Application Developer AVP

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 using industry-aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimised 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, actively contributing to the organisation’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. Expectations Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well‑developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives; appraise performance relative to objectives and determine reward outcomes. Demonstrate leadership behaviours: Listen and be authentic, Energise and inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others. For individuals without formal leadership responsibilities, provide collaborative assignments, guide team members, and identify new directions, including cross‑functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; provide advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop new policies/procedures in support of control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources and solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information, including sensitive or difficult content, to stakeholders to achieve outcomes. Demonstrate Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship, and the Barclays Mindset to Empower, Challenge and Drive. Functional Responsibilities Barclays Services Corp. seeks Application Developer AVP in New York, NY (multiple positions available): Develop and support a high‑throughput, low‑latency, Java‑based monolithic OMS used in U.S. equities and options trading under regulatory constraints. Debug production issues in sub‑millisecond latency environments during live trading hours. Implement financial messaging protocols and flows for client and broker connectivity across multiple trading venues, supporting order routing and post‑trade capture, with experience integrating FIX engines and managing session states in real‑time institutional trading environments. Maintain Solace‑based messaging layers (or equivalent middleware messaging platforms such as TIBCO EMS, IBM MQ, or Apache Kafka), including set‑up of queues, bridges and subscriptions across production and test environments for high availability and resilience in high‑frequency trading systems. Identify and resolve production issues using tools like SSH port forwarding, Kibana/Elasticsearch, Splunk, Datadog or equivalent; triage live trading incidents in coordination with traders, compliance and business stakeholders. Automate configuration and deployment of observability tools using DevOps frameworks such as Chef, Ansible, Terraform or equivalent for infrastructure‑as‑code. Manage release pipelines for mission‑critical trading systems (TeamCity, GitLab, Jenkins or equivalent) and system tasks including job scheduling and hotfix rollout with rollback planning. Coordinate with global development teams to ensure aligned deployments and operational continuity across regions in 24/7 institutional trading operations. Build and support global trading flows including inter‑region and inter‑desk order routing driven by liquidity access, regulatory obligations and multi‑venue coverage. Prioritise test‑first development by implementing unit and integration tests to ensure production‑ready code quality. Salary / Rate Minimum / yr: $189,592 per year. Maximum / yr: $199,592 per year. The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available. This position is eligible for incentives pursuant to Barclays Employee Referral Program. #J-18808-Ljbffr