Fixed Income eTrading Java Developer

Citigroup Inc.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a talented developer to evolve its next-generation Front Office eTrading applications for the Rates & Spread Product Trading business. You will work directly with Traders, Sales and Quants to shape the platform, applying strong OO design and multi-threading to deliver stable, low-latency solutions.

The role focuses on improving testing, performance and scalability while aligning with engineering standards. You will liaise with global teams across London, Paris, NY and beyond.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of programming experience with an object-oriented language (Java or C#).
• Strong understanding of multi-threading and relational databases.
• Solid architectural understanding of enterprise applications.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing Front Office eTrading applications for the Rates & Spread Product Trading business.
• Collaborating directly with Traders, Sales, and Quants to shape platform direction.
• Improving platform robustness, performance, and maintainability through best practices.

Skills

Java

C#

Multithreading

Relational databases

Architecture

Algorithms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Bitbucket

Sonar

TeamCity

IntelliJ

Gradle

Job description

The Fixed Income eTrading team is responsible for Citi's electronic connectivity and distribution platform, enabling our Rates & Spread Product businesses to keep its market-leading position. Having a platform that provides exceptional and dependable trading experience is crucial for the bank. We are looking for a talented and passionate developer to continue to evolve our next-generation trading applications. The role requires a detailed understanding of software design/best practices along with a strong technical ability. This is a challenging and exciting opportunity to work on high profile trading applications. The team works closely with end users gaining direct exposure to the fast-paced world of front office trading and finance.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing Front Office eTrading applications for the Rates & Spread Product Trading business
• Working directly with Traders, Sales, and Quants to shape the future direction of the platform.
• Utilizing creativity and innovation to improve the technical capabilities of the platform and ensuring it remains stable, flexible, and maintainable.
• Driving engineering standards and continuing to strive for best
• Enhancing our automated testing efforts and optimizing our UAT process
• Troubleshooting challenging performance and scalability issues
• Providing onsite support to Rates & Spread product traders in London
• Assisting in third line support during core trading hours
• Liaising with the global business, support, and development teams on various exciting projects

Job Opportunities

• Build a strong profile in a high-performance global team (London, Paris, NY, Mississauga, Shanghai, Sydney, and Tokyo)
• Develop efficient and robust solutions to challenging business problems.
• Work on a globally distributed team to deliver the next generation eTrading experience for traders at Citi.
• Gain knowledge and exposure to Front Office Trading Systems, Fixed Income, and Derivatives flows.

Required

• 3+ years of programming experience with an object-oriented language (Java or C#), multi-threading and any relational database
• Solid architectural understanding of enterprise applications
• Understanding of computing science fundamentals - concurrency, algorithms, data structures, design patterns, etc.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements

Preferred

• Experience with Java Core, Spring framework and Linux
• Experience with ION Multi-Market Interface (MMI) and/or SystemAdministrator
• Knowledge of major Fixed Income Financial Products (e.g. corporate bonds, ETFs, Interest Rate Swaps etc) and Customer Markets electronic trading flows.
• Experience with modern software development practices such as Agile development, test-driven development, and continuous integration and continuous delivery.
• Worked in an Agile globally distributed team using tools such as Jira, Bitbucket, Sonar & Team City
• Worked with tools such as IntelliJ, Gradle, etc.,
• Experience with KDB+ and Q programming language
• Experience on JSON/XML & REST service

Education

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience

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., The evolution of electronic trading and automation has changed the way that rates products trade forever, driving a need for real-time, low latency pricing, market making and risk technology. In this increasingly electronic and competitive landscape, Citi is a major key player.