C++ Senior OMS/Connectivity Developer – VP

Barclays•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Embark on a transformative journey as a C++ Senior OMS/Connectivity Developer – VP. At Barclays, our vision is clear – to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. We are seeking a seasoned C++ engineer to help establish and lead a new development initiative in the Americas supporting our Delta One business. In this role, you will provide technical leadership and mentorship, while driving the integration of multiple trading and connectivity use cases into a greenfield platform. This is a high-visibility, front-office engineering role with direct engagement alongside the Delta One desk, offering the opportunity to contribute to one of the region’s few C++-focused, low-latency platform builds.

Requirements

Low-latency C++ development and the design of high-performance messaging systems using efficient binary protocols and lock-free patterns
Multithreading and concurrency, with good capability in performance tuning and optimization techniques
Building low-latency electronic trading systems, including market connectivity and algorithmic trading within financial markets
Working with SQL and/or kdb+ database technologies in trading or market data environments
Futures trading systems and workflows, with direct exposure strongly preferred

Nice To Haves

Experience working with market data platforms or vendors such as Exegy or Refinitiv
Network latency measurement, analysis, and tuning tools and techniques
Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python or shell for tooling and automation
Familiarity with market data and trading protocols including ITCH, FAST, and FIX

Responsibilities

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.
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.