Technology Developer Summer Intern Programme 2025 Northampton

Join Us for an Exciting Summer Internship

Discover the world of finance and technology as a summer intern. Dive into our culture and engage in real projects that offer a comprehensive business overview. Select your desired business area for an in-depth introduction, taking on immediate responsibility guided by a mentor and line manager. Forge connections, explore new horizons, and unlock growth opportunities in this 8-10 week journey. Join us during the summer of your penultimate year of university to build skills, expand knowledge, and embark on an impactful path towards a promising career.

Why the Developer Summer Intern Programme?

Stand on the shoulders of the giants who’ve achieved some of the world’s biggest technological breakthroughs as a Developer Analyst this summer. At Barclays, we know technology is crucial to our success, so we foster a culture where innovation thrives. It’s why we invest as much – if not more – in technology than the world’s leading tech companies. It’s why we’ll invest so much in you if you join our award-winning team.

Real Responsibility, Right Away

As a Developer, you’ll be the brains behind the design, installation, testing, and maintenance of existing and new systems. You will play a critical role in finding innovative solutions to complex problems for our clients and customers daily. You’ll develop a solid understanding of the global markets and finance and make an immediate impact.

You’ll work in a varied and dynamic technical environment that includes:

• Windows
• Unix
• C++
• Java
• C#
• NoSql
• MongoDB
• Linux
• Python
• Hadoop
• Scripting languages
• Grid computing
• Real-time systems

You may:

• Design and innovate products using the newest technologies
• Provide an intelligence-led approach to cybersecurity
• Develop intuitive user interfaces for applications
• Optimise systems and applications
• Analyse code to improve processes

• Write scripts for data pulls and analysis
• Work with business areas to understand and meet their needs

Technology at Barclays

Why build a career in Technology in our global business? This is where some of the industry’s biggest innovations were born – and you could create the next. Join us and work alongside industry experts who are behind major leaps in FinTech. You’ll be following our innovative learning programme, which includes on-the-job training and valuable hands-on experience.

Come and work side by side with the brains behind our tech. This is more than just learning how to code; you’ll take on real, challenging work from the very start as you design, install, test, and maintain new and existing systems. Together, let's continue designing innovative solutions, products, and services for our colleagues, clients, and customers around the world.

What We Are Looking For

To be considered for this programme, you must be motivated with a strong degree or expected degree – in any area.

Ideally, you would also have an interest in working in technology, the ability to act as a bridge between the business and technology teams, and a passion to deliver the next technological breakthrough.

Working in Northampton

Northampton is a key strategic hub and home to a community of over 3,000 talented people. Our team is behind global business developments such as fraud leveraging machine learning and redesigning technology for the contact centre of the future. With so much happening, it’s the ideal place for a diverse career path. You’ll find our brilliant Barclays minds in our lakeside office, which is not only environmentally friendly but also people-friendly. Here, we encourage wellbeing – from mental health to healthy living to health awareness.

Purpose of the Role

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

Accountabilities

• Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions 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, participation in code reviews, and promotion of a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• 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.

Analyst Expectations

• Impact the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Take responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies/procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision-making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulations, and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how the sub-function integrates with the function, alongside knowledge of the organisation’s products, services, and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex/sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

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. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge, and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.