Fixed Income Algo Java Developer (Hybrid)

Citi; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a developer for its Rates E-Trading technology team in Toronto. The role involves designing high-performance trading controls and collaborating with various teams to enhance the trading platform. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in Java and experience in developing multi-threaded applications. This position offers the opportunity to work on innovative solutions that have a direct impact on revenue.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Java development.
• Experience in high performance, low-latency applications.
• Strong understanding of data structures and design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high performance, low-latency trading controls.
• Partner with teams to capture requirements and deliver solutions.
• Coordinate testing of new functionality and manage upgrades.

Skills

Java

Multi-threading

Problem Solving

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, Engineering

Tools

Jira

Git

Gradle

CI/CD tools

Linux/Unix

Job description

Overview of the Role

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.

As a bank with a brain and a soul, Citi creates economic value that is systemically responsible and in our clients’ best interests. As a financial institution that touches every region of the world and every sector that shapes your daily life, our Enterprise Operations & Technology teams are charged with a mission that rivals any large tech company. Our technology solutions are the foundations of everything we do from keeping the bank safe, managing global resources, and providing the technical tools our workers need to be successful to designing our digital architecture and ensuring our platforms provide a first-class customer experience. We reimagine client and partner experiences to deliver excellence through secure, reliable, and efficient services.

Our commitment to diversity includes a workforce that represents the clients we serve from all walks of life, backgrounds, and origins. We foster an environment where the best people want to work. We value and demand respect for others, promote individuals based on merit, and ensure opportunities for personal development are widely available to all. Ideal candidates are innovators with well-rounded backgrounds who bring their authentic selves to work and complement our culture of delivering results with pride. If you are a problem solver who seeks passion in your work, come join us. We’ll enable growth and progress together.

Job Purpose :

The Rates E-Trading t echnology team in North America is responsible for the platform that has enabled Citi’s US Rates business to be the number one on the street . We are seeking developers to continue to build and enhance the platform that autonomously prices RFQs and trades with clients across external and internal venues , e.g. Bloomberg and Tradeweb .

A successful candidate will solve interesting technical challenges whilst developing solutions that have a measurable and visible revenue impact . This is a rewarding and exciting opportunity to work directly with one of the most forward thinking businesses and successful Rates E-T rading platforms.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design and develop high performance, low-latency trading controls

• Partner with multiple technology, business / risk and external market teams to capture requirements and deliver timel y solutions for new trading functionality and market upgrades .

• Coordinate testing of new functionality including business / etrading risk signoff.

• Liaise with global support teams to manage application upgrades and provide third-line support for existing trading platform .

• Develop common, reusable components and services that execute against Citi’s technical strategy and drive future improvements.

• Partner with business/quant teams to evolve architecture roadmap and drive future direction of the trading platform.

• Participate in agile /scrum development lifecycle and drive engineering excellence.

Qualifications :

Knowledge/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree with a relevant major (Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, Engineering, or similar)

• Experience in design and development of high performance, low-latency, multi-threaded applications.

• Extensive hands-on development experience in Java.

• Demonstrated ability to learn new business concepts and technologies.

Technical:

• Solid understanding of software development fundamentals including data structures, design patterns and object-orientated programming.

• Proficiency in core Java ( 5 + years of experience) with demonstrable success in developing multi-threaded applications.

• Proven ability to develop clean, testable code.

• Understanding of relational database concepts and knowledge in SQL.

• Experience with Jira , Git / Bitbucket , Gradle and CI/CD tools, e.g. TeamCity and Urban Code Deploy.

• Experience with Linux/Unix.

• Knowledge on cloud technologies desirable , e.g. Artifac tory , Docker and OpenShift .

• Knowledge of fixed income products, customer and broker market platforms and trading protocols desirable.

Soft Skills :

• Excellent communication skills (there is a requirement to be business/quant facing).

• Strong passion for technology, especially Java , with a keen interest in driving adoption of new technologies and tools .

• Self-motivated individual and with ability to manage own workslate .

• Excellent collaborative skills; ability to work with others and contribute to global projects .

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

• Ability to work in a fast-pace environment; flexible and able to deliver results in the required timeframe

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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