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Principal Engineer

Barclays senior full-time

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Description

We are seeking a Principal Engineer to drive technical excellence and innovation by leading the design and implementation of robust software solutions, providing mentorship to engineering teams, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and contributing to strategic planning.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide guidance and expertise to engineering teams to ensure alignment with best practices and foster a culture of technical excellence.
  • Contribute to strategic planning by aligning technical decisions with business goals, anticipating future technology trends, and providing insights to optimize product roadmaps.
  • Design and implement complex, scalable, and maintainable software solutions, considering long-term viability and business objectives.
  • Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers to foster professional growth and knowledge sharing.
  • Collaborate with business partners, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Director Expectations:

  • Manage a business function, providing significant input to function-wide strategic initiatives.
  • Lead organisation-wide projects and act as a deep technical expert and thought leader.
  • Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees.
  • Manage, coordinate, and enable resourcing, budgeting, and policy creation for a significant sub-function.

Client & Colleague Experience (CCX) Tribe Specific Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical leadership for the Private Banking App and digital channel strategy.
  • Shape reusable digital platforms and shared capabilities.
  • Partner with product and engineering leadership to deliver artificial intelligence-enabled colleague and client experiences.
  • Drive federated engineering and capability ownership models.

Requirements:

  • Extensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline.
  • Up-to-date relevant sector/functional knowledge and insight into external market developments/initiatives.
  • Interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills.
  • Ability to exercise management authority and make significant decisions.

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