Technical Lead: Senior Developer in Equity Derivatives

Citi; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Belfast seeks a senior developer to lead the Equity Derivatives Pre-Trade technology team. You will design and deliver a pre-trade requests-for-quote and pricing platform used globally, acting as technical lead and delivering high-quality software.

Collaborate with front office, sales, quants and other technologists, contribute to architecture, CI/CD, and risk-aware delivery while mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a technical lead senior developer.
• Experience in production-quality software and system analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Experience with microservices and container/cloud deployment/designs.
• Knowledge of equity, derivatives and Delta 1 instrument classes.
• Proficient in multi-threading and parallel task programming.
• Robust testing practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Java/Kotlin, Kafka, ELK.
• Experience using AI coding assistants.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality code aligned with team standards and best practices.
• Identify system enhancements to deploy new products and improve processes.
• Collaborate with related teams to meet business goals on time.
• Resolve high-impact problems through deep evaluation of complex processes.
• Maintain understanding of current system processes and industry standards.
• Develop knowledge of business areas and long-term strategy.
• Mentor mid-level developers and analysts in an agile delivery mindset.
• Assess risk and ensure compliance with laws, rules and regulations.

Skills

Technical leadership

System analysis

Multi-threading

CI/CD

Java/Kotlin

Kafka

ELK

AI coding assistants

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

React JS

Apache NiFi

MongoDB

Solace

Kafka

Job description

Citi in Belfast seeks a senior developer to lead the Equity Derivatives Pre-Trade technology team. You will design and deliver a pre-trade requests-for-quote and pricing platform used globally, acting as technical lead and delivering high-quality software.

Collaborate with front office, sales, quants and other technologists, contribute to architecture, CI/CD, and risk-aware delivery while mentoring junior engineers.