Senior RAD Developer

2755 Barclays Services Corpor; City of Niagara Falls (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays in New York, NY is seeking a Senior RAD Developer to design, develop and improve software across equity derivatives and related desks. You will work with enterprise stacks to deliver direct impact on P&L and retire legacy solutions while building next‑generation platforms.

You will collaborate with product managers, designers and engineers, apply TDD, write maintainable code, and adhere to secure coding practices.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise‑level development with compiled languages.
• Proficient in TDD and writing unit tests for scalable systems.
• Strong Python development experience and data handling skills.
• Experience with SQL DDL/DML and maintaining large distributed systems.
• Front‑end or desktop/web experience and solid documentation habits.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver high‑quality software across multiple desks and platforms.
• Ensure code is scalable, maintainable and optimized for performance.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers and engineers to define requirements.
• Engage in code reviews and promote code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay updated on industry trends and apply secure coding practices.
• Implement effective unit testing to ensure reliable software.

Skills

C++ enterprise‑level development

Java

C#

TDD

Python development

Excel VBA interfacing

SQL (DDL & DML)

front‑end development

documentation

Tools

DLL interfacing

Job description

Overview

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.

Embark on a transformative journey as a Senior RAD Developer. At Barclays, our vision is clear –to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. In this role, you will work in close collaboration with various Equity Derivatives Trading, Structuring, Sales, and Market Risk desks to develop software using enterprise technology stacks, delivering a direct impact on P&L. You will support the effective retirement of legacy solutions while continuing to build next-generation platforms that enhance the group's offerings and enable the business to respond rapidly to emerging and evolving requirements.

Responsibilities

• Development and delivery of high‑quality software solutions 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, participation in code reviews, and promotion of a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Staying informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contributing 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.

Qualifications

To be successful as a Senior RAD Developer, you should have:

• Considerable experience of any of C++, Java, C# enterprise‑level development
• TDD, Test‑Driven Development experience
• Ample experience of Python development
• Knowledge of Excel VBA and interfacing with DLLs
• Ample experience of SQL DDL, DML
• Considerable interest and ability to troubleshoot enterprise large distributed systems
• Other highly valued skills: front‑end development experience, desktop and/or web‑based; detail‑oriented, takes pride in accountability of tasks/solutions; good documentation habits; works well with team members and stakeholders

Salary

Minimum Salary: $170,000Maximum Salary: $230,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above includes only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Location

New York, NY office.