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.

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.

At Barclays, we don’t just adapt to the future – we create it. Embark on a transformative journey as a React Developer, where you will play a pivotal role in designing and delivering intuitive, scalable and high‑performance user interfaces for critical business applications. You will be a key contributor in building modern frontend solutions using React.js, focusing on user experience, performance, accessibility and maintainability. Working closely with product owners, designers, backend engineers and stakeholders, you will help define UI architecture, implement reusable components and ensure seamless integration with backend services. You will collaborate to translate business requirements into responsive and interactive user experiences, contributing to component design, state management and overall front-end engineering practices. Leading by example, you will drive best practices in code quality, performance optimisation, and UI design patterns, while ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, security requirements and agile delivery methodologies.

To be successful as a React Developer, you should have experience with:

• Strong hands-on experience in React.js and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
• Building scalable, reusable and high-performance UI components.
• State management libraries such as Redux / Context API.
• Developing responsive and accessible web applications.
• Integrating frontend applications with RESTful APIs.
• Strong understanding of HTML5, CSS3, and modern UI frameworks.
• Writing clean, maintainable and testable code following best practices.
• Performance optimisation techniques for frontend applications.
• Participating in design discussions, code reviews, and Agile ceremonies.

Some highly valued skills may include:

• Experience with TypeScript and advanced React patterns (hooks, context, custom hooks).
• Exposure to frontend architecture and design (component-driven architecture).
• Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience with micro-frontend architecture.
• Cloud platform exposure (AWS preferred).
• Prior experience in banking or financial services domain.

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.

The location of the role is Pune, IN.