Java Developer - Vice President

Citigroup Inc.

United States

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days

Discretionary bonus

Private medical & life insurance

Employee assistance program

Pension plan

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Learning & development resources

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. is seeking a talented software engineer to evolve our next-generation eTrading applications for the fixed income desk. You will collaborate with Traders, Sales, and Quants to drive platform evolution, implementing robust, low-latency solutions in Java and related tech.

The role involves mentoring teammates in EMEA and engaging with global stakeholders to deliver scalable trading systems. The ideal candidate has extensive Java experience, strong multithreading skills, and a solid

Qualifications

Extensive programming experience with an Object-oriented language (preferably Java).
Solid architectural understanding of enterprise applications.
Understanding of concurrency, algorithms, data structures and design patterns.

Responsibilities

Designing and developing front office eTrading applications to the trading business.
Working with Traders, Sales, and Quants to shape the platform's direction.
Improving technical capabilities while ensuring stability, flexibility and maintainability.

Skills

Java (OO)

Multithreading

Concurrency

Data structures

Design patterns

Scala/Cross-platform

Strong problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Java Core

Spring

Linux

Jira

Bitbucket

SonarQube

TeamCity

IntelliJ

Gradle

REST/JSON

Job description

Engineer the future of global finance. At Citi, our Tech team doesn't just support finance - we are helping to redefine it. Every day, $5 trillion crosses through our network. We do business in 180+ countries operating at a scale few can match. From deploying advanced AI to helping shape global markets, we build systems that matter. Look to join a team where your work helps influence economies, your ideas can drive innovation and outcomes, and your growth is backed by mentorship, continuous learning and flexibility with potential hybrid work opportunities. Help solve real-world challenges that touch millions and get the opportunity to build the future of finance with Citi Tech. The evolution of electronic trading and automation has changed the way that rates products trade forever, driving a need for real-time, low latency pricing, market making and risk technology. In this increasingly electronic and competitive landscape, Citi is a major key player. The Fixed Income eTrading team is responsible for Citi's electronic connectivity and distribution platform, enabling our Rates & Spread Product businesses to keep its market-leading position. Having a platform that provides exceptional and dependable trading experience is crucial for the bank. We are looking for a talented and passionate developer to continue to evolve our next-generation trading applications. The role requires a detailed understanding of software design/best practices along with a strong technical ability. This is a challenging and exciting opportunity to work on high profile trading applications. The team works closely with end users gaining direct exposure to the fast-paced world of front office trading and finance.,

Responsibilities

Designing and developing front office eTrading applications to the trading business
Working directly with Traders, Sales, and Quants to contribute towards the future direction of the platform.
Utilizing creativity and innovation to improve the technical capabilities of the platform and ensuring it remains stable, flexible, and maintainable.
Driving engineering standards and continuing to strive for best
Enhancing our automated testing efforts and optimizing our UAT process
Mentoring strong and energetic team in EMEA region
Serving as advisor or coach to new or lower-level analysts
Troubleshooting challenging performance and scalability issues
Engaging with business users in London and across Europe (Paris, Milan)
Assisting in third line support during core trading hours
Acting as Subject Matter Expert to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
Liaising with the global business, product team, support, and development teams on various exciting projects

Job Opportunities

Build a strong profile in a high-performance global team (London, Paris, Manchester. NY, Mississauga, Shanghai, Sydney, and Tokyo)
Develop efficient and robust solutions to challenging business problems.
Work on a globally distributed team to deliver the next generation e-Trading experience for traders at Citi.
Gain knowledge and exposure to Front Office Trading Systems, Fixed Income, and Derivatives flows.

Required

Extensive programming experience with an Object-oriented language (preferably Java), Multi-Threading and any relational database
Solid architectural understanding of enterprise applications
Understanding of computing science fundamentals - concurrency, algorithms, data structures, design patterns, etc.

Preferred

Experience with Java Core, Spring framework and Linux
Experience developing large financial software trading systems with substantial hands-on development experience in building systems with an attention to optimizing and tuning performance, while also demonstrating critical thinking skills related to re-use, scalability, and troubleshooting.
Experience of delivering solutions with ION Trading, Transficc or other recognised connectivity vendors
Knowledge of major Fixed Income Financial Products (e.g. corporate bonds, ETFs, Interest Rate Swaps etc) and Customer Markets electronic trading flows.
Experience of KDB
Experience with modern software development practices such as Agile development, test-driven development, and continuous integration and continuous delivery.
Worked in an Agile globally distributed team using tools such as Jira, Bitbucket, Sonar & Team City
Worked with tools such as IntelliJ, Gradle, etc,
Experience on JSON/XML and REST service

Education

Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Competencies

Excellent communication skills, oral and written; ability to face off to business users.
Good team-work skills, and the ability to work in a distributed global team environment
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Self-motivated with the determination to learn and achieve his/her goals
Experience in full lifecycle development

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of approximately 219,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact., 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.

By joining Citi, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as: