Senior Software Engineer - UI Platform Lead

About the role

Barclays is hiring a Senior Software Engineer - UI Platform Lead for its cross Barclays Digital Platform (XDP) engineering team in Glasgow. The team builds the shared technology layer behind Barclays' digital experiences, and this role leads the team shaping how digital experiences are built and delivered. The UI platform is described as AI-native by design, with components, tokens and patterns delivered through tooling and APIs.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality software using industry-aligned languages, frameworks and tools, keeping code scalable, maintainable and performance-optimized
• Collaborate with product managers, designers and other engineers to define requirements, devise solution strategies and align with business objectives
• Take part in code reviews, share knowledge and stay informed of technology trends
• Follow secure coding practices and implement effective unit testing
• Contribute to the VP expectations: advise stakeholders, manage risk and controls, and lead multi-year assignments and coaching of team members

Required profile

• Essential: React and TypeScript in a library or platform context
• Essential: design token architectures (DTCG, Style Dictionary or similar) and the tooling that transforms tokens across platforms
• Essential: building integrations between a platform and external tools (design tools, code editors, CI pipelines)
• Essential: Java and Spring for API services, or Node.js for tooling and build pipelines
• Essential: experience with generative or AI-assisted developer tools, whether building them or integrating them
• Highly valued: infrastructure-as-code, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipeline design, registries and artefact distribution, mobile/native consumption of shared UI artefacts, JSON Schema/OpenAPI, open-source contributions