Lead Engineer For The Equities Risk Platform

Barclays

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Leading large-scale mission-critical trading platforms
Distributed systems and low-latency architecture
Java or equivalent enterprise stack expertise
Barclays is seeking a Lead Engineer for its Equities Risk Platform, responsible for leading engineering teams and driving the technical direction and quality of software solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software engineering, experience in managing large-scale trading or risk platforms, and the ability to mentor and guide teams while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders

Job Summary

  • This role owns the end-to-end technical direction, engineering quality, and operational resilience of Atlas Risk, a foundational platform for the Equities business.
  • The successful candidate will lead and develop a global engineering team while driving architectural decisions and managing technical risks.
  • Key responsibilities include defining code-quality metrics, ensuring safe production delivery, and overseeing the migration of remaining businesses.

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Barclays is seeking a Lead Engineer for its Equities Risk Platform, responsible for leading engineering teams and driving the technical direction and quality of software solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software engineering, experience in managing large-scale trading or risk platforms, and the ability to mentor and guide teams while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Leading large-scale mission-critical trading platforms
  • Distributed systems and low-latency architecture
  • Java or equivalent enterprise stack expertise
  • Setting and enforcing engineering quality standards
  • CI/CD automated testing and SLO implementation
  • Mentoring senior engineers and succession planning

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with legacy application decommissioning
  • Cross-functional stakeholder management skills
  • Strategic re-engineering of foundational platforms
  • Influence on industry-wide regulatory compliance
  • Deep technical thought leadership capabilities

Key Requirements

  • Proven experience leading front-office or near-front-office risk platforms
  • Strong software engineering background in distributed systems
  • Demonstrated ability to set engineering quality standards including CI/CD
  • Experience leading and mentoring senior engineers with line management duties
  • Ability to translate business strategy into executable technical roadmaps

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