Kotlin DevEx Platform Architect & Tech Lead

Citigroup Inc.; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational financial services corporation is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of its next-generation developer experience platform using Kotlin. This role involves creating a near-real time system to integrate data, leading architectural design, and mentoring fellow engineers. With a focus on technical excellence, this position provides an opportunity to impact thousands of engineers globally. The role offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working model, along with extensive benefits including medical care and annual leave.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Discretionary annual performance bonus

Private Medical Care

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Special discounts for employees, family, and friends

Access to learning and development resources

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of expertise in server-side engineering with Kotlin or Java.
• Proficiency in building and consuming RESTful APIs and asynchronous programming.
• Experience in Event-Driven architectures and related principles.

Responsibilities

• Create a near-real time platform that integrates data across the bank.
• Lead the architectural design of the system for near-real-time requirements.
• Establish working relationships with team members.

Skills

Server-side engineering expertise

Event-Driven architectures

Kotlin (or Java)

Building RESTful APIs

Asynchronous programming

PostgreSQL expertise

NoSQL databases knowledge

Design patterns knowledge

Containerization (Docker)

Kubernetes orchestration

CI/CD tools familiarity

Tools

Kotlin/Java

Spring Boot

Apache Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A multinational financial services corporation is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of its next-generation developer experience platform using Kotlin. This role involves creating a near-real time system to integrate data, leading architectural design, and mentoring fellow engineers. With a focus on technical excellence, this position provides an opportunity to impact thousands of engineers globally. The role offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working model, along with extensive benefits including medical care and annual leave.