Senior Java Developer – Vice President

Citi; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi seeks an experienced Senior Applications Development Manager in Maharashtra, India. This role involves leading development teams, managing complex applications, and implementing innovative solutions driven by Java and AI tools. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in the Financial Service industry, proven leadership capabilities, and a strong technical foundation in Java/Spring frameworks and RESTful APIs. Join us to drive efficiency and innovation in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 12-15 years of relevant experience in the Financial Service industry.
• Experience as Applications Development Manager.
• Hands-on experience in Java, Spring, RESTful APIs, and microservices.
• Leadership skills with project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage Applications Development teams to meet established goals.
• Provide technical oversight across systems and applications.
• Contribute to strategies for applications development.
• Assess risks for business decisions and manage compliance.

Skills

Java Development

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

RESTful APIs

Distributed Systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Oracle

Sybase

BitBucket

GitHub

Jenkins

Kafka

Solace

Job description

The Applications Development Senior Manager is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to establish and implement new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to drive application systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities

• Manage one or more Applications Development teams in an effort to accomplish established goals as well as conduct personnel duties for the 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 Citi, 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 supervising the activity of others and creating accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Recommended Qualifications

• 12 -15 years of relevant experience in the Financial Service industry.
• Experience as Applications Development Manager.
• Experience in a senior level Applications Development role.
• Stakeholder and people management experience.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Proven project management skills.
• Basic knowledge of industry practices and standards.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.

Java Development Expertise

Extensive hands‑on experience in Java development, with a deep understanding of core Java concepts and design patterns.

Hands‑on experience in Java, Spring MVC, Spring Batch and Spring Boot.

RESTful APIs: Deep understanding and hands‑on experience in RESTful APIs.

Relational Databases: Solid experience with relational databases such as Oracle and Sybase.

DevOps Practices: Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools, including continuous integration, continuous delivery, and automated testing. Working experience with DevOps tools like BitBucket, GitHub, Jenkins, TeamCity, Tekton, Harness and uDeploy.

AI Tools: Usage of AI tools such as Copilot in IDE in SDLC processes like development, SONAR fixes, addressing CVM issues, etc.

Preferred Skills

• Messaging & Event Platforms: Hands‑on experience in messaging and event platforms such as Solace and Kafka. Experience designing and implementing event‑driven architectures.
• RESTful APIs & Microservices: Deep understanding of RESTful APIs and microservice architecture. Experience building and deploying microservices in a cloud environment.
• Distributed Systems Experience: Experience in working on complex, distributed systems in a global context. Hands‑on experience in distributed cache like Redis and Hazelcast, and streaming frameworks like Apache Flink, Apache Spark. Understanding of distributed system concepts such as fault tolerance and scalability.
• AI Adoption: Working knowledge of AI tools using established AI models like Gemini, GPT, Claude, etc. Involved in AI adoption strategy and standardization of best practices in SDLC (e.g. creating and using AI playbooks). Experience in developing AI agents.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree, university degree or equivalent experience.
• Master’s degree preferred.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced candidate for the development, implementation, and maintenance of our core applications. This role requires a strong technical background in Java/Spring, Angular, and Oracle PL/SQL, coupled with proven leadership abilities in managing technical teams and engaging with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be a forward‑thinker, with a passion for leveraging emerging technologies, including AI tools and agents, to drive efficiency and innovation.

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