Java Developer

Northampton, United Kingdom

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Date live: 11/10/2022

Business Area: COO & Functions

Area of Expertise: Technology

Reference Code: 90278057

Contract: Permanent/Regular

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Java Developer
Northampton

As a Barclays Java developer at Barclays you will design and implement secured software solutions, both for backend and frontend using modern languages and technologies. This is an exciting opportunity as you will work closely with colleagues to rapidly iterate requirements producing production strength scalable and resilient software which will be used by millions of customers.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity – helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive, and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.

This opportunity is open to dynamic working arrangements. Such as working from home, flexible or compressed hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please apply and discuss this with us during the hiring process.

What will you be doing?
• Promoting and driving innovation by actively advocating new tools, processes and technical developments to drive continuous development
• Providing technical leadership across technology choices and lead and mentor best practices
• Producing clean efficient code based on specifications
• Developing components from UI to back end using modern languages and techniques
• Creating and maintaining deployment tooling and automation to support the CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborating with team members on best practices
• Breaking down a complex problem into sub-components and being able to provide a technical solution for this
• Identifying own and others development needs and seek opportunities to address these needs through guidance, coaching and formal training

What we’re looking for:
• You will have a deep knowledge in Java & Microservice design patterns and have experience with development of RESTful Web Services.
• Aspire to deliver the principles of Clean Coding and have experience developing with testing frameworks such as Junit, Cucumber, JMeter.
• Experience with modern database technologies like MongoDB
• Knowledge of Enterprise Container Platforms, SCM, packaging and build tools – Docker, GIT, Jenkins, Gradle.

Skills that will help you in the role:
• Financial Services industry experience
• Experience creating prototypes and working directly with stakeholders.
• Possess experience with .

Where will you be working?
Northampton was the birthplace of Barclaycard in 1966 and we've been based in Pavilion Drive since the building opened in 1997. This state-of-the art energy efficient building holds up to 2,500 staff. The office location is perfect for travel from the midlands and London alike as we are based just off the A45, it is easily accessible by both car and bus routes.

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Our approach to hybrid working ensures there’s the right balance of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, as required for each role. For business areas that offer a hybrid working experience, this will be in a structured way, where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week. Some roles may require full onsite working. Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager.

We continue to embed and review our hybrid working environment and remain in a phase of testing and learning. This means that working arrangements could change, with reasonable notice, to align with the needs of our business.

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We’re committed to providing an inclusive culture and environment, that recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives, as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs.

Our approach to working flexibly is designed to support you to balance your life and to accommodate diverse needs, whilst still allowing us to meet our business needs. If you’d like to request a flexible working arrangement, please discuss this with your hiring manager.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and opposed to discrimination on any grounds. It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

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