Lead Full Stack Java Developer

Citi; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global bank is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead applications development teams in Mississauga, Canada. The role requires strong engineering skills, proficiency in multiple programming languages, and the ability to manage technical solutions across projects. Candidates should have significant experience in software development and a relevant degree. The role offers a chance to work in a dynamic environment during an exciting tech transformation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on software development experience.
• Proficiency in Java, Python, JavaScript or React.
• Experience building RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities

• Manage Applications Development team to accomplish goals.
• Lead as a technical SME across the project.
• Provide technical oversight across multiple systems.

Skills

Software development experience

Java

Python

JavaScript

RESTful APIs

TDD principles

Clean code principles

Data structures

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

AWS

Kafka

Kubernetes

MongoDB

Job description

About Citi

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. Our core activities are safeguarding assets, lending money, making payments and accessing the capital markets on behalf of our clients.

Citi’s Mission and Value Proposition explain what we do and Citi Leadership Standards explain how we do it. Our mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress. We strive to earn and maintain our clients’ and the public’s trust by constantly adhering to the highest ethical standards and making a positive impact on the communities we serve. Our Leadership Standards is a common set of skills and expected behaviors that illustrate how our employees should work every day to be successful and strengthens our ability to execute against our strategic priorities.

Diversity is a key business imperative and a source of strength at Citi. We serve clients from every walk of life, every background and every origin. Our goal is to have our workforce reflect this same diversity at all levels. Citi has made it a priority to foster a culture where the best people want to work, where individuals are promoted based on merit, where we value and demand respect for others and where opportunities to develop are widely available to all.

Who we look for

As part of OTC derivatives technology team, you will be working with a group of passionate engineers who build technical solutions to complex business problems.

We are going through a very exciting phase of tech transformation, and you will be required to participate in the whole spectrum of building a software solution, closely working product teams and users. We expect you to contribute to our vision of building a strong engineering culture within our global teams.

This role is for someone who enjoys solving engineering challenges, has experience in building robust and high-quality solutions, has excellent communication skills and can manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Manage Applications Development team in an effort to accomplish established goals as well as conduct personnel duties for team.
• Lead resources and serve as a technical SME across the project through advanced knowledge of data structures, distributed systems, use of knowledge and experience to lead, architect, and drive broader adoption forward.
• Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple Applications Development areas to provide technical oversight across systems and applications.
• Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects.
• Contribute to formulation of strategies for applications development and other functional areas.
• Respond to queries from L2 support team or business stakeholders as L3 during office hours mainly on rotational basis along with existing team members.

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ yrs of hands-on professional software development experience
• Proficiency in programming in Java, Python, JavaScript or React
• Experience of building RESTful APIs using popular frameworks like Spring
• Experience of working with event driven systems, microservices, micro-frontend UIs
• Experience of following TDD and clean code principles
• Proficiency with data structures, algorithms and SQL
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering field involving software programming or systems engineering

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience of using cloud services such as AWS and distributed systems such as Kafka, Kubernetes, S3, DynamoDB, MongoDB or any other NoSQL database
• Experience of working in investment bank or financial services industry
• Experience of working in OTC derivatives is a big plus
• Experience with Gen AI, LLMs, and APIs for enhancing capabilities using vector databases to derive intelligent embeddings would be a big plus

Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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