If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling 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 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..
OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational 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 comprehensive understanding of the organisation 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.
Join Barclays as a Low-latency C++ Senior Developer, where you will spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. As a Barclays Low-latency C++ Senior Developer, you will leverage your deep knowledge of C++ programming and design patterns to work with market data, including real-time data feeds and data storage. You will develop high-performance, low-latency systems, ensuring they meet the demands of a fast-paced, geographically dispersed environment. Your role will also involve continuously improving these systems to maintain and enhance their efficiency and reliability.
To be successful as a Low-latency C++ Senior Developer, you should have:
Low latency programming skills in C++
Multi-threading, concurrency, together with proficiency in performance tuning and optimization techniques
SQL or KDB database technologies experience
Some other highly valued skills may include
Experience with financial markets, trading systems, and algorithmic trading
Familiarity with market data protocols, such as ITCH, FAST, FIX
Knowledge of scripting languages, such as Python or Shell
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in 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 will be based in our Prague office.
Entry Salary: Kč 1,884,000.00
Upper Salary: Kč 2,301,000.00
The entry and upper salary information above includes only annual full-time equivalent base salary and represents the typical range of pay for the role. The actual pay rate will reflect the responsibility level of the role and experience level of the individual. The entry and upper salary information does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.
Barclays employees are also eligible for a suite of competitive country-specific benefits.
This position is eligible for an incentive award.
