Front Office Developer

Barclays UK; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Front Office Developer to join their dynamic team in London. This role involves designing and implementing analytics-based applications that drive business decisions. As part of the Front Office Platform team, you'll work on cutting-edge projects that blend technology and finance, empowering traders and sales teams with data-driven tools. If you're passionate about building high-performance solutions and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a collaborative culture that values innovation and excellence, where your contributions will have a significant impact on the trading landscape.

Qualifications

• Commercial software development experience in Python and related tools.
• Proven track record of project delivery covering the entire lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Develop quantitative models and strategies for market insights.
• Collaborate with sales teams to create customized solutions.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

JavaScript frameworks

Data visualization

Communication skills

Job description

Join us as a Front Office Developer at Barclays where you'll contribute to business delivery of our strategic cross-asset class projects.

Step into the dynamic world of Barclays Markets as part of the Front Office Platform team — a specialist group within Core Strats — where technology, data, and markets converge. This is an engineering-driven role building cutting-edge analytics and data-driven tools that empower traders, salespeople, and quantitative teams to make smarter, faster decisions. We are looking for creative engineers passionate about building high-performance solutions in a fast-paced environment and applying your technical expertise directly to front office challenges.

Essential Skills:

• Python, FastAPI (or experience with similar Python-based web frameworks).
• Commercial software development experience (including relevant development tools) in Python.
• Experience of UI development using modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Proven track record of project delivery, ideally covering the entire project lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, and documentation.
• Experience of data visualization.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in London.

Purpose of the role:

To design, develop, implement, and support analytics-based applications used in business decision making.

Accountabilities:

• Development and implementation of quantitative models and strategies to derive insight into market trends and optimize trading decisions, pricing, and risk management across various financial products and markets.
• Working closely with sales teams to identify clients' needs and develop customized solutions.
• In-depth research, data analysis, and statistical modeling to derive insights into market trends, pricing, and risk dynamics.
• Provide front office infrastructure support through ownership and maintenance of analytical libraries.
• Provision of expertise on quantitative methodologies, technological advancements, and industry best practices to drive innovation within the trading environment.

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, counseling 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 behaviors to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviors are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energize and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within their own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identifying the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialization to complete assignments. They will train, guide, and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long-term profits, organizational 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 a comprehensive understanding of the organization's 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.