Android/JavaScript Developer

Job description

About Barclays

Barclays is a transatlantic consumer, corporate and investment bank offering products and services across personal, corporate and investment banking, credit cards and wealth management, with a strong presence in our two home markets of the UK and the US.

With over 325 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 40 countries and employs approximately 130,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide . Please visit our website here for more information.

About IB Tech: Client Facing Technology

Client Facing Technology (CFT) is responsible for globally supporting and facilitating Barclays' clients trading strategies. Our clients are typically hedge funds or similar organisations responsible for product discovery. They require a significant degree of customisation, have high expectations, and demand very rapid turnaround. The key to success is ensuring our applications form an integrated gateway to the capabilities of the entire firm. This means not only joining forces and sharing data with each other, but building the bridge between Prime Services and the firm's risk, regulatory, accounting and centralised data services.


About Research IT

Barclays ranks #1 in Institutional Investor's Fixed Income and Equity Research surveys, and Research Technology help maintain our lead with our authoring systems, distribution systems, advanced client facing web sites, and state-of-the-art tools. This position in the Research IT group will offer the opportunity to participate in all phases of the development process and make a significant contribution to the success of the department.

Role Purpose
· The role holder will design, develop, test, and maintain changes to Research's Mercury e-mail distribution system for MiFID II compliance.

Key Accountabilities
· Working independently, collaborating with local and remote colleagues in our global team
· Coordinating with the broader MiFID program through the Content Segmentation/Research Unbundling stream
· Influencing the changes necessary to achieve MiFID II compliance
· Work with product owners and stakeholders in the business

Person Specification
· Professional experience with Java (JSE, JEE) generally and Java web services + applications more specifically
· Spring application framework
· ORM frameworks such as Hibernate
· Build automation/project management tools such as Maven
· Experience with modern web UI development (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) is highly preferred
· Knowledge of the HTTP protocol, RESTful web services, JSON and XML data formats, HTTP sessions, and basic web infrastructure (load balancers, clustering, etc)
· Experience with version control systems like Git is necessary
· Experience with relational database management systems like SQL Server is necessary
· Experience with continuous integration systems like TeamCity is preferred
· Experience in the full development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, and support

Risk and Control Objective

All Barclays colleagues have to ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards

Benefits

Our customers deserve the best. The same goes for our employees. That's why at Barclays you'll receive a range of benefits that include a competitive salary and all the tools, technology and support you need to succeed.


Our Culture

Everything we do is shaped by the five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The values inform the foundations of our relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how we measure and reward the performance of our employees. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Dynamic working gives everyone at Barclays the opportunity to integrate professional and personal lives, if you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.

Barclays is an equal opportunity employer and are opposed to discrimination on any grounds. For more detailed information, please visit our dedicated Diversity and Inclusion site here .