Equity Derivatives Senior Java Developer, Vice President

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

You will join the Equity Derivatives Trade management technology team in Singapore, specializing in supporting the trade capture and lifecycle management platforms used by Global Equity Derivatives business. This team is a key partner to the markets business and has been a major contributor to its success.

As a senior developer you will work together with front office, operations, product development teams and members of the development team to provide solutions that improve efficiency, decrease operational risk, and enable the business to expand. You will have experience in building high-performing, scalable and enterprise-grade applications adopting best-in-class engineering practices. These are high profile applications that offer you the opportunity to shape the future technical direction and take ownership of functional components. You’ll work in a collaborative, respecting, trusting and diverse environment that encourages creative thinking and critical problem solving that are best in class, to serve our clients globally.

Responsibilities

• Lead Architecture & Design: Define and drive the technical architecture, design, and implementation of high-performance platforms supporting Equity Derivatives trade capture and lifecycle management.

• Architect High-Performance Systems: Build resilient, high-performance Java applications engineered to ensure seamless scalability for high volume transactions and low-latency execution.

• Champion Code Quality: Enforce clean coding standards, SOLID principles, and comprehensive unit/integration test coverage through rigorous peer code reviews and automated quality metrics (SonarQube).

• Drive Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with platform owners and business analysts to refine requirements and deliver high-impact functional capabilities.

• Automate CI/CD & Deployments: Advance continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, containerization on OpenShift/Kubernetes, and automated release verification.

• Ensure Operational Stability: Coordinate application release management and provide proactive Tier-3 production support and root-cause analysis for critical platform escalations.

• Modernize Development Workflows: Promote continuous engineering improvements, including cloud adoption and leveraging AI-assisted developer productivity tooling.

• Mentor & Foster Team Excellence: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members, fostering a collaborative, high-trust, and continuous-learning culture.

• Navigate Dynamic Priorities: Self-manage complex technical tasks with autonomy and adapt swiftly to shifting business and market requirements.

Requirements

• Experience: 10+ years of hands-on software development and architecture experience in enterprise, high-throughput environments.

• Java & Microservices: Expert-level proficiency in Modern Java (Java 17+), Core Java, Spring Boot / Spring Framework, Hibernate, and RESTful service design (JSON/XML).

• Distributed Systems: Hands-on experience with distributed caching and in-memory data grids (e.g., Apache Ignite, Hazelcast, or Redis).

• Database Systems: Strong practical knowledge of RDBMS (Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server) with performance tuning skills, as well as NoSQL persistence solutions.

• Domain Knowledge: Strong domain understanding of Equity Derivatives products, pricing/risk workflows, and end-to-end trade lifecycle management.

• Cloud & Containers: Experience building and deploying resilient microservices on OpenShift, Kubernetes, or equivalent cloud platforms.

• DevOps & Tooling: Solid experience with Git/Bitbucket, automated CI/CD toolchains, and modern build/release pipelines.

• AI-Assisted Development: Experience adopting AI-powered developer tooling, copilots, and agentic workflows to optimize engineering efficiency.

• Engineering Standards: Deep understanding of SOLID principles, clean code practices, enterprise design patterns, and automated quality gates (SonarQube, JUnit, TestNG).

• Release & L3 Support: Proven ability to coordinate application deployments and provide Tier-3 production support and root-cause analysis.

• Communication & Leadership: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a collaborative mindset and comfort navigating ambiguous, fast-paced trading environments.

Job Family Group:

Technology

Job Family:

Applications Development

Time Type:

Full time

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