Barclays

Equity Derivatives Senior Developer

Barclays$189K — $195K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in software development, ideally with a focus on equity derivatives.
  • Strong knowledge of programming languages and frameworks, with proficiency in scalable and maintainable coding.
  • Experience collaborating with product managers, designers, and engineering teams in an agile environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to engage with trading desks to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions.
  • Advanced problem-solving skills with the ability to propose and evaluate alternative solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop software solutions for equity derivatives trade booking and lifecycle management.
  • Collaborate with Development Managers to align development efforts with system architecture and strategic roadmap.
  • Interact with trading desks and sales teams to address complex issues in trade capture and analytics.
  • Make informed decisions regarding software design and testing methodologies.
  • Serve as the technical contact for production issues, ensuring the availability of Atlas Trade services. 

Benefits

  • Flexible telecommuting options with a hybrid work model.
  • Participation in Barclays Employee Referral Program for potential incentives.
Full Job Description
Job Description

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.


What will you be doing?

Barclays Services Corp. seeks Equity Derivatives Senior Developer in New York, New York (multiple positions available):

  • Develop detailed technical design and solutions in the equity derivatives exotics (structured products) area of trade booking and lifecycle domain and implement them.
  • Work with Development Managers to understand and contribute to the system architecture and ensure that the development is in line with the strategy and the overall roadmap.
  • Design, develop and improve software, utilizing various engineering methodologies, that provide business, platform, and technology capabilities for Barclays customers and colleagues
  • Interaction with Equity derivatives exotic Trading desk and Sales teams to understand the complex problems related to the trade capture, lifecycle management and exotic aspects of equity derivatives structured products and the analytical skills required to translate the business problems into technical solutions.
  • Make decisions with respect to code, design and test coverage.
  • Propose alternative solutions for various problems and be able to come up with the pros and cons of the solution.
  • Technical contact for Run-the-Bank (RTB) for issues related to the availability or degradation of Atlas Trade service in production.
  • Provide full support to RTB for issue investigation and timely resolution.
  • May telecommute pursuant to company policies. [Hybrid role]


Salary / Rate Minimum/yr: $189,592 per year

Salary / Rate Maximum/yr: $195,000 per year

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

This position is eligible for incentives pursuant to Barclays Employee Referral Program.

About Barclays

Barclays is a British multinational investment bank and financial services company. The company was founded in 1690 and is headquartered in London, England. Barclays provides a range of financial services, including retail banking, corporate banking, investment banking, and wealth management. The company operates in over 40 countries and has over 83,000 employees. In 2020, Barclays reported revenue of £21.8 billion and net income of £1.5 billion. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
Learn more about Barclays
Size
81,600 employees
Market Cap
$30.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.3 billion
Founded
1997
5 Year Trend
-5%
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