Senior Java Developer / Tech Lead - Vice President

Citi; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Pune seeks a Senior Java Developer/Technical Lead to design, build, and maintain high-volume data and trade reporting applications in the Capital Markets regulatory space. You will lead technical design, write clean code, tune query performance, and guide junior developers.

Responsibilities include data integration, performance tuning of Oracle/Hive, data quality, ETL, and leveraging AI tooling to modernize workflows.

Qualifications

• 10–14+ years of hands-on Java development and data platforms.
• Strong Core Java & Spring Boot: multithreading, collections, concurrency, microservices, RESTful APIs.
• Advanced SQL & database tuning with Oracle and Hive; read execution plans to optimize queries.
• Data formats like JSON/XML; parsing and transforming nested data.
• Data quality, ETL, warehousing concepts, and reconciliation frameworks.
• Experience with GitHub, JIRA, Confluence; CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/Tekton).
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, IT, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend services using Core Java, Spring Boot, and microservices for regulatory reporting.
• Ingest, parse, and process high-volume trade data from upstream systems via JSON, XML/FPML, REST APIs.
• Tune SQL queries and optimize Oracle/Hive databases to meet regulatory SLAs.
• Develop automated data reconciliation, validation checks, and error-handling routines.
• Leverage AI/GenAI tools to streamline data mapping and analysis.
• Lead code reviews, set coding/testing standards, mentor engineers, and allocate tasks.
• Collaborate with business analysts, architecture, and compliance teams to translate rules into tech specs.

Skills

Core Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

SQL

Oracle

Hive

REST APIs

Data Integration

ETL

GitHub

JIRA

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science/IT

Tools

GitHub

JIRA

Confluence

Jenkins

Tekton

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Java Developer / Technical Lead (C13 level) to design, build, and maintain high-volume data and trade reporting applications in the Capital Markets regulatory space. You will lead technical design, write clean code, tune query performance, and guide junior developers.

Key Responsibilities

• Design & Coding: Build and enhance scalable, robust backend services using Core Java, Spring Boot, and microservices for regulatory transaction reporting.
• Data Integration & Mapping: Ingest, parse, and process high-volume trade data from upstream trading systems using JSON, XML/FpML, and REST APIs.
• Performance Tuning: Troubleshoot and optimize SQL queries, Oracle databases, and Hive/Big Data pipelines to meet strict regulatory SLAs.
• Data Quality & Reconciliation: Develop automated data reconciliation, validation checks, and error-handling routines.
• AI & Modernization: Leverage AI/GenAI tools (prompt engineering, RAG, automated workflows) to streamline data mapping and analysis.
• Team Leadership: Conduct code reviews, set coding and testing standards, mentor junior/mid-level engineers, and allocate tasks.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Partner with business analysts, architecture, and compliance teams to translate regulatory rules into technical specifications.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10–14+ years of hands-on experience in Java software development and data platforms.
• Strong Core Java & Spring Boot: Multithreading, collections, concurrency, microservices, and RESTful APIs.
• Advanced SQL & Database Tuning: Deep experience with Oracle and Hive; strong ability to read execution plans and tune slow queries.
• Data Formats: Hands-on experience parsing and transforming JSON, XML, and complex nested data structures.
• Data Quality & ETL: Experience with data mapping, warehousing concepts, ETL pipelines, and reconciliation frameworks.
• Tooling: GitHub, JIRA, Confluence, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/Tekton).
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.

Good To Have / Preferred

• Direct experience with Capital Markets regulatory reporting regimes (e.g., MiFID II, EMIR, SFTR, CFTC Re-write).
• Familiarity with messaging systems (Kafka / MQ).
• Working knowledge or interest in AI/GenAI (LLMs, RAG, Prompt Engineering).
• Exposure to Python, Snowflake, Databricks, or Cloud platforms.

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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