Vice President – Software Engineering Lead
Barclays · Pune · Posted 2026-07-18
Tech stack: AWS, Java, React, Terraform
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About the role
To lead and manage engineering teams, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions, driving technical excellence, fostering a culture of innovation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with business objectives.
Responsibilities:
- Lead engineering teams effectively, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture to achieve project goals and meet organizational objectives.
- Oversee timelines, team allocation, risk management and task prioritization to ensure the successful delivery of solutions within scope, time, and budget.
- Mentor and support team members' professional growth, conduct performance reviews, provide actionable feedback, and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Evaluation and enhancement of engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to increase efficiency, streamline workflows, and optimize team productivity.
- Collaboration with business partners, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure a cohesive approach to product development.
- Enforcement of technology standards, facilitate peer reviews, and implement robust testing practices to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions.
Qualifications:
- Strong proficiency in Java and AWS cloud services.
- Hands-on experience with Agile development, CI/CD automation, and automated testing frameworks.
- Deep understanding of distributed systems architecture and microservices.
- Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like CloudFormation and Terraform.
- Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana).
- Demonstrated Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Exposure to React or other modern UI frameworks is a plus.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Problem Solving and analytical skills to provide though leadership at any technical problem.
- Experience in banking or financial services domain.
- You may be assessed on the 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 location for this role is Pune, IN.
Qualifications
- Strong proficiency in Java and AWS cloud services.
- Hands-on experience with Agile development, CI/CD automation, and automated testing frameworks.
- Deep understanding of distributed systems architecture and microservices.
- Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like CloudFormation and Terraform.
- Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana).
- Demonstrated Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Exposure to React or other modern UI frameworks is a plus.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Problem Solving and analytical skills to provide though leadership at any technical problem.
- Experience in banking or financial services domain.
- You may be assessed on the 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 location for this role is Pune, IN.
Responsibilities
- Lead engineering teams effectively, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture to achieve project goals and meet organizational objectives.
- Oversee timelines, team allocation, risk management and task prioritization to ensure the successful delivery of solutions within scope, time, and budget.
- Mentor and support team members' professional growth, conduct performance reviews, provide actionable feedback, and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Evaluation and enhancement of engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to increase efficiency, streamline workflows, and optimize team productivity.
- Collaboration with business partners, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure a cohesive approach to product development.
- Enforcement of technology standards, facilitate peer reviews, and implement robust testing practices to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions.