Data Products Engineer

Join us as a Data Products Engineer at Barclays, where you'll design, build, and manage trusted data products that empower business strategies and deliver value across the organisation.

To be successful as a Data Products Engineer, you should have the following essential skills:

• Experience with Databricks, including data engineering, analytics, and platform implementation.
• Ample programming skills in Python, with experience developing, testing, and maintaining scalable data solutions.
• Experience of AWS development including some of the following :
  Lambda, Glue, Step Functions, IAM roles, Lake formation, Event Bridge, SNS, SQS, EC2,Security Groups, Cloud Formation, RDS, DynamoDB, Redshift.

• Validated ability to design and develop enterprise level software solutions using tools and techniques such as Source Control, Build Tools ,Gitlab.
• Demonstrable working knowledge on different file formats JSON, Iceberg, Avro.
• Knowledge of Streaming services is preferable (Kafka , MSK , Kinesis , Glue Streaming).
• Communication and
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders. Documenting configurations, processes, and best.

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.

This role will be based in our Glasgow office.

To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.

• 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.

• 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…