Java Fullstack developer

Citigroup Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. in India is seeking experienced full-stack software engineers to deliver modern enterprise applications within an agile team. You will write code, participate in sprint goals, and help shape software architecture across cloud-native services.

The role covers Java microservices, front-end with Angular/React/TypeScript, CI/CD, and testing practices, with exposure to SOA/MicroServices, REST/GraphQL, and container orchestration.

Qualifications

• 3+ years as Software Engineer/Developer.
• 3+ years' experience with Java microservices frameworks.
• 3+ years front-end experience with Angular, React or TypeScript.
• 3+ years' experience with software engineering best practices.
• 3+ years’ experience with Java, Python or NodeJS.
• 3+ years with cloud-native development and container orchestration tools.
• Experience with REST and GraphQL, CI/CD pipelines.
• Exposure to AI tools for test automation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and engineer solutions within an Agile delivery team and sprint goals.
• Write code and participate in design, documentation and development of enterprise applications.
• Contribute to software architecture discussions and set technical standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and Citi technical community.
• Leverage best practices in testing, automation and code quality.

Skills

Microservices with Java

Micro front-end architecture

Cloud-native development

CI/CD pipelines

REST/GraphQL

Unit testing

AI-based test automation

Data Structures & OOP (Java/Python/JS)

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Tekton/CircleCI/Jenkins

Job description

The Role

We are looking for experienced full-stack software engineers who are passionate about solving business problems through innovation and engineering practices. This role will be responsible for writing code, pairing with other developers as appropriate, decomposing acceptance criteria to understand team backlog deliverables, complexities, and risk, while working as a strong contributor on an agile team.

From a technical standpoint, the Software Engineer has full-stack coding and implementation responsibilities and adheres to best practice principles including modern cloud-based software development, agile and scrum, code quality, and tool usage. The Software Engineer works to understand and influence software architecture, while contributing to Citi’s and GFT’s technical user base.

Responsibilities

• Apply depth of knowledge and expertise to all aspects of the software development lifecycle, as well as partner continuously with stakeholders on a regular basis

• Develop and engineer solutions within an Agile software delivery team, working to collaboratively deliver sprint goals, write code, and participate in the broader Citi technical community and team-level Agile and Scrum processes.

• Contribute to the design, documentation, and development of world‑class enterprise applications leveraging the latest technologies and software design patterns.

• Leverage technical knowledge of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of other areas to resolve issues, as necessary.

• Follow and contribute to defining technical and team standards.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Software Engineer/Developer

• 3+ years ' experience of Microservices frameworks using Java.

• 3+ years experience in micro front‑end architecture using Angular, React or Typescript for front‑end

• 3+ years' experience with software engineering best practices (unit testing, automation, design patterns, peer review, etc.)

• 3+ years’ experience of Data Structures and Object Oriented Principles using Java, Python, or NodeJS

• 3+ years' experience with Cloud‑native development and Container Orchestration tools (Serverless, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.).

• Exposure to Service Oriented and MicroServices architectures, including REST and GraphQL implementations

• Exposure to Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, either on-premise or public cloud (i.e., Tekton, Harness, CircleCI, Cloudbees Jenkins, etc.)

• Experience with leveraging AI tools like Devin, Claude for test automation and other workflow automation

• BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to architecture experience in building horizontally scalable, highly available, highly resilient, and low latency applications

• Exposure to agile and iterative software delivery

• Exposure to Cloud infrastructure both on-premise and public cloud (i.e., OpenShift, AWS, etc.)

• Exposure to event-driven design and architecture (i.e., Kafka, Spark Flink, etc.)

• Exposure to with API Management tools

• Exposure to database concepts and web-based technologies is a plus

Education

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job‑related duties may be assigned as required.

Job Family Group

Technology

Job Family

Applications Development

Time Type

Full time

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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