Lead Engineer - Applied AI
Barclays · Bengaluru · Posted 2026-07-18
Tech stack: AWS, Azure, GCP, Golang, Java, Python
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About the role
To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.
Responsibilities:
- Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
- Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
- Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
- Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
- Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
- Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.
Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree (or above) in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related discipline.
- Experience in developing software applications for scale on cloud(AWS or Azure or GCP). Fluent in Python or Java or GoLang programming language and frameworks.
- Hands-on experience in GenAI and Agentic AI frameworks such as LangGraph/LangChain, CrewAI, Strands SDK, Google ADK etc.. Familiarity on working with MCP and A2A protocols.
- Solid understanding of working with LLM Models, writing prompts efficiently that provides accurate context for LLM Agents.
- Hands-on experience in developing and deploying Agentic AI solutions using cloud native services like AWS Bedrock or Azure AI Foundry or GCP Vertex AI.
- Strong understanding of AI implementation in software development and legacy code transformation.
- Experience in developing APIs and integrating LLM models into software applications.
- Ability to work on system design from ideation through completion with limited supervision. Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate ideas and results to stakeholders and leadership in a clear and concise manner.
- Familiarity with model fine-tuning techniques such as supervised or Reinforced Learning.
- Knowledge of banking, financial products and services.
- 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.
- This role is based in our Bengaluru and Pune office.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s degree (or above) in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related discipline.
- Experience in developing software applications for scale on cloud(AWS or Azure or GCP).
- Fluent in Python or Java or GoLang programming language and frameworks.
- Hands-on experience in GenAI and Agentic AI frameworks such as LangGraph/LangChain, CrewAI, Strands SDK, Google ADK etc..
- Familiarity on working with MCP and A2A protocols.
- Solid understanding of working with LLM Models, writing prompts efficiently that provides accurate context for LLM Agents.
- Hands-on experience in developing and deploying Agentic AI solutions using cloud native services like AWS Bedrock or Azure AI Foundry or GCP Vertex AI.
- Strong understanding of AI implementation in software development and legacy code transformation.
- Experience in developing APIs and integrating LLM models into software applications.
- Ability to work on system design from ideation through completion with limited supervision.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate ideas and results to stakeholders and leadership in a clear and concise manner.
- Familiarity with model fine-tuning techniques such as supervised or Reinforced Learning.
- Knowledge of banking, financial products and services.
- 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.
- This role is based in our Bengaluru and Pune office.
Responsibilities
- Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools.
- Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
- Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
- Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
- Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
- Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
- Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.