Senior Java Developer / Tech Lead - Vice President

Citi; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; 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.

The role requires mastery of Core Java, Spring Boot, microservices, advanced SQL tuning, and data mapping with ETL. Familiarity with AI/GenAI tooling and modern data platforms is a plus.

Qualifications

• 10–14+ years of hands-on Java development and data platforms.
• Strong Core Java & Spring Boot with multithreading and microservices.
• Advanced SQL with Oracle/Hive, ability to read execution plans.
• Experience parsing JSON/XML and complex nested data.
• Data quality, ETL, warehousing concepts and reconciliation.
• Familiar with GitHub, JIRA, Confluence; CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services for regulatory reporting.
• Lead technical design, code reviews, and set coding standards.
• Mentor junior engineers and allocate tasks within the team.
• Coordinate with BA, architecture, and compliance to map rules to tech.
• Tune queries and optimize data pipelines to meet SLAs.

Skills

Core Java

Spring Boot

Multithreading

RESTful APIs

SQL & Tuning

Data Formats

ETL

GitHub

JIRA

CI/CD

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science

Tools

Jenkins/Tekton

Confluence

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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