Role Overview
As a Staff Software Engineer on our Platform team, you will design, develop, and improve software that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.
Technical Requirements
* Extensive experience building complex, scalable systems. You’ve seen things break at scale, and worked to resolve issues in a sustainable way.
* Detailed command of Cloud, Kubernetes, and the broader CNCF ecosystem.
* A polyglot mindset – expertise of at least two languages (e.g., Rust, Go, Kotlin) and a "right tool for the job" philosophy.
Highly Valued Skills
* Ability to bring both technical and non-technical stakeholders on the journey, explaining complex technical trade‑offs to those who might not know what a "service mesh" is.
* Product thinking – you treat the platform as a product, with fellow engineers as your customers.
* Good experience of collaboration with various stakeholders such as Product Managers.
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 using industry‑aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimised 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 organisation’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.
Location & Working Pattern
The successful candidate will be based in London. Our offices are located at 1 Churchill Place and 7 Westferry Circus (new BPL office). We support a hybrid working pattern with 3 days per week office‑based presence expected.
Values and Mindset
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.
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