Lead Engineer – VP

Embark on a transformative journey as a Lead Engineer – VP. At Barclays, our vision is clear – to redefine the future of banking and craft innovative solutions. As a Lead Engineer, you will drive IT transformation initiatives, designing and deploying scalable solutions that support US Corporate Technology. This role offers the opportunity to lead technical excellence, influence strategic decisions, and deliver impactful solutions that shape the future of banking.

To be successful as a Lead Engineer – VP, you should have experience with:

• Building backend services using Java (Spring Boot)
• Developing user interfaces with Angular
• Designing and integrating RESTful APIs
• Applying Test-Driven Development (TDD), and Dev Ops practices, and Docker for containerization
• Working with messaging middleware and databases to build scalable solutions

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Providing guidance and expertise to engineering teams, ensuring best practices and technical excellence
• Acting as a subject matter expert (SME) and trusted point of contact for the development team
• Designing and delivering scalable, maintainable, and business-aligned technology solutions

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in Whippany, New Jersey.

Minimum Salary: $170,000

Maximum Salary: $230,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above includes only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays employees are eligible for a suite of competitive and generous employee benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and other paid leave for qualifying circumstances.

This position is eligible for an incentive award.

To drive technical excellence and innovation by leading the design and implementation of robust software solutions, providing mentorship to engineering teams, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and contributing to strategic planning to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions aligned with business objectives.

• Provision of guidance and expertise to engineering teams to ensure alignment with best practices and foster a culture of technical excellence.
• Contribution to strategic planning by aligning technical decisions with business goals, anticipating future technology trends, and providing insights to optimize product roadmaps.
• Design and implementation of complex, scalable, and maintainable software solutions, considering long-term viability and business objectives.
• Mentoring and coaching to junior and mid-level engineers to foster professional growth and knowledge sharing, elevating the overall skillset and capabilities of the organization.
• Collaboration with business partners, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure a cohesive approach to product development.
• Innovation within the organization by identifying and incorporating new technologies, methodologies, and industry practices into the engineering process.

• 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 elevate 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 across strategic and tactical priorities, balancing short and long term goals and ensuring 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 a…