Barclays

Staff Engineer, Applied AI - Project Authur

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4 days ago
Pune, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and deliver scalable, maintainable, and high-quality software solutions.
  • Develop and deploy agentic AI solutions using cloud-native AI services and frameworks.
  • Integrate LLM models into software applications and develop supporting APIs.
  • Lead system design from ideation through completion with limited supervision.
  • Drive technical direction, contribute to strategy, and guide team members through complex assignments.
  • Collaborate with product managers, designers, engineers, stakeholders, and senior leadership.
  • Promote code quality through peer collaboration, code reviews, unit testing, and knowledge sharing.
  • Apply secure coding practices and manage risks and controls related to the team’s work.
  • Coach less experienced specialists and contribute to technology communities and continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related discipline.
  • Strong experience developing software applications at scale on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Fluency in Python, Java, or GoLang and associated frameworks.
  • Hands-on experience with GenAI and agentic AI frameworks such as LangGraph, LangChain, CrewAI, Strands SDK, or Google ADK.
  • Familiarity with MCP and A2A protocols.
  • Strong understanding of LLMs and efficient prompt writing for accurate agent context.
  • Hands-on experience developing and deploying agentic AI solutions with AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry, or GCP Vertex AI.
  • Understanding of AI implementation in software development and legacy code transformation.
  • Experience developing APIs and integrating LLM models into software applications.
  • Ability to complete system design from ideation through delivery with limited supervision.
  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills for explaining ideas and results to stakeholders and leadership.
  • Familiarity with traditional machine learning, including fine-tuning and supervised or reinforcement learning, is valued.
  • Experience building reusable AI platforms, frameworks, or developer tooling is valued.
  • Knowledge of banking, financial products, and services is valued.

Benefits

  • The role is based in Pune.
  • The position offers the opportunity to lead Applied AI and agentic AI innovation within Barclays’ digital landscape.
  • The role includes technical leadership, coaching, cross-functional collaboration, and contribution to strategic technology initiatives.
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About Barclays

10,000+ employees

Barclays is a UK‑based universal bank that provides retail and commercial banking, credit cards (Barclaycard), wealth management, and investment banking to consumers, businesses, and institutions. Publicly listed in London and New York, it generates revenue from net interest income, fees, and markets activities, and operates across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and Asia. Founded in 1690 and headquartered in London, it serves customers through digital channels and a branch network.

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