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.

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 us as a C# front-end bond trading developer at Barclays, where you will contribute to the development and enhancement of critical trading technology solutions within a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment. You will work on enterprise-scale applications supporting bond trading workflows, partnering closely with engineering, testing, and product teams to deliver reliable, high-quality technology solutions aligned to business needs.

The role will include; designing, developing, and maintaining large-scale desktop applications using C# and WinForms, troubleshooting and enhancing complex codebases to improve performance and stability, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to support the delivery of trading functionality across bond trading and credit products.

To be successful as a C# front-end bond trading developer , you should have:

• Strong C# Desktop Application Development: Proven experience in C# with WinForms, demonstrating the ability to design, develop, and maintain large-scale enterprise applications using sound object-oriented principles and established design patterns.
• Technical Problem Solving and Code Quality: Strong analytical skills with the ability to debug complex, mature codebases, apply safe coding practices, and implement unit testing. Experienced in building real-time, event-driven desktop applications, with a solid understanding of performance optimisation, memory management, threading and concurrency, and maintaining responsiveness in long-running UI applications.
• Collaborative Delivery in Bond Trading Environment: Clear working knowledge of bond trading flows (trade capture, quoting, RFQs), ability to work effectively within a multi-team environment, aligning with testing and product strategy teams, other engineering teams, and managing priorities under guidance.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Modern Architecture and Technology Exposure: Familiarity with modern web technologies (Angular/React, TypeScript), containerised architectures, and enterprise messaging platforms.
• Data and Engineering Practices: Working knowledge of relational databases with the ability to write complex queries, alongside an understanding of CI/CD pipelines and their role in engineering best practices.
• Domain and Stakeholder Engagement: Experience working with business stakeholders to iteratively refine requirements, with knowledge of additional credit asset classes such as loans and CDS.