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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Engineer VP - Digital Assets - **Company:** Barclays - **Location:** Hanover, NJ, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $230,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Cloud Computing Security, Software Quality, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Digital Assets, Distributed Systems, Key Management, Software Requirements Analysis, Software Systems, Tokenization, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Api Gateway, Devsecops, Programming Languages - **Published:** June 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d6949cb0e5a1b7a2 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Training?, * Bring proven experience designing and building tokenized deposits, bonds, repos, stablecoins, and related digital asset systems in a regulated financial institution * Have practical expertise across L1s/L2s, smart contracts, cryptographic services, and interoperability frameworks * Demonstrate a good understanding of token standards, and on-chain settlement concepts, and apply this knowledge to enterprise Digital Asset design in a regulated environment * Be comfortable owning technical solutions end-to-end, from design and development through testing, deployment, and continuous improvement * Apply DevSecOps discipline, including CI/CD, secrets management, cloud security, and automated testing * Be confident using AI-enabled engineering and productivity tooling to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, enhance decision-making and mitigate technology and operational risk Other highly valued skills include: * Knowledge of payments systems, instant payments, cross-border flows, and digital asset-enabled settlement * Understanding of capital markets workflows, including issuance, trading, DvP/PvP, lifecycle events, and corporate actions * Experience with cloud platforms, Kubernetes/containers, API gateways, Kafka, and enterprise messaging * Considerable grounding in distributed systems patterns, secure engineering, and modern software design principles * Ability to work effectively across engineering, architecture, product, risk, compliance, and operations teams You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. ## Description To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues., * 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. Vice President Expectations * To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.. * If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.. * 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 be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.. * Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment. * Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda. * Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does. * Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business. * Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies. * Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions. * Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes. * Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. 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