Java developer in fixed income trading

Citi; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a talented developer to evolve our next-generation Front Office eTrading applications for Rates & Spread. You will work closely with Traders, Sales and Quants to shape platform direction, implement robust, scalable solutions, and push for automated testing and efficient UAT processes.

London-based role with on-site responsibilities. We value strong OO design, multithreading expertise, and experience with modern toolchains.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of programming experience with an object-oriented language (Java or C#).
• Solid architectural understanding of enterprise applications.
• Understanding of computing science fundamentals – concurrency, data structures, design patterns.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Nice-to-have: Java Core, Spring, Linux; ION MMI; Fixed Income products knowledge; Agile, CI/CD.

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.
• Enhancing platform capabilities to stay stable, flexible, and maintainable.
• Advancing automated testing and optimizing UAT processes.
• Troubleshooting performance and scalability issues.
• Providing onsite support to Citi traders in London.
• Assisting in third line support during core trading hours.
• Collaborating with global teams on various projects.

Skills

Java

C#

Multithreading

Object-oriented programming

Concurrency & algorithms

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Bitbucket

Sonar

TeamCity

IntelliJ

Gradle

KDB+/Q

JSON/XML & REST

Job description

Описание

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. 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.

Задачи

• 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

Требования

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

Условия

• 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.