Developer

Job description

Job Title Developer
Location Knutsford

As a Developer supporting the Customer Contact Team,you'll be working on cutting edge IVR applications at the forefront of the bank's contact with its customers, and the extensive features they support. We have an ethos of building not just the applications but the supporting frameworks in-house. This includes the core IVR application framework, tools to support use of natural language speech processing in the IVRs, and integration test tools. You'll primarily focus on hands on development, creating high quality solutions for customers and colleagues. You'll also help drive continual improvement in our ways of working to help us deliver quicker and better.

What will you be doing?

• Working closely with Product Owners to understand business and customer problems and how our IVRs can help solve them
• Helping to drive evolving designs
• Developing solutions using TDD, A-TDD and CI principles, along with Agile techniques, and drive continually better feedback cycles
• Helping to plan work effectively and realistically, and to sensibly manage risks and issues
• Help see releases through to live and track the success of changes
• Continually improve your own skills and knowledge and our delivery effectiveness
• Helping others develop by sharing skills and knowledge

What we're looking for:

• You'll be a strong coder; Core Java is our primary language, but we are primarily interested in great developers regardless of which languages they have previously used
• Your coding skills will include creating code that is a joy to maintain and enhance

Skills that will help you in the role:

• You may have design skills
• You may have experience of at least some of the following: Java (or other languages), REST services / APIs, JSON, XML, SQL databases, MongoDB & other NoSQL databases, IVRs, Spring

Where will you be working?

• Radbroke Hall is a hidden gem in the heart of the Cheshire countryside and home to our 3,200-strong team
• As we're based in the country side, we have accommodated many facilities including our subsidized canteen, onsite Starbucks café, Tennis and Squash Courts, Gym and shop
• We have a really open, friendly culture here at Radbroke and sense of community.

Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

Our Values

Everything we do is shaped by the five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. Our values inform the foundations of our relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how we measure and reward the performance of our colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Our Diversity

We aim to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to our vision and goals.

Our Benefits

Our customers are unique. The same goes for our colleagues. That's why at Barclays we offer a range of benefits, allowing every colleague to choose the best options for their personal circumstances. These include a competitive salary and pension, health care and all the tools, technology and support to help you become the very best you can be. We are proud of our dynamic working options for colleagues. If you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with us.

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