Full Stack Engineer-VP

At Barclays, we don’t just adapt to the future – we create it. Embark on a transformative journey as a Senior Data Engineer, we are seeking a highly experienced Senior Data Engineer with strong hands‑on expertise in end‑to‑end delivery of high‑quality full‑stack features—from requirements clarification through design, build, testing, release and production support—ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable and performance‑optimized.

To be successful in this role, you should have experience with:

• Design, develop, test and implement full‑stack solutions using industry‑aligned languages, frameworks and tools, with strong focus on quality, maintainability and performance.
• Deliver features across UI + API + persistence layers; ensure clean integration patterns and adherence to agreed standards.
• Apply engineering best practices (e.g., code review discipline, high‑quality technical guidance, continuous improvement) and contribute to technology communities / learning culture.
• Support consistent adoption of best practices and help the team deliver effectively through strong collaboration and structured code quality habits.
• Partner with Product Owners/BAs/Engineers to clarify and define story requirements, provide guidance and assess feasibility/constraints based on the stack.
• Support sprint planning/estimation; take ownership of delivery of committed stories and related engineering activities.
• Drive “definition of done” outcomes (unit/integration test coverage, peer reviews, non‑functional considerations); support Testing teams to unblock delivery.
• Contribute to release readiness by ensuring changes are production‑safe, observable, and aligned to resilience expectations.

Some of Highly Valued Skills may include:

• Support Run‑the‑Bank needs: triage incidents, perform root‑cause analysis, and deliver fixes/enhancements with appropriate rigor.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers and other technology teams to ensure solutions aligned to business objectives, security policies and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical coaching to others through pairing, reviews, design walk‑throughs and knowledge transfer within the pod and across the program.
• Candidates with experience in Banking / Finance domain preferred.

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

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.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• 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 be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills 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.