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.

Analyst Expectations

• To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
• Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
• Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
• They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• 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 develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes 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, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations 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.

Join the Equities QPS (Quantitative Prime Services) Technology Team in Singapore as a Platform Developer primarily with Java, Python along with Low latency exposure for designing and developing low-latency end-to-end Direct Market Access (DMA) trading platform. You will join a team where the key focus is on building out the functionality and technology of the SubM systems for our flagship low latency product offering for giving low latency to a very niche domain of very high volume and low latency sophisticated Equites trading clients, mostly Hedge funds. In the role , you will design and develop industry-leading,  low-latency Equities trading systems, engage in  holistic simulation and testing of the trading system for high reliability, provide estimates for tasks including design, development, testing, support analysis, testing, operations teams, participate in code reviews and architectural decisions. You will work with business analysts and project managers, analysing for appropriate technical solution and creating a technical specifications ,developing end to end technology solutions, Unit / system / regression / performance testing ,fixing bugs coming out of System / UAT testing , resolving any post-implementation issues, working with SRE team to support DevOps integration, participate  in post-project reviews in order to improve the project lifecycle where necessary. You will be interacting with both senior Front Office Trading and Sales stakeholders across multiple regions. You should be able to understand stakeholder requirements, proactively participate in ongoing product enhancement discussions and provide informed inputs to help shape and evolve those discussions.

To be successful in the role, you should have:

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

• Experience in one or more Programming languages like Java, C++ and unit testing practices
• Good scripting skills using Python, Perl or similar
• Experience working in a Linux environment
• Intent to learn new technologies across hardware and software
• Understanding of DevOps concepts and use cases
• Understanding of higher-level Computer Science concepts such as data structures and algorithms

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven experience in working in the Investment banking, working with directly with Traders and Desk Heads
• Experience of Core Software Design Principles
• Exposure to Low latency frameworks / lock free data structures
• Expertise in computer networks, computer architecture, and operating systems
• Advanced knowledge of Linux
• Agile software development methodology

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success of the role including job-specific technical skills and interpersonal skills.

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific, and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time.