Front Office Developer Platform Lead

Role Summary

Join Barclays as a Developer Platform Lead to own and scale our internal platform used by hundreds of engineers across the organization to build, deploy, and operate production applications.

Your team will be delivering a developer portal site, platform runtime services in Python, CI/CD pipelines, cloud/Kubernetes runtimes, automated governance tooling, software templates, and integrations with enterprise services. This role combines strategy, architecture, and hands‑on platform engineering leadership.

To succeed in this role, you should have:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to build and maintain relationships with business colleagues
• Full-stack application development experience with Python
• Proficiency in Git Lab/Git Hub and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerization

• Experience in building an Internal Developer Platform for enterprise use
• Experience with leading finance platforms like GS SecDB, JPM Athena, BoA Quartz, Beacon.
• Experience embedding compliance controls and secure architectures into developer workflows.
• Proficiency in web development with Type Script/JavaScript (React preferred)
• Experience with AWS or another public cloud provider

You may be assessed on key critical skills essential for success in this role, including risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, and digital and technological expertise, alongside job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in London, 2 days in office per week

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.

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.