Java Microservices Developer - Assistant Vice President

Citi; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 97,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Tampa, FL is seeking an experienced Java & Microservices Developer at AVP level to lead mission-critical backend platforms for real-time payments. You will drive cloud-native Java microservices with Spring Boot, Kafka, and AI-PDLC practices, ensuring 99.999% availability and secure service-to-service communication.

You will mentor squads, participate in design reviews, and partner with architects to translate complex regulatory requirements into robust production systems.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on Java software engineering with Java 17/21.
• Production-grade microservices using Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and reactive paradigms.
• Kafka or RabbitMQ with partitioning, idempotency and distributed transactions.
• AI-assisted development tools and AI-PDLC practices in delivery workflows.
• Containerization and orchestration with Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift in HA envs.
• Strong security, observability, and code review discipline.

Responsibilities

• Build high-throughput, low-latency Java microservices for 24x7 processing.
• Design event-driven architectures with Apache Kafka.
• Lead AI-PDLC adoption across squads with AI tools and governance.
• Establish cloud-native services with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and mTLS.
• Ensure ISO 20022 and real-time payment protocol alignment.
• Collaborate with SRE for observability and performance testing.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

Kafka

OpenShift

Kubernetes

JVM tuning

SRE observability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's preferred

Tools

Docker

GitHub Copilot

Spring Cloud

APIs

Job description

Citi is looking for a Java & Microservices Developer - AVP to build mission-critical, distributed backend systems that power financial transactions on a global, 24x7 scale. In this role, you will provide technical leadership for high-throughput, low-latency platforms that support real-time Payments processing. You will drive cloud-native Java microservices using Spring Boot, Kafka, and modern AI-accelerated engineering practices (AI-PDLC, GitHub Copilot, Devin), directly shaping the reliability, performance, and 99.999% availability of critical platforms. You will partner with product managers, enterprise architects, and cross-functional engineering squads to translate complex business and regulatory requirements into robust, production-ready solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build high-throughput, low-latency Java microservices for 24x7 real-time transaction processing, applying core patterns to ensure zero data loss and uninterrupted availability.
• Build event-driven streaming and messaging architectures using Apache Kafka
• Champion and institutionalize the AI-Assisted Product Development Lifecycle (AI-PDLC) across engineering squads, leveraging generative AI developer tools and autonomous agents (such as GitHub Copilot, Devin, and AI-driven automated testing/code review tools) to accelerate delivery velocity while enforcing firmwide security and governance standards.
• Construct resilient cloud-native services utilizing Spring Boot and Spring Cloud components, establishing centralized configuration management, service discovery, distributed tracing, and mTLS security for financial service-to-service communication.
• Implement modern financial messaging standards and payment protocols, including ISO 20022 (pacs, pain, camt), real-time payment schemes, and industry-standard financial networks, ensuring strict alignment with data security standards and cryptographic controls.
• Optimize data access and persistence tiers across distributed SQL and in-memory caching solutions to maximize throughput and achieve sub-millisecond execution times.
• Apply deep expertise in core Java concurrency, Virtual Threads, memory management, and JVM garbage collection tuning to deliver ultra-performant, thread-safe backend architectures.
• Partner with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to establish observability standards (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk) and lead performance profiling, chaos engineering experiments, and volume stress testing across all transaction paths.
• Lead technical design reviews and code reviews, providing mentorship and architectural guidance that elevates engineering excellence, code quality, and security posture across multiple squads.
• Guide containerized workload deployment and management on Docker and Kubernetes / OpenShift, supporting modern CI/CD automation and zero-downtime deployment strategies.

Required qualifications & skills

• Hands-on Java software engineering experience of 8+ years, with deep proficiency in Java 17/21, concurrency utilities, Virtual Threads, memory management, and advanced JVM performance tuning.
• Demonstrable track record of designing, developing, and operating production-grade microservices using Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and reactive programming paradigms.
• Deep expertise in event streaming and messaging architectures using Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ, with practical mastery of partitioning strategies, distributed transactions, and idempotency patterns.
• Practical mastery of microservices architecture patterns including API Gateway, SAGA, CQRS, Event Sourcing, Transactional Outbox, Circuit Breaker, and Service Discovery.
• Hands-on experience integrating AI-assisted developer tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Devin, AI code analysis tools) and AI-PDLC practices into team delivery workflows.
• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration platforms using Docker and Kubernetes / OpenShift in high-availability environments.
• Competency with Git-based version control workflows, automated CI/CD pipelines, and Agile delivery methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional technical, product, and business leadership.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master's degree is preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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Time Type:

Full time

Primary Location:

Tampa Florida United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$96,960.00 - $145,440.00

In addition to salary, Citi's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Oct 20, 2026

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