Java/Kotlin Engineer - Hybrid, Global Finance Impact

Citigroup Inc.; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Discretional annual bonus

Private Medical Care & Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Citi Technology in the UK is seeking an experienced software engineer to join the Prime Brokerage team. You will own core components, mentor an agile group, and push quality through SDLC and DevOps practices while shaping system architecture.

The role offers hybrid work with up to 2 days at home per week, a path to influence global finance, and the opportunity to work with Java/Kotlin, cloud technologies and modern data solutions, while collaborating with business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Proven relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis.
• Leadership and project management skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop core components for the Prime Brokerage platform using Java/Kotlin.
• Provide technical leadership to an agile team, mentoring developers and establishing best practices for coding, testing, and CI/CD.
• Drive a culture of quality and continuous improvement in SDLC and DevOps, using metrics like DORA to boost efficiency.
• Lead system architecture, design, planning, and estimation discussions with technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Translate complex business requirements into detailed technical specifications.
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of project and technical documentation.
• Proactively identify, mitigate, and solve complex risks throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Manage production support, analyze issue patterns, and lead efforts to improve system performance, scalability, and reliability.

Skills

Java

Test-Driven Development

Kotlin

Cloud (Kubernetes/OpenShift)

Kafka

SQL/NoSQL

Observability

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field

Tools

OpenShift

Kafka

ELK Stack

Grafana

Job description

Citi Technology in the UK is seeking an experienced software engineer to join the Prime Brokerage team. You will own core components, mentor an agile group, and push quality through SDLC and DevOps practices while shaping system architecture.

The role offers hybrid work with up to 2 days at home per week, a path to influence global finance, and the opportunity to work with Java/Kotlin, cloud technologies and modern data solutions, while collaborating with business stakeholders.