Automation Developer - Assistant Vice President

Citi; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a hands-on Automation Developer to join the Securities Finance Technology team. You will design, build, and maintain frameworks and tools to accelerate engineering productivity, quality, and speed.

You will integrate AI tools to enhance development workflows and champion best practices across the lifecycle. The role requires strong collaboration with engineers, analysts, and operations, plus experience in scalable architectures, CI/CD pipelines, and testing frameworks.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in a technical development role.
• Experience architecting scalable applications and tools from scratch.
• Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
• Experience or interest in integrating AI tools in development.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to work in an agile, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement scalable frameworks and libraries.
• Develop internal tools to automate developer workflows.
• Own core testing infrastructure for reliability and performance.
• Automate manual processes in the development lifecycle.
• Drive CI/CD pipelines and optimize build, test, and deploy processes.
• Collaborate with engineers, analysts, and operations users.
• Champion code quality and a shift-left mindset.
• Research and integrate AI-powered tools to boost productivity.
• Provide mentorship and conduct code reviews.
• Assess risk and ensure policy compliance across initiatives.

Skills

Software architecture

AI integration

Data structures

Algorithms

Problem solving

Communication

Agile teamwork

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

JUnit

Selenium

Job description

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated hands‑on Automation Developer to join our Securities Finance Technology team. This is a hands‑on development role focused on enhancing engineering productivity and championing code and product quality. You will design, build, and maintain the frameworks and tools that empower the team to ship high-quality code with confidence and speed. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic with a knack for building robust, scalable systems and a strong interest, understanding and experience in the principles of software quality. You will be responsible for integrating cutting‑edge AI tools to elevate our development capabilities. This position requires a strong team player with excellent communication skills and a desire to partner with the wider stakeholder group and support fellow engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Frameworks & Tooling Development
  • Architect, design, and implement scalable, maintainable, and developer-friendly frameworks (including testing) and libraries from the ground up.
  • Develop internal tools to improve efficiency and automate developer workflows.
  • Take ownership of the core testing infrastructure used by the entire development team, ensuring it meets the highest standards of reliability and performance.
  • Continuously identify and engineer solutions to automate and streamline manual processes within the development lifecycle ensuring high standards of reliability and performance.
• CI/CD & Quality Gates
  • Drive the technical implementation of CI/CD pipelines.
  • Collaborate with Operations and Development teams to optimize the build, test, and deploy process, ensuring a seamless, reliable, and efficient pipeline that provides rapid feedback.
• Development Partnership & Strategy
  • Partner effectively with development teams, business analysts, and operations users to gain a deep understanding of application architecture and business workflows.
  • Champion best practices for code quality and testability across the software development lifecycle, advocating for a shift-left mindset.
  • Translate complex requirements into elegant, testable, and well-documented code and framework designs.
• AI for Engineering Productivity
  • Research, prototype, and integrate AI-powered tools and techniques to enhance developer productivity and test effectiveness (e.g., AI for data generation, anomaly detection, code completion).
  • Stay current with industry trends in AI for software development and champion the adoption of best practices.
• Mentorship & Technical Leadership
  • Act as a technical subject matter expert on our framework architecture and developer tooling.
  • Provide guidance, support, and mentorship to other engineers.
  • Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure adherence to high coding standards.
• Risk & Compliance
  • Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• A minimum of 8+ years of hands‑on experience in a technical, development role.
• Demonstrated experience architecting, designing, and implementing scalable applications, frameworks, or developer tools from scratch.
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
• Demonstrable experience or strong interest in integrating and utilizing AI tools within a development context.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly.
• Proven ability to work effectively as a strong team player in a collaborative, agile environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in the financial services industry.
• Knowledge of BDD (Behaviour-Driven Development) principles and practices.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms.
• Experience building and maintaining shared libraries or open‑source projects.
• Expertise in at least one major programming language (e.g., Java, Python).
• Extensive experience with testing frameworks and tools (e.g., JUnit, TestNG, Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, Postman).

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