Senior Java Developer - Equity High Touch Trading

Citigroup Inc.; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi London is seeking a Software Developer to support High Touch applications for sales and trading workflows. The role requires expertise in server-side development, Java, and multi-threading, tailored to high-performance trading systems. Employees benefit from a hybrid work model, competitive salaries, and comprehensive benefits, including health care, leave policies, and professional development resources.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Performance-related bonus

Private Medical Care

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Special discounts for employees

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of server-side development.
• Strong knowledge in Java and databases.
• Understanding of Equities Trading business is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with OMS leadership team to extend service-oriented architecture.
• Build integrated instrumentation and support tools.
• Integrate OMS with other strategic systems.

Skills

Java

Multi-threading

Agile development methodologies

Pub/Sub middleware

Databases

Software monitoring tools

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Overview

Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

The Candidate will support High Touch applications catering for sales and trading workflows across products traded in equities: cash, programs, listed derivatives (options, futures, etc.), delta one (single stock and index swaps), ETF, convertible bonds, vanilla OTC products, and FX.

Role Overview/What will you do:

• Collaborate with Order Management System (OMS) leadership team to extend the existing low latency service-oriented architecture to “high touch” OMS use cases for Program Trading and D1 desks and play an instrumental role in the design and implementation.
• Build integrated instrumentation and support tools.
• Work with Equities businesses to understand key functional and non-functional requirements.
• Actively contribute to the definition of order object model and other logical modelling discussions.
• Integrate OMS with other strategic systems such as limit management system, entitlements systems and trading control frameworks.
• Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation.
• Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary

Qualifications:

• Extensive experience of server-side development and strong knowledge of Java, Pub/Sub middleware, and databases
• Experience with Core Java, Multi-threading, Collections frameworks – Garbage collections in Low latency systems
• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, design patterns, etc.)
• Experience with Agile development methodologies.
• Experience with software monitoring tools and instrumentation.
• Understanding of Equities Trading business is highly desirable.
• Experience of integrating control frameworks for automated trading is highly desirable.
• Good written and oral communication skills

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

What we’ll provide you:

By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Visit ourGlobal Benefitspage to learn more.

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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