Java Engineer

Join us as an FX IT Java Engineer at Barclays, where you will spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences. You will be assessed on critical skills relevant for success in this role, including experience with skills to meet business requirements and job-specific skillsets. To be successful as an FX IT Java Engineer, you should have experience with: Basic/ Essential Qualifications: - Excellent Java programming skills. - Experience designing and developing REST APIs. - Strong knowledge of Spring & Spring Boot. - Strong knowledge of standard development and build tools, such as GIT, TeamCity. - Experience with Java unit testing practices, ideally JUnit. - Proficiency in Multi-Threading and Concurrency, OOPS concepts, Exception Handling, and JVM Concepts. Desirable Skillsets/Good to Have: - Knowledge of HTML5/JavaScript, particularly React. - Experience working with application containers like Docker. - Experience with a microservice distributed architecture, cloud infrastructure, and principles. - Familiarity with Solace messaging technology. - Experience in investment banking, ideally working on a front office trading application. - Experience with database ORMs like Hibernate. - A team player who takes initiative and can influence system development. - Technology/Engineering university degree. - Full-lifecycle development of at least 1 large commercial system, with the ideal candidate focusing on significant development in a commercial capacity. This role will be based out of Pune. Purpose of the role: To design, develop, and improve software using various engineering methodologies to provide business, platform, and technology capabilities for customers and colleagues. Accountabilities: - Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions using industry-aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. - Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and engineers to define software requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives. - Collaboration with peers, participation in code reviews, promotion of a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing. - Stay informed of industry technology trends, contribute to the organization's technology communities, and ensure secure coding practices. - Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability. Assistant Vice President Expectations: - Advise and influence decision-making, contribute to policy development, and ensure operational effectiveness. - Lead a team performing complex tasks, set objectives, coach employees, and appraise performance. - Demonstrate leadership behaviors to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to an excellent standard. - Consult on complex issues, identify ways to mitigate risks, and develop new policies/procedures in support of control and governance. - Collaborate with other areas of work and engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources to solve problems effectively. - Communicate complex information and influence stakeholders to achieve outcomes. All colleagues are expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, as well as the Barclays Mindset to Empower, Challenge, and Drive.,