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Join us as a Senior Front End Developer (React) at Barclays, specializing in React and React Native, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and leading the implementation of high-quality user interfaces for web and mobile applications. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including designers, backend developers, and product managers, to create seamless and engaging user experiences. Your role as a technical lead will involve guiding the team, enforcing best practices, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-performance applications. Youll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.

To be successful as a Senior Front End Developer (React) you should have experience with:

• Deep understanding of React. js, React Native, Redux, and React Hooks.

• Experience with UI frameworks like Material-UI, Ant Design, or Styled Components.

• Expertise in RESTful APIs, integrating backend services.

• Experience in mobile development (iOS & Android) with React Native CLI & Expo.

• Hands-on experience with Webpack, Babel, and performance optimization techniques.

• Strong knowledge of unit testing (Jest, React Testing Library, Enzyme) and E2E testing (Cypress, Detox).

• Experience with state management (Redux )and performance tuning.

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab).

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical thinking.

• Effective communication skills for stakeholder interaction.

• Ability to work in fast-paced, Agile environments.

• Knowledge of Micro Frontend Architecture.

• Provide technical guidance and code reviews to junior and mid-level developers.

• Establish best coding practices, including component-based architecture and modularization.

• Conduct technical training sessions and foster a collaborative team culture.

• Act as a bridge between UI/UX designers and backend developers to ensure seamless integration.

You may be assessed on 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 out of Pune.

Purpose of the role

To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.

Accountabilities

• 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.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.

• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes

• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others.

• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.

• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.

• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.

• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.

• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.

• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.

• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc). to solve problems creatively and effectively.

• Communicate complex information. Complex information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.

• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.