Senior Backend Engineer - AVP - Barclays

Date live: 07/27/2026

Business Area: Markets Post Trade

Area of Expertise: Technology

Contract: Permanent

Reference Code: JR-0000104324

Salary / Rate $ 120,000.00 - $ 175,000.00

Embark on a transformative journey as a Senior Backend Engineer – AVP. At Barclays, our vision is clear –to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. In this role, you will support the team in Markets Sales Technology and help build secure, scalable platforms for the next generation of front-office workflows. In this role, you will design and deliver Java-based services, integration patterns, and backend capabilities that help Markets Sales teams serve clients, manage risk, and deliver change more effectively. You will be part of a greenfield transformation where modern engineering, event-driven architecture, workflow orchestration, and AI-enabled productivity help simplify complex workflows, improve delivery speed, and drive better outcomes.

To be successful as a Senior Backend Engineer - AVP, you should:

Demonstrate proficiency in Java 21 or higher, Spring Boot, object-oriented design, microservices, REST APIs, and scalable enterprise application development

Build resilient backend services using event-driven patterns, Kafka messaging, API integrations, caching, data access, well-defined service boundaries, and clear integration contracts

Apply practical engineering practices across JUnit, Maven, GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, test-driven development, code quality, observability, monitoring, and secure delivery

Work confidently with containerized and cloud-ready platforms, including Docker, Kubernetes, deployment automation, disciplined release practices, and production support in regulated enterprise environment

Partner closely with product, architecture, UI, DevOps, and global engineering teams, bringing clear communication, ownership, adaptability, and continuous improvement to deliver clean, scalable, well-tested backend solutions

Other highly valued skills include:

Experience in financial services, especially Markets, front-office workflows, Sales Technology platforms, onboarding, or Fixed Income products and processes

Full-stack capability, including the ability to make targeted React/TypeScript UI changes, collaborate on API contracts, understand modern front-end integration needs, and contribute across backend services, user interfaces, and end-to-end delivery

Exposure to workflow orchestration and performance-oriented backend design, including process automation, approvals, exceptions, audit trails, service-level objectives, distributed data, caching, and platforms such as Camunda or Apache Ignite

Understanding of risk and control expectations, cybersecurity, resiliency, auditability, operational readiness, and change governance within regulated enterprise technology delivery