Senior Java Trading Platform Engineer

Citi; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi's Equities Technology team in Hong Kong is transforming a global equities platform spanning execution, prime services, and post-trade. We seek a seasoned software engineer with strong Java experience to collaborate with traders and deliver agile solutions.

You will design and implement high-performance, scalable services, participate in SDLC, and work across geographies to support world‑class trading capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 6+ years of Applications Development experience.
• Strong Java and real-time trading knowledge.
• Experience in Equity Finance / Securities Lending.
• Proven experience with Agile delivery and SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Resolve high-impact problems by evaluating complex business and system processes.
• Develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation.
• Provide expertise in applications programming and align designs with architecture blueprint.
• Build comprehensive knowledge of how business areas integrate to achieve goals.
• Assess risk and escalate control issues with transparency.

Skills

Java

Equity Finance

Agile delivery

SDLC

Global collaboration

Problem solving

Trader-facing

TDD/BDD

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Kafka

Distributed Caching

SQL

Git

Containerised solutions

TDD

BDD

Job description

Citi's Equities Technology team in Hong Kong is transforming a global equities platform spanning execution, prime services, and post-trade. We seek a seasoned software engineer with strong Java experience to collaborate with traders and deliver agile solutions.

You will design and implement high-performance, scalable services, participate in SDLC, and work across geographies to support world‑class trading capabilities.