Assistant VP

Join us as an "Assistant VP - Quant Developer" at Barclays. Quant Full Stack Developers, working within Mumbai Quant team, help build and maintain end-to-end applications and frameworks that support our trading and business activities. The successful candidate is expected to engage in full stack product development, creating user-friendly interfaces and robust backend systems with production-quality code.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as experience with Assistant VP - Quant Developer, as well as job-specific skillsets.

To be successful as an "Assistant VP - Quant Developer", you should have experience with:

Basic/ Essential Qualifications:

• Develop and maintain full stack applications with Python backend and Angular frontend.
• Build and maintain high-performance REST APIs for financial data processing and analytics.
• Create responsive, intuitive user interfaces for trading and risk management applications.
• Develop high-throughput data pipelines from internal Trading Systems and market data feeds.
• Build microservices and automation tools relevant to trading operations.
• Implement real-time data streaming and caching solutions for market data.
• Support migration to cloud infrastructure and modern deployment practices.
• Collaborate with sales & trading desks, product teams, and IT departments to deliver business solutions.
• Gather requirements from business users and translate them into technical specifications.
• Drive communication and shared accountability across cross-functional teams.
• Strong production-quality coding experience in Python with frameworks like FastAPI, Flask, or Django.
• Proficient in Angular (TypeScript/JavaScript) for frontend development.

Desirable skillsets/ good to have:

• Experience with REST API design and development.
• Knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases.
• Understanding of modern web development practices (responsive design, state management, testing).
• Good understanding of financial markets and instruments, particularly equities.
• Familiarity with data manipulation libraries (Pandas, NumPy).
• Strong problem-solving abilities and analytical thinking. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Understanding of Prime Brokerage services and securities financing business.
• Experience with modern frontend tools (Angular CLI, RxJS, NgRx).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience working in financial services or trading environments.
• Knowledge of market data vendors and financial data formats.

This role will be based out of Nirlon Knowledge Park, Mumbai.

Purpose of the role

Desk Analysts cover relevant sectors and credits and watch for news events. Desk Analysts work with Traders and Salespeople to convey company and market updates internally and externally to clients. Desk Analysts build financial models for the purpose of forecasting financial performance and evaluating capital structure opportunities. Desk Analysts spend significant time researching relevant companies and their industries to identify emerging trends which will impact subject company performance. Diligence consists of reading and understanding industry press, company financial reports and documents, expert interviews, and meeting with company management teams.

Accountabilities

• Maintenance and updating of financial models, as well as client databases accurately.
• Reports, presentations, and documentation preparation to support sales and trading activities.
• Monitoring of market data, industry news, company news and assist in the analysis of financial information for trading decisions.
• Monitoring financials and news flow for particular credits, sectors and general financial news
• Using your understanding of fundamental credit to work with traders to develop trade ideas
• Performing fundamental credit analysis on specific credits and developing actionable investment ideas for the trading desk
• Participating in earnings/company calls, building financial models, and maintaining trading blotters

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• 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 lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders 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.