Barclays
C++ Developer (Macro Trade Capture)
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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
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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.
- 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 Macro Trade Capture Developer at Barclays
Where you will play a key role in the development and enhancement of critical trade capture and processing systems supporting the Foreign Exchange business. You will contribute to the platforms responsible for trade booking, lifecycle management, and reporting, ensuring reliable and efficient processing across a high-volume trading environment. The role will include:
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- Developing and enhancing C++ server-side applications supporting trade capture and processing workflows.
- Implementing functional specifications produced by Business Analysts.
- Maintaining high-performance distributed systems that support complex enterprise-scale trading operations.
To be successful as a Macro Trade Capture Developer, you should have:
- Strong C++ development experience, including building and supporting multithreaded server applications on Windows and/or Linux platforms.
- Experience using source code management systems and multi-branched development practices, with GitLab being highly desirable.
- Experience developing multi-tier, service-oriented enterprise applications using messaging technologies such as MQ or Solace for request/response and broadcast communication patterns.
Some other highly valued skills may include (3 desirable skills):
- Oracle database development experience, including PL/SQL, stored procedures, triggers, and tools such as Toad.
- Experience working with middleware and messaging technologies such as Tibco, Talarian, Solace, or MQ.
- Exposure to additional programming languages such as C#, Java, or Python.
You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant to success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology skills, as well as job-specific technical skills.
This role is based in Glasgow.
Our Work Experience
Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.
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