Vice President - Software Engineer

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.

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

We are seeking an enthusiastic software developer to join the technology team responsible for the Barclays Equities Cash Algorithmic Trading Platform. The successful candidate will be responsible for software design and implementation of all components within the platform. The position requires a hands-on software developer with significant expertise across multiple domains: Exposure to Algorithmic Trading strategy, Smart Order Router and Internal matching engine development, low latency transaction processing, design, and architecture of resilient platforms. The candidate should demonstrate good understanding and strict adherence to SDLC principals for both enhancements and new development with focus on Agile Development methods

The person will need strong Stewardship ensuring the current platform is continually improved in terms of performance, stability and controls to meet the demands of the business and the regulators complying with the standards set in Barclays Global Electronic Technology policy.

Key Accountabilities

• Core development and enhancement on our algorithmic trading and smart order routing platforms trading Cash Equities across Asia markets.
• Continuously seek to deliver zero-defect versions on the platform. Perform 2nd line support and knowledge transfer to Prod support teams to ensure smooth releases
• Contribute to solutions to tech debt to continuously improve the platform
• Follow Barclays development standards and Agile development model

Stakeholder Management and Leadership

• We work in as agile environment, so the role needs someone able to switch task, work fast and effectively and respond quickly to the fast-paced environment.
• The role requires good communication with the development and support team in execution of projects.

Decision-making and Problem Solving

• The role faces a demanding business with firm timelines to meet for client deliveries.  It requires appropriate risk evaluation
• Troubleshooting complex issues between hardware and software are a key element of the role.

Risk and Control Objective

Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.

Person Specification

Personal attributes essential to performing role including competencies, expertise, knowledge, and experience.  Note: experience requirements must not be in the form of years (minimum or otherwise).

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

• Experienced in financial markets and applications, including algorithms, market data feeds and API’s, order routing protocols, and the complete front-to-back trading flow.
• 5 years of algorithmic trading experience gained in top tier investment banks.
• Experience with high volume environments with demanding needs for low-latency.
• Competence in software development with C++and Java on Linux along with performance profiling tools and techniques.
• Experience with connectivity solutions and the FIX protocol.
• Experience in developing multithreaded systems and knowledge of thread synchronization techniques.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work in a fast paced, time critical team environment
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, technical and troubleshooting.
• Self-motivated; demonstrate problem solving, solution-focused attitude