FX Risk Lead Java Developer AI VP - Citi

eFinancialCareers; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in London seeks an FX Risk Lead Java Developer + AI (VP) to architect and deliver real-time FX risk systems. You will work across the global markets team, leveraging GenAI tooling for development and code reviews, and drive strategic technology choices in a hybrid work environment.

You will lead end-to-end delivery of high-performance Java applications, collaborating with quants, traders, and business stakeholders to ensure secure, scalable, and low-latency solutions.

Qualifications

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, high-performance Java applications for FX risk management across global markets.
• Architect scalable, low-latency solutions processing real-time risk data at scale with a focus on resilience and security.
• Drive technical direction and engineering standards across the team.
• Translate business needs into robust code in an agile environment and leverage AI tools to accelerate delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, high-performance Java applications supporting FX risk management across global markets
• Architect scalable, low-latency solutions for real-time risk data at scale with emphasis on resilience, performance, and security
• Drive technical direction and set engineering standards across the team
• Collaborate with quantitative analysts, traders, and stakeholders to translate requirements into robust code
• Contribute to Citi's GenAI-enabled development practices and participate in production support and releases

Skills

Java

AI integration

High-performance systems

FX risk

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

GitHub Copilot

Devin.AI

Job description

Discover your future at Citi

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.

Job Overview

FX Risk Lead Java Developer + AI (VP)

Engineer the future of global finance. At Citi, our Tech team doesn't just support finance - we are helping to redefine it. Every day, $5 trillion crosses through our network. We do business in 180+ countries operating at a scale few can match. From deploying advanced AI to helping shape global markets, we build systems that matter. Look to join a team where your work helps influence economies, your ideas can drive innovation and outcomes, and your growth is backed by mentorship, continuous learning and flexibility with potential hybrid work opportunities. Help solve real-world challenges that touch millions and get the opportunity to build the future of finance with Citi Tech.

What We do / The Team

This isn't just another Java developer role. As a Lead Java Developer - Vice President within Citi's FX Risk technology team, you'll be at the intersection of high-stakes financial engineering and the next generation of AI-powered software development. At Citi, we are actively redefining how technology drives global finance - every day, $5 trillion crosses our network. You'll architect and deliver the systems that power real-time FX risk management for one of the world's largest financial institutions, working in an environment where AI is not a future ambition - it's how we work today. You'll have hands-on access to Citi's internal GenAI ecosystem: from GitHub Copilot and Devin.AI for agentic code generation, to Citi Squad for automated code reviews, to Stylus Workspaces - Citi's in-house GenAI platform powered by top-tier LLMs including Gemini, OpenAI, Claude, Llama, and local models. You'll use Prompt Engineering, Workflow Design, and GenAI Optimisation techniques as part of your everyday engineering practice. This is the next generation of Lead Java Development - where your engineering instincts are amplified by AI, your decisions shape a strategically critical platform, and your impact is felt across global markets.

Role Overview / What will you do:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, high-performance Java applications supporting FX risk management across global markets
• Architect scalable, low-latency solutions that process real-time risk data at scale - designing for resilience, performance, and security from day one
• Drive technical direction and key decisions - from system design and architectural choices to setting engineering standards across the team
• Translate complex business requirements into robust, high-quality code - working closely with quantitative analysts, traders, and business stakeholders
• Craft high-quality, scalable software in an agile environment, leveraging AI-powered coding tools to accelerate delivery without compromising standards
• Share expertise and raise the bar - act as a technical reference point for the team, influencing engineering quality through example, guidance, and knowledge sharing (this is an individual contributor role with no direct reports)
• Champion innovation - actively evaluate, propose, and adopt new technologies and frameworks; this team has the mandate and appetite to bring in better tools
• Own quality - participate in mandatory cross-team code reviews, supported by Citi Squad AI reviewers and peer engineers, ensuring adherence to security, quality, and compliance standards
• Operate in production - take ownership of L3 production support issues, provide timely resolutions, and deliver long-term remediation fixes that address root causes - not just symptoms
• Support testing cycles and post-production deployment - from writing TDD-first code to validating releases in a weekly cadence
• Contribute to Citi's technology strategy, influencing how the firm approaches risk technology at a global scale

Your AI-Powered Toolkit

At Citi, almost all of our 240,000 staff have access to AI tools - and our engineering teams are at the forefront of that adoption. Our FX Risk team has been actively using Citi's internal AI ecosystem for over a year. These are live, battle-tested tools embedded into our daily engineering workflow - not pilots, not promises:

Coding & Code Generation

• GitHub Copilot - multi-model AI coding assistant (GPT, Claude, Gemini) integrated directly into your IDE for code completion, generation, and explanation
• Devin.AI - agentic code generation for complex, multi-step development tasks
• Prompt Engineering & GenAI Optimisation - techniques actively used to get the best out of every model in the stack

Code Review & Quality

• Citi Squad - Citi's internal automated code review platform, catching issues before they reach production
• AI-assisted cross-team peer reviews - mandatory, structured, and supported by tooling that flags security risks, missing tests, and policy violations

LLMs & Stylus Workspaces

• Large Language Models: Gemini, OpenAI, Claude, Llama, and Local Models
• Stylus Workspaces - Citi's in-house GenAI platform (powered by Gemini), connected to internal systems including Jira, GitHub, Slack, and Teams - enabling agentic AI workflows across the SDLC

Deployment & DevOps

• Enterprise DevOps Pipeline - CI/CD with JIRA, Zephyr, GitHub, Harness, Artifactory
• Container orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift
• Monitoring Tooling - production observability built in from day one

This is what it means to be a next-generation Lead Java Developer at Citi.

The Platform You'll Be Building On

This role is centred around a greenfield application - built from scratch, now 3 years in production, and with a 10+ year strategic commitment from the business. You won't be wrestling with decades of legacy code.

Instead, you'll be:

• Working on a modern, purposefully designed codebase that the team is proud of - with wide exposure to technologies across all aspects of the SDLC
• Contributing to a platform with long-term investment and roadmap certainty - this is not a project, it's a strategic product
• Empowered to introduce and champion new technologies - the team has a genuine mandate to evolve the stack, not just maintain it
• Delivering weekly releases in a structured Scrum environment with daily stand-ups, keeping the team aligned and shipping consistently Benefiting from structured learning paths, mentorship