Backend Full Stack Developer (Java/Angular/React)

United States Citigroup; Manama; On-site; BHD 34,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a Senior Developer for its Markets Technology FXLM team in Bahrain. You will contribute to front-office and back-office applications spanning risk, settlement and payments, collaborating with multiple teams to deliver critical platforms.

You will work in a high-velocity environment, focusing on code quality, performance and timely delivery while leveraging Citi’s global reach and engineering expertise.

Qualifications

• This role requires hands-on development in front-office risk, settlement and payment projects.
• Strong experience with Java/J2EE, Spring, HTML/CSS/JavaScript is essential.
• Knowledge of Oracle databases, Unix, and web/application servers is required.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of development tasks and deliver within tight timelines.
• Engage in full project lifecycles and ensure quality deliverables.
• Perform unit testing, code reviews, and documentation.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Spring Framework

Web technologies

JUnit/TestNG

Kafka/JMS

Unix

OpenShift/AWS

Tomcat/JBoss

Oracle DB

Education

Graduation/Post Graduation in Computer Engineering

Tools

Oracle

JBoss

Tomcat

JMS

Kafka

AWS

OpenShift

Job description

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 amp 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 amp Local Markets business The Senior Developer will be part of the Development team that is responsible for the development of the Front-office amp Backoffice System

Job Background context

This is a challenging and exciting opportunity to work on complex and challenging Front Office risk amp 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 amp 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 amp 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 amp 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 amp 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
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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

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