Senior VP, Software Architecture & Full-Stack Leadership

Citigroup; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 145,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Mississauga, Canada is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to drive software architecture, microservices, and AI-enabled development across multiple teams. You will shape frameworks, mentor senior engineers, and oversee the full lifecycle from concept to production.

Applicants should have 10+ years in software engineering and a track record of leading product-focused teams, with strong expertise in Java backend and React frontend, cloud platforms, and API design.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years in a senior leader capacity.
• 5+ years leading engineering teams in a product-centric environment.
• 5+ years designing and building large-scale distributed systems using microservices.
• 5+ years knowledge of modern software architecture principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design and decision-making, promoting best practices for scalable, resilient microservices.
• Drive foundational frameworks enabling rapid product development across teams.
• Act as senior technical authority, mentoring engineering teams.
• Oversee end-to-end SDLC from concept to operations.
• Collaborate with Product, Design and stakeholders to meet market needs.
• Champion agile methodologies and continuous improvement.
• Lead, mentor and grow a world-class engineering organization.
• Manage and develop engineering talent, with clear growth paths.
• Innovation & AI integration to advance product capabilities.
• Evaluate and adopt new technologies to boost productivity.
• Promote hands-on use of AI tools like GitHub Copilot and Devin.

Skills

Java backend

React frontend

API design

Distributed systems

Software architecture

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

GitHub Copilot

Devin

Job description

Citi in Mississauga, Canada is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to drive software architecture, microservices, and AI-enabled development across multiple teams. You will shape frameworks, mentor senior engineers, and oversee the full lifecycle from concept to production.

Applicants should have 10+ years in software engineering and a track record of leading product-focused teams, with strong expertise in Java backend and React frontend, cloud platforms, and API design.