Lead Software Engineer, Applications Development (Hybrid)

Citibank (Switzerland) AG; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Discretional annual bonus

Private medical care

Life insurance

Pension plan

Paid parental leave

Employee discounts

Learning resources

Job summary

Citibank (Switzerland) AG in London seeks a Lead Software Engineer, XVA Tech to drive design, development and delivery of complex applications across core business functions. You will own technical outcomes at scale, collaborating with engineers and business partners to shape architecture and ensure quality.

The role requires strong leadership and expert software development and systems analysis skills, with experience in a regulated financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in applications development or systems analysis.
• Ability to deliver complex software solutions end-to-end.
• Deep domain expertise in at least one applications development area.
• Strong leadership and project-management capabilities.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with AI tooling and prompt engineering is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of application systems aligned with architecture.
• Collaborate with management to define system enhancements for new products.
• Resolve high-impact technical problems by analyzing business processes and workflows.
• Set and enforce coding, testing, and deployment standards for the team.
• Build knowledge of how business functions interconnect to deliver integrated solutions.
• Mentor mid-level developers and analysts and allocate work.
• Assess risk and ensure regulatory compliance and transparent escalation.

Skills

Applications development

System analysis

End-to-end delivery

Domain expertise

Leadership

Communication

Prompt engineering

AI tooling

Job description

Citibank (Switzerland) AG in London seeks a Lead Software Engineer, XVA Tech to drive design, development and delivery of complex applications across core business functions. You will own technical outcomes at scale, collaborating with engineers and business partners to shape architecture and ensure quality.

The role requires strong leadership and expert software development and systems analysis skills, with experience in a regulated financial services environment.