Lead Full Stack Developer - Vice President

Citi; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a hands-on Senior Software Engineer to design and prototype solutions across multiple tech stacks with a strong AI-native mindset. The role demands leadership of Applications Development teams and a strong delivery bias.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in financial services, with Java/Spring Boot, Angular/React, Oracle/PostgreSQL, and cloud experience (AWS/GCP). Familiarity with CI/CD, Kubernetes, and strong collaboration completes the profile.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Financial Service industry required.
• Experience designing and prototyping solutions across multiple tech stacks.

Responsibilities

• Manage one or more Applications Development teams and perform personnel duties.
• Provide technical oversight across systems and applications and review proposed technical solutions.
• Contribute to strategy formulation for applications development and other functions.
• Ensure risk awareness and regulatory compliance in engineering work.

Skills

AI-native mindset

Agentic tools

Java

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Angular

React

TypeScript

Cloud - AWS

Cloud - GCP

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Git

Team leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree / University degree or equivalent

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Oracle

PostgreSQL

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Job description

Role Overview

A hands-on Senior Software Engineer who can design and prototype solutions across multiple technology stacks, with a strong AI-native mindset.

Key Requirements

10+ years of relevant experience in the Financial Service industry

• AI-Native Mindset & Agentic Tools
  • Ability to use AI coding agents such as Devin and Claude Code efficiently
  • AI-native approach to software development and problem solving
  • Comfortable integrating AI tooling into everyday engineering workflows
• Backend - Java
  • Hands-on experience with Java
  • Proficiency with Spring Boot and microservices architecture
  • Experience building RESTful APIs
• Frontend - Angular / React
  • Hands-on experience with Angular and/or React
  • Proficiency in TypeScript and component-based development
  • Experience integrating frontends with REST APIs
• Databases - Oracle / PostgreSQL
  • Hands-on experience with Oracle and/or PostgreSQL
  • Strong SQL skills including query optimization and schema design
• Cloud - AWS / GCP
  • Hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP
  • Familiarity with cloud-native services, containers, and Kubernetes
• General
  • Ability to design and prototype solutions across multiple tech stacks independently
  • Strong problem-solving skills with a bias for delivery
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git)
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Manage one or more Applications Development teams in an effort to accomplish established goals as well as conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)
• Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple Applications Development areas to provide technical oversight across systems and applications
• Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects
• Contribute to formulation of strategies for applications development and other functional areas
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business integrate to accomplish business goals
• Provide evaluative judgment based on analysis of factual data in complicated and unique situations
• Impact the Applications Development area through monitoring delivery of end results, participate in budget management, and handling day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards negotiating with external parties when necessary
• 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 behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Education

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

Job Family Group

Technology

Job Family

Applications Development

Time Type

Full time

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills

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