Equity Derivatives Java Architect — Senior VP

Citi; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi’s Equity Derivatives Trade management technology team in Singapore is seeking a senior developer to build and lead scalable Java-based platforms. You will work with front office, operations, and product teams to improve efficiency, reduce operational risk, and enable business growth.

You will define architecture, drive code quality, and oversee automated testing and deployments while mentoring teammates in a fast-paced, global trading environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on software development in enterprise environments.
• Experience with Java 17+ and Spring, RESTful design, and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Lead Architecture & Design for high-performance platforms supporting equity derivatives trade capture and lifecycle management.
• Architect high-performance Java applications for scalable, low-latency processing.
• Enforce clean coding standards and test coverage via peer reviews and SonarQube.
• Collaborate with platform owners and business analysts to refine requirements.
• Advance CI/CD pipelines, containerization on OpenShift/Kubernetes, and automated release verification.
• Coordinate deployment releases and provide Tier-3 production support and root-cause analysis.
• Promote engineering improvements including cloud adoption and AI-assisted productivity tooling.
• Mentor junior team members and foster a high-trust, continuous-learning culture.
• Self-manage complex tasks and adapt to shifting business priorities.

Skills

Java & Microservices

Distributed Systems

RDBMS & NoSQL

Equity Derivatives domain

Cloud & Containers

DevOps tooling

AI-assisted development

SOLID & clean code

Release & L3 support

Communication & leadership

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Git/Bitbucket

SonarQube

Job description

Citi’s Equity Derivatives Trade management technology team in Singapore is seeking a senior developer to build and lead scalable Java-based platforms. You will work with front office, operations, and product teams to improve efficiency, reduce operational risk, and enable business growth.

You will define architecture, drive code quality, and oversee automated testing and deployments while mentoring teammates in a fast-paced, global trading environment.