Senior Developer

The Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Context:

CitiQuote is Citi Equity Derivatives Pre-trade platform. The current system relies on a mix of legacy technologies as well as new technologies. The program is undergoing a change with two initiatives:

1. Revamping of the platform in order to deliver the next generation platform to provide better performance and greater expansion for our business.
2. Agile transformation to deliver business value faster and support our business in their growth.

Central Mail Parser (CMP) is the component enabling our clients to request a price through email interface. This component is highly customizable and tailored to our clients' every need. Time to market of new template being available is key to business expansion.

The Ideal candidate is genuinely curious about technology, open-minded about exploring languages they are not familiar with, willing to get their hands dirty in understanding the legacy code to support it initially and then migrate it to the next gen platform. A solid knowledge of agile and devops best practices is a pre-requisite in order to deliver the desired level of quality that is targeted for this team.

Responsibilities:

• 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 a 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.

Qualifications:

Mandatory:

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role.
• Extensive experience in system analysis and programming of software applications.
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• 6-8 years experience in C# with strong AKKA.Net experience.
• 3 years experience in Couchbase.
• Open to learning Kotlin.
• Strong understanding of Agile and best practices (TDD, BDD, DevOps).

Nice to have:

• Experience in Finance, especially Equity Derivatives.
• Experience in Micro-Services.
• Experience in Containerization.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience.