Backend Full Stack Developer (Java/Angular/React)

Citi; Manama; On-site; BHD 23,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a Senior Developer to join the Front-office & Backoffice System development team in the Citi Tech group. You will own development tasks, deliver within tight timelines, and contribute to the lifecycle from design to deployment in a high-velocity environment.

Ideal candidates bring deep Java/J2EE, Spring, and frontend JS experience, plus Oracle on UNIX, unit testing, and experience with low-latency, high-availability apps. Hybrid work opportunities may be considered.

Qualifications

• Proven senior developer with hands-on experience in software development.
• Strong knowledge of Java, J2EE, Spring, HTML/CSS, React JS, Angular, and JavaScript.
• Experience with Oracle database on UNIX; SQL scripting and performance tuning.
• Experience with unit testing (JUnit/TestNG) and application servers (JBoss, Tomcat).
• Experience with low-latency, high-availability transactional apps is a plus.
• Familiarity with JMS/Kafka; container platforms like AWS, OpenShift.
• Knowledge of treasury products such as FX, Money Markets, Fixed Income, Derivatives is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of delivering the development tasks assigned.
• Ensure delivery within tight timelines and meeting the team’s expectations.
• Get involved in the entire lifecycle of the development project.
• Understand requirements from Project Lead and ensure quality deliverables.
• Ensure quality and optimized coding with proper documentation.
• Do peer code reviews.
• Develop unit plans and perform unit testing and provide continuously improved product experience.
• Actively assist Support team wherever required.
• Coordinate with business analysts & user communities to define requirements.
• Participate in the technical design.
• Deliver high-quality output in collaboration with the team.
• Contribute to innovative and best-in-class solutions for our business.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Spring/Spring Boot

HTML/CSS/JS

React/Angular

SQL/Oracle

Unix/Linux

JUnit/TestNG

JBoss/Tomcat

AWS/OpenShift

Treasury products knowledge

Education

Graduation in Computer Engineering

Tools

Oracle DB

OpenShift

AWS

Job description

Job description

Discover your future at Citi

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of approximately 219,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Job Overview

Engineer the future of global finance. At Citi, our Tech team doesn’t just support finance – we are helping to redefine it. Every day, $5 trillion crosses through our network. We do business in 180+ countries operating at a scale few can match. From deploying advanced AI to helping shape global markets, we build systems that matter. Look to join a team where your work helps influence economies, your ideas can drive innovation and outcomes, and your growth is backed by mentorship, continuous learning and flexibility with potential hybrid work opportunities. Help solve real-world challenges that touch millions and get the opportunity to build the future of finance with Citi Tech.

Citigroup Markets & Banking’s FXLM team is a high-intensity product development unit that defines, designs and develops critical front-office/back-office applications for the Global FX & Local Markets business.

The Senior Developer will be part of the Development team that is responsible for the development of the Front-office & Backoffice System.

Job Background/context:

This is a challenging and exciting opportunity to work on complex and challenging Front Office risk & Backoffice Settlement and Payment projects within Markets Technology, cooperating with multiple teams to develop this franchise-critical strategic cross-business platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership for delivering the development task assigned.
• Ensure delivery within tight timelines and meeting the team’s expectation.
• Get involved in the entire lifecycle of the development project
• Understand the requirement from Project Lead and ensure quality deliverables.
• Ensure quality and optimized coding with proper documentation
• Do peer code reviews
• Develop unit plan and perform unit testing and provide continuously improved product experience
• Actively assist Support team wherever required
• Assist Project Lead in coordinating with business analysts & user communities to define requirements
• Participate in the technical design
• Actively assist Project Lead to deliver quality output
• Together with the team contribute to innovative & best-in-class solutions for our business

Development Value:

This position gives an excellent opportunity for the selected candidate to play a significant role in an exciting and critical business within Citi. As a member of our highly acclaimed Technology team, this role provides the opportunity to participate in and shape the expansion and pre-eminence of our Business working together with our team of highly skilled technologists. The opportunity to work in front-office application space spanning multiple asset classes in a high-velocity & high availability environment is, of itself, an exciting proposition. We believe it is even more special to do this as part of Citi, a premier financial institution that is one of the biggest and best in the market, and as a part of our team that has a high visibility for our work both inside our larger organisation as well as in the global Capital Markets world. The position will enable you to leverage Citi’s incomparable geographical reach, product richness, and engineering expertise and to translate these into a successful and top-of-the-class product offering for our customers.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Experience:

• Proven (Senior Developers) years hands on experience in pure technical roles in development of various software applications.
• In depth knowledge and application of Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, HTML/CSS, React JS, Angular, and JavaScript.
• Thorough understanding of usage of the fundamental concepts of Java and J2EE
• Exposure to an industry-standard database (Oracle) on a UNIX platform with awareness of database design and SQL scripting knowledge and performance tuning
• Awareness of unit testing frameworks like JUnit or TestNG
• Awareness of application servers /webservers (JBoss and Tomcat)
• Work experience on the transactional applications for low latency, high availability uses is a plus
• Work experience in technologies like JMS / Kafka is a plus
• Knowledge on container platforms like AWS, OpenShift etc.,
• Knowledge of various treasury products, viz. FX, Money Markets, Fixed Income & Derivatives is a plus

Skills:

• Strong interpersonal and articulation skills (spoken and written)
• Ability to partner with non-technical and technical peers; ability to work effectively with remote colleagues; participate technical discussions
• Strong team orientation and commitment to overall team success; willing to go above and beyond to ensure team success; intense customer focus and commitment to driving quality
• Effective time management skills in order to manage multiple priorities with flexibility on time zones and timelines
• Logical thinking, High analytical and problem solving skills; innovative and solutions oriented

Qualifications:

• Graduation/Post Graduation qualifications in Computer Engineering (preferable) or any equivalent stream with a very good academic record throughout.
• A high degree of Analytical ability and Quantitative skills is desirable

Competencies:

• Innovative and Positive ‘Can Do’ attitude
• Planning and Organising – Ability to identify the steps to be taken to achieve objectives
• Resilience – Used to working towards tight deadlines, under pressure and using appropriate coping methods to stay focused
• Accountability –self start on goals and achieve targets

Job Family Group: Technology

Job Family: Applications Development

Time Type: Full time

Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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