Front End Software Engineer – VP

Citigroup Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial institution based in London is seeking a UI Engineering specialist to join their low-latency systems team. The role demands expertise in React.js, Typescript, and modern web technologies. Responsibilities include system enhancements, problem resolution, and guiding mid-level developers. The company offers a hybrid work environment, competitive salary, and generous benefits including annual leave and life insurance. Ideal candidates should be passionate about creating mission-critical applications.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Performance-related bonus

Private medical care

Pension plan

Paid parental leave

Employee discounts

Learning and development resources

Qualifications

• Demonstrated Subject Matter Expert in application development.
• Proficiency in building user interfaces with React.js.
• Strong experience with Typescript, focusing on type safety.
• Solid knowledge of modern HTML/CSS techniques.

Responsibilities

• Partner with teams to integrate functions and enhance systems.
• Resolve high-impact problems through business process evaluation.
• Ensure application design aligns with architecture standards.
• Develop standards for coding, testing, and implementation.
• Provide in-depth analysis to define issues and develop solutions.

Skills

React.js

Typescript

JavaScript

RESTful APIs

HTML/CSS

CI/CD

Unit testing

Integration testing

Kubernetes

Tools

AWS

Docker

Git

Next.js

Terraform

Job description

Overview

Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide 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. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

What We do / The Team

The team requires a specialist in UI Engineering with experience in React, Typescript and JavaScript to join a low‑latency systems and application framework engineering team skilled in Java, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and CI/CD Pipeline.

The HPA organisation (High Performance Architecture) is a high‑skilled enablement group of Subject Matter Experts who produce application frameworks and engage with application engineers to enable application modernisation for over 100 teams across Citi, with a concentration on low‑latency e‑trading platforms in Markets Technology.

Role Overview / What will you do:

• Partner with multiple management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals and identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements.
• Resolve a variety of high‑impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards.
• Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of application programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint.
• Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation.
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals.
• Provide in‑depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions.
• Serve as an advisor or coach to mid‑level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Key Skills and Experience required

• Demonstrated Subject Matter Expert (SME) in application development from design to deployment.
• Passion for coding excellent, commercial‑grade, mission‑critical user‑facing applications and frameworks.
• Proficiency in building and maintaining user interfaces with React.js including hooks, contexts and state management.
• Strong experience with Typescript including type inference, interfaces, generics and integration with React to ensure type safety.
• Solid knowledge of modern HTML/CSS techniques including responsive design.
• Knowledge of building and interacting with RESTful APIs.
• Experience with Next.js would be beneficial but not essential.
• Proficiency in using unit and integration test frameworks (Jest, Cypress, etc.).
• Working knowledge of CI/CD tooling and cloud‑based deployments.
• Experience in implementing projects independently.
• Great communicator with high EQ.
• Ability to occasionally produce clear diagrammatic documentation and model key aspects with appropriate diagrammatic tooling.
• May have a desire to learn Java and work closely with server‑side application/framework teams.
• Relationship and consensus‑building skills.

Any Beneficial / Nice to have skills and experience

• Experience with Terraform is a plus.
• Demonstrates understanding of Kubernetes/Openshift tuning, including HPA and VPA.

What we’ll provide you

By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business‑casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretionary annual performance‑related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Visit our Global Benefits page to learn more.

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.

Job Family Group: Technology

Job Family: Applications Development

Time Type: Full time

Most Relevant Skills: Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills: For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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