, ensuring seamless delivery of our digital solutions.  

To be successful as a Java Full Stack Developer, you should have experience with:

• 6+ years of hands‑on experience in designing and developing medium to large‑scale Java-based enterprise applications, with strong expertise in Spring Boot and microservices architectures.
• Deep proficiency in building scalable, resilient, and high‑performance distributed systems using Java and modern microservices design principles.
• Extensive experience with source control and collaboration tools such as Git, including branching strategies and code versioning best practices.
• Strong hands‑on experience in CI/CD pipelines, enabling automated build, test, and deployment workflows across environments.
• Expertise in containerization and orchestration platforms, particularly Kubernetes, with experience in deploying and managing microservices at scale.
• Proven experience working with modern testing frameworks including Mockito, Selenium, and Cucumber, ensuring robust unit, integration, and end‑to‑end test coverage.
• Demonstrated ability to drive engineering best practices including code quality, automated testing, continuous integration, and deployment standards.
• Hands‑on experience in designing, developing, and maintaining cloud-native or containerized applications in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of application lifecycle management, including development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Ability to lead and contribute to design discussions, code reviews, and technical decision-making to ensure scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Experience working in Agile development environments, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams including Product, QA, and DevOps.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex system issues in distributed environments.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Excellent communication skills – verbal & written.
• Self-motivated, passionate, well organized individual with demonstrated problem solving skills Experience in building distributed Machine Learning systems.
• Familiarity with cloud technologies: OpenShift, AWS.
• Familiarity with build tools: Maven, Gradle.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices, tooling and automation: Chef, Jenkins.
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes and development of containerized applications.
• Experience with project management tools: Rally, JIRA, Confluence, Stash.

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, as well as job-specific technical skills.

The role is based out of Pune.