Python Desk Developer

New York, United States

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Date live: Oct. 11, 2022

Business Area: COO & Functions

Area of Expertise: Technology

Reference Code: 90275052

Contract: Permanent/Regular

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Python Developer – Rates - AVP
New York, NY

As a Barclays Python Developer you will work directly for stakeholders in Macro Trading and collaborating closely with colleagues in Quantative Analytics to build and maintain a suite of tools used for intraday risk management. It is a global application development team responsible for the Trade Capture platforms for the Rates asset class. We serve over 1,500 users of which 700 are based in the Front Office, are globally distributed and work across many of the business lines in Markets.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.

What will you be doing?

•   Consolidation, upgrade and maintenance of Front Office pricing spreadsheets and other Front Office tools working largely in Python and Excel.
•   Use analytic skills and knowledge of financial instruments to build best-in-class solutions
•   Facing front office stakeholders directly to agree and plan the forward book of work
•   Responsible for ensuring that all Barclays Standards are met across the SDLC
•   Other development and analysis tasks as delegated by the team lead

What we’re looking for:

•   4-year Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree
•   Minimum 3 years work in Python with active hand-on experience in one or more prevalent Python frameworks
•   3 years of hand-on experience with server side programming, web services and messaging protocols

Skills that will help you in the role:

•   Strong working knowledge of XML structures, navigation, validation and transformation
•   Experience in development of enterprise Java / .NET applications
•   Work experience in Front Office trading technology within Investment Banking industry
•   Fluency in Excel

Where will you be working?

You will be working at our Americas Headquarters at 745 Seventh Avenue. This 37-story office tower is located in Times Square in the heart of Manhattan and features a cafeteria, fitness center and state-of-the-art LED signage on the facade of the building.

Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

More about working at Barclays

Our approach to hybrid working ensures there’s the right balance of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, as required for each role. For business areas that offer a hybrid working experience, this will be in a structured way, where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week. Some roles may require full onsite working. Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager.

We continue to embed and review our hybrid working environment and remain in a phase of testing and learning. This means that working arrangements could change, with reasonable notice, to align with the needs of our business.

Barclays welcomes applications from all candidates and is committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments (accommodations) are put in place to allow for a fair and inclusive recruitment process. For more information and how to request one, please review Adjustments to the recruitment process.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive culture and environment, that recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives, as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs.

Our approach to working flexibly is designed to support you to balance your life and to accommodate diverse needs, whilst still allowing us to meet our business needs. If you’d like to request a flexible working arrangement, please discuss this with your hiring manager.

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Barclays offers a diverse, inclusive and engaged culture. A place where people can bring their whole selves to work and be respected for who they are, valued for what they do and celebrated for their contribution to our business and our community.
We are an equal opportunity employer and opposed to discrimination on any grounds. It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time.

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