Senior Risk & Pricing Technology Developer

Barclays•Hanover Township, NJ

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of the role is to design, develop, and improve software, utilizing various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues. This involves developing and delivering high-quality software solutions using industry-aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools, ensuring code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance. The role requires cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration. It also involves collaborating with peers, participating in code reviews, promoting a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing, staying informed of industry technology trends, and adhering to secure coding practices and effective unit testing.

Requirements

Design and develop software and programs for Pricing, Booking and RFQ applications for Credit or Equity Derivatives domain.
Leverage advanced knowledge of Market Data, Request for Quote (RFQ), Firm Offerings and FINRA reporting interfaces in either Credit or Equity Derivatives domain.
Develop highly multithreaded low latency, high throughput applications and process dealing with large volumes of real time financial market data in JAVA, Python and Bash.
Design and innovate products and new applications and systems using technologies like Solace, Grid gain caching, lock free algorithms, Kerberos authentication, CSM protocols etc.
Working on FIX protocol and other market data vendor technologies like Bloomberg API, Reuters/LSEG EFA/UPA API.
Collaborate with Business stakeholders, other engineers, programmers to design pricing and risk management systems for Equities Derivatives domain and to obtain information on technical project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
Modify existing software to correct errors, allow it to adapt to new hardware, and to improve its performance.
Perform design and code review submitted by other colleagues in the team.
Perform testing and maintenance of existing and new systems and components as part of the risk and pricing infrastructure for equity derivatives.
Perform software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation.
Analyze and design databases within an application area, and store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements.
Provide support and troubleshoot application issues raised by business users, by analyzing the root causes and providing remediation measures.

Nice To Haves

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
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.

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.
Design and develop software and programs for Pricing, Booking and RFQ applications for Credit or Equity Derivatives domain.
Leverage advanced knowledge of Market Data, Request for Quote (RFQ), Firm Offerings and FINRA reporting interfaces in either Credit or Equity Derivatives domain.
Develop highly multithreaded low latency, high throughput applications and process dealing with large volumes of real time financial market data in JAVA, Python and Bash.
Design and innovate products and new applications and systems using technologies like Solace, Grid gain caching, lock free algorithms, Kerberos authentication, CSM protocols etc.
Working on FIX protocol and other market data vendor technologies like Bloomberg API, Reuters/LSEG EFA/UPA API.
Collaborate with Business stakeholders, other engineers, programmers to design pricing and risk management systems for Equities Derivatives domain and to obtain information on technical project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
Modify existing software to correct errors, allow it to adapt to new hardware, and to improve its performance.
Perform design and code review submitted by other colleagues in the team.
Perform testing and maintenance of existing and new systems and components as part of the risk and pricing infrastructure for equity derivatives.
Perform software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation.
Analyze and design databases within an application area, and store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements.
Provide support and troubleshoot application issues raised by business users, by analyzing the root causes and providing remediation measures.