Software Engineer with Russian

Citigroup Inc.; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 190,000 - 323,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined Contribution Pension Plan 6%

Private Medical Care

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Parental Leave

Sport Card

Gym/Discounts

Volunteering day

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. in Poland seeks a highly skilled Software Engineer to support in-country local applications in Kazakhstan, requiring strong development skills and collaboration with local vendors, regulators, and user teams.

You will design, implement, and secure software, participate in code reviews, and ensure CI/CD practices. Fluent Russian and English are required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in engineering software applications.
• Proven experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications.
• Demonstrated success in managing and implementing software projects.
• Working knowledge of consulting and project management techniques/methods.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage deadlines.
• Conversant with CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, implement, and manage software programs, coordinating with stakeholders to ensure extensible low-level design with appropriate separation of concerns and abstractions.
• Write modular, extensible, readable, performant, and secured code, actively participating in code reviews.
• Prioritize application security by adhering to secure design architecture and established security standards and practices.
• Create technical solution artifacts, code review records, and deployment plans.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex cross-component issues, including those identified during static analysis, penetration testing, or deployment, by identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions.
• Apply advanced language constructs, design principles, design patterns, libraries, frameworks, appropriate data structures, and performance/scalability concepts.

Skills

8+ years

Systems analysis

Software projects

CI/CD practices

Communication

Tools

JIRA

Jenkins

Maven

Bitbucket

Git

uDeploy

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Engineer to join our team, providing critical support for our in-country local applications in Kazakhstan. This role requires a strong technical background in software development and excellent communication skills to collaborate with local vendors, regulators, and user teams.

What you’ll do

• Research, design, implement, and manage software programs, coordinating with stakeholders to ensure extensible low-level design with appropriate separation of concerns and abstractions.

• Write modular, extensible, readable, performant, and secured code, actively participating in code reviews.

• Prioritize application security by adhering to secure design architecture and established security standards and practices.

• Create technical solution artifacts, code review records, and deployment plans.

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex cross-component issues, including those identified during static analysis, penetration testing, or deployment, by identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions.

• Apply advanced language constructs, design principles, design patterns, libraries, frameworks, appropriate data structures, and performance/scalability concepts.

What we’ll need from you

Language Requirement:

• Fluent Russian and English to effectively communicate with local vendors, regulators, and user teams in Kazakhstan.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• 8+ years of relevant experience in engineering software applications or products.
• Proven experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications.
• Demonstrated success in managing and implementing software projects.
• Working knowledge of consulting and project management techniques/methods.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage deadlines, as well as adapt to unexpected changes in expectations or requirements.
• Conversant with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices.

Technical Skills:

• Languages & Frameworks: .Net framework experience, preferably C#.Net and ASP.net
• Databases: Experience with MSSQL & Oracle.
• Distributed Cache: Redis/Hazelcast.
• Messaging: Kafka/Active MQ, Tibco EMS, IBM MQ.
• Operating Systems: Linux RHEL, Windows.
• Tools: Familiarity with data pipeline and ETL technologies.
• Development Tools: Knowledge of JIRA, CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Maven, BitBucket, Git, and uDeploy.

What we can offer you

By joining Citi Solutions Center Poland, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (currently up to 2 days working at home per week), but also (potentially, subject to final offer) receive a competitive base salary and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits which can include:

• Employer paid Defined Contribution Pension Plan contribution of 6% of employee’s pensionable earnings (PPE Program)
• Employer paid Private Medical Care Package for employees and Private Medical Care Packages for certain family members available at preferential rates
• Employer paid Life Insurance Program for employees and Life Insurance for certain family members available at preferential rates
• Employee Assistance Program financed by Employer
• Paid Parental Leave Program (maternity and paternity leave; statutory and 2 weeks additional paid paternity leave)
• Sport Card for employees subsidised via Social Benefits Fund and Sport Cards for certain family members available at preferential rates
• Additional benefits from Company’s Social Benefit Fund, in particular: Holidays Allowance, support for sport and cultural activities, team building events.
• Additional day off for volunteering
• Cafeteria/ flex benefit - a company benefits system which enables employees to select and purchase benefits offered by a provider and available for employees on the platform.
• Opportunity to receive an annual discretionary incentive award
• Special offers and discounts for employees
• Copy and paste the URL below into a new tab on your web browser to view the Remuneration Regulations extract: https://tbcdn.talentbrew.com/company/287/cms/v3/docs/policies/RemunerationRegulations-KeyProvisions-CitibankEurope_plc_05012025_A.pdf

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

Russian speaking candidate

Job Family Group

Technology

Job Family

Applications Development

Time Type

Full time

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range

189660,00zł - 322940,00zł

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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