Full Stack Lead Engineer, Vice President

Citigroup; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Be part of Strategic technology team

Participate in technical discussions

Exposure to Wholesale, Retail business

Job summary

Citigroup's Finance Technology team in London is seeking a skilled software engineer to help deliver secure, scalable finance platforms. You will write code across development platforms, collaborate with Enterprise Architects, and participate in architecture and platform re-platforming initiatives.

The role emphasizes prudent risk and compliance, digital applications development, and the ability to work autonomously with some guidance.

Responsibilities

• Write code on one or more development platforms to deliver part or all of a feature, collaborating with Enterprise Architect and Senior engineers.
• Respond to problems, questions, or situations by applying established criteria to directly influence development outcomes.
• Have responsibility for applications solution design and programming activities that may include inputs to feasibility studies, time and cost estimates and implementation of new or revised applications systems and programs.
• Accountable for development, design, construction, testing and implementation and write secure, stable, testable and maintainable code.
• Operate with autonomy, while some oversight and direction may be required.
• Engage in digital applications development, risk technology, Analytic Model Development and Application support activities to meet specific business needs of user areas and to test systems to ensure integrity of deliverables.
• Expected to provide sound understanding of application development concepts and principles and a basic knowledge of concepts and principles in other technology areas.
• On occasion, may need to consult with users, clients and other technology groups on issues and recommend programming solutions for customer exposed systems.
• Understand the functionality of the systems involved with projects. This includes the applications/services, runtime operations, and maintenance.
• Understand the business context and the associated customer use cases.
• Understand your technologies for your features and are able to evaluate system designs and architecture while participating in solution discussions, development and the creation of application / systems documentation.
• Participate in design sessions to gain an understanding of the context for design decisions and provide inputs for making these design decisions.
• Expected to seek guidance from peers and / or manager for items not outlined in our operating procedures.
• Provide inputs for building project development schedules.
• Provide inputs for feature prioritization, highlight technical dependencies between deliverables and help the scrum team reach consensus with the product owner.
• Verbal and written communication is clear and concise.
• Have good working relationships with team members, manager, and peers.
• Provide inputs to help improve development related processes that accelerate delivery, drive innovation, lower costs, and improve quality.
• Successfully complete assessment tests offered in Pluralsight, Udemy, etc. or complete certifications to demonstrate technical expertise on your development platform(s).
• 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 behavior, conduct and business practices, and

Job description

Overview:

Finance Technology is a critical driver of Citi\'s growth and transformation, delivering the platforms, engineering capabilities, and technology solutions that power the bank\'s strategic objectives. We partner across the enterprise to modernize core financial systems, accelerate innovation, and create scalable solutions that support both today\'s priorities and tomorrow\'s opportunities. Our teams are leading a large-scale technology transformation, reimagining legacy ecosystems through cloud-ready architectures, data-driven platforms, automation, and next-generation engineering practices. By leveraging best-in-class technologies, we simplify complex business processes, enhance operational efficiency, strengthen controls, and enable compliance with evolving regulatory requirements. At Finance Technology, we are redefining how technology empowers Finance, and other global functions. Our products and platforms are built on Citi\'s strategic architecture principles, enabling seamless end-to-end integration, greater transparency, and faster decision-making across the enterprise. Together, we are pushing the boundaries of technology to build resilient, intelligent, and future-ready solutions that help Citi deliver for its clients and stakeholders worldwide.

What we offer:

• Be part of Strategic technology team to develop, enhance, support and maintain solutions for Finance Technology leveraging Emerging Technologies and AI-Led tools.
• Participate in technical discussions/brainstorming sessions and define ideas and strategies for existing and future platforms.
• Gain exposure to Wholesale, Retail business across data, risk and finance.
• Work across diverse set of Finance platforms and have an opportunity to be part of re architecture and re-platforming initiatives on business process transformation.

Responsibilities:

• Write code on one or more development platforms to deliver part or all of a feature, collaborating with Enterprise Architect and Senior engineers.
• Respond to problems, questions, or situations by applying established criteria to directly influence development outcomes. In doing so, use the right technology to solve technical challenges required to deliver all or part of small scale features and functions and / or supporting aspects of a larger program efforts.
• Have responsibility for applications solution design and programming activities that may include inputs to feasibility studies, time and cost estimates and implementation of new or revised applications systems and programs.
• Accountable for development, design, construction, testing and implementation and write secure, stable, testable and maintainable code.
• Operate with autonomy, while some oversight and direction may be required.
• Engage in digital applications development, risk technology, Analytic Model Development and Application support activities to meet specific business needs of user areas and to test systems to ensure integrity of deliverables.
• Expected to provide sound understanding of application development concepts and principles and a basic knowledge of concepts and principles in other technology areas.
• On occasion, may need to consult with users, clients and other technology groups on issues and recommend programming solutions for customer exposed systems.
• Understand the functionality of the systems involved with projects. This includes the applications/services, runtime operations, and maintenance.
• Understand the business context and the associated customer use cases.
• Understand your technologies for your features and are able to evaluate system designs and architecture while participating in solution discussions, development and the creation of application / systems documentation.
• Participate in design sessions to gain an understanding of the context for design decisions and provide inputs for making these design decisions.
• Expected to seek guidance from peers and / or manager for items not outlined in our operating procedures.
• Provide inputs for building project development schedules.
• Provide inputs for feature prioritization, highlight technical dependencies between deliverables and help the scrum team reach consensus with the product owner.
• Verbal and written communication is clear and concise.
• Have good working relationships with team members, manager, and peers.
• Provide inputs to help improve development related processes that accelerate delivery, drive innovation, lower costs, and improve quality.
• Successfully complete assessment tests offered in Pluralsight, Udemy, etc. or complete certifications to demonstrate technical expertise on your development platform(s).
• 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 behavior, conduct and business practices, and