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. 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. Join us as a Full Stack Engineer - VP at Barclays, where you will spearhead the evolution of our infrastructure and deployment pipelines, driving innovation and operational excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to build and manage robust, scalable and secure infrastructure, ensuring seamless delivery of our digital solutions.   To be successful as a Full Stack Engineer - VP, you should have experience with: • Extensive hands-on experience in Java (JDK 17+), Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and building highly scalable, secure backend systems for financial and enterprise applications. • Strong expertise in RESTful API design and development, microservices architecture, and service-to-service integrations in high-volume transactional environments. • Strong experience in workflow orchestration and workflow management platforms, including designing and implementing long-running business processes, stateful workflows, and automation frameworks. • Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures and messaging platforms, including Apache Kafka and asynchronous processing patterns. • Strong experience with enterprise integration frameworks such as Apache Camel (or equivalent), implementing routing, mediation, transformation, orchestration, and API integration patterns across distributed systems. • Solid understanding of end-to-end full-stack development, including frontend-backend integration and asynchronous communication patterns. • Hands-on experience with modern UI technologies including React, Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, responsive web design, and frontend testing frameworks such as Jest or Jasmine. • Experience working with relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL databases, with strong focus on data integrity and performance. • Strong knowledge of security standards and practices including OAuth2, JWT, authentication, authorization, encryption, and secure coding guidelines. • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud-native architectures. • Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, build tools (Maven, Gradle), and secure deployments. • Proficiency with version control systems (Git) and enterprise development workflows. • Strong understanding of distributed systems, system resiliency, fault tolerance, observability, and production support in mission-critical environments. • Experience leading technical design discussions, conducting code reviews, and mentoring engineers in large delivery teams. • Hands-on experience developing and integrating solutions on Hyperledger Besu or other enterprise blockchain platforms. • Strong understanding of blockchain network architecture, node operations, transaction lifecycle, consensus mechanisms, and enterprise DLT deployments. • Practical experience developing, integrating, testing, and supporting Smart Contracts and blockchain-enabled business workflows. • Experience integrating enterprise applications with blockchain networks through APIs, events, message-driven architectures, and middleware platforms.  • Strong experience working in regulated environments with strict compliance, audit, and governance requirements. • Deep understanding of system resiliency, fault tolerance, high availability, and performance optimization. • Solid knowledge of design patterns, object-oriented principles, and enterprise architecture best practices. • Experience with testing frameworks such as JUnit, Mockito, integration testing, and contract testing. • Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and large-scale delivery models. • Ability to collaborate closely with product owners, architects, QA, security, and DevOps teams. • Strong communication skills for explaining complex technical solutions to business and senior stakeholders. • Banking domain knowledge such as Payments & Transfer, Treasury, Settlement, Reconciliation, Regulatory and Compliance Controls. • Experience building Digital Asset, Blockchain, Tokenization, Custody, Settlement, or Enterprise DLT platforms. • Good understanding of workflow-driven architectures, orchestration patterns, event-driven systems, and distributed transaction processing. • Strong knowledge of enterprise integration patterns, API-led architectures, and interoperability across complex banking ecosystems. • Experience integrating on-chain and off-chain applications across enterprise platforms and blockchain networks.   Some other highly valued skills may include: • Hyperledger Besu • Ethereum and EVM-Based Blockchain Platforms • Smart Contract Development and Integration • Tokenization Concepts and Platforms • Digital Asset Custody Concepts • Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) • Blockchain Architecture and Design • Consensus Mechanisms • Wallet and Key Management Concepts • Blockchain Security and Auditing Concepts • Enterprise Blockchain Integration Patterns • Web3 Fundamentals and Ecosystem Awareness Artificial Intelligence & Developer Productivity • AI-Assisted Software Development • Unit Test Generation • Code Review Automation • MCP (Model Context Protocol) Awareness • AI-enabled SDLC and Engineering Productivity Practices You may be assessed on 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 role is based out of Pune.