Lead Full Stack Engineer - Vice President

Citigroup Inc.; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is hiring a Lead Full Stack Engineer in Pune, India. This senior role focuses on platform modernization, transforming core legacy systems, and guiding enterprise-level technology strategy.

You will lead teams, drive architectural decisions, and apply AI tooling to accelerate development while ensuring alignment with Citi's standards. The role requires 10+ years of experience, expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and Angular, and a strong track record in project delivery and leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience as a Senior Engineering Lead.
• Extensive experience in system analysis and programming of software applications.
• AI utilisation expertise and prompt engineering qualification.
• Strong proficiency: Java, Spring Boot, Angular.
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects.
• SME in at least one area of Applications Development.
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate.
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams with a delivery-focused mindset.
• Utilize AI tooling to drive productivity and development acceleration.
• Full stack development credentials and capability.
• Drive decisions for design and architectural adoption.
• Coordinate with multiple management teams for integration of functions.
• Identify system enhancements to deploy new products and processes.
• Resolve high-impact problems by evaluating complex business and system processes.
• Provide expertise in applications programming and ensure adherence to architecture blueprint.
• Develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation.
• Understand how architecture and infrastructure integrate to meet goals.
• Provide in-depth analysis to define issues and develop innovative solutions.
• Coach mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as needed.
• Assess risk in business decisions, ensuring compliance and ethical practices.

Skills

Leadership

AI tooling

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Angular

Job description

TThe Lead Full Stack Engineer is a senior level position in Issuer Services Technology at Citi responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team.

This is a critical position focused on platform modernization and transformation, driving high-impact, transformational change to our core legacy application systems. In this role, you will play a key part in reshaping our technology landscape and steering the future of our enterprise platforms.

The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.

What you’ll do

• Senior Engineering Lead who is proficient in leading out teams and has a delivery focused mindset
• Experienced in the understanding and utilisation of AI tooling to drive productivity and development acceleration
• Full technical capability with full stack development credentials.
• Drive decisions for design and architectural adoption
• Partner with multiple management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals as well as identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements
• Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards
• Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint
• Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals
• Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions
• Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as 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.

What we’ll need from you

• 10 + years of relevant experience as a Senior Engineering Lead.
• Extensive experience system analysis and in programming of software applications
• AI utilisation expertise and prompt engineering qualification
• Strong proficiency: Java, Spring Boot, Angular
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least one area of Applications Development
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Education:

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

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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