Java Microservices Development Lead - Vice President

Citigroup Inc.; Tampa (FL); Presencial; USD 114 000 - 171 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k)

Life, accident, and disability保险

Wellness programs

Paid holidays

Resumo da oferta

Citigroup Inc. in Tampa, FL seeks a Java and Microservices Development Lead – Vice President to architect, build, and lead mission-critical backend systems for real-time payments on a 24x7 global scale.

You will drive cloud-native Java microservices, partner with product and architecture teams, and advance AI-assisted development while ensuring security and high availability.

Qualificações

• 10+ years in Java software engineering and architecture.
• Experience building production-grade microservices with Spring Boot/Spring Cloud.
• Expertise in event streaming with Apache Kafka.
• Proficient in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift).
• Strong knowledge of AI-assisted development tools and DevOps practices.

Responsabilidades

• Architect and lead end-to-end Java microservice development for real-time processing.
• Build streaming architectures using Apache Kafka.
• Champion AI-PDLC practices across squads.
• Develop cloud-native services with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud.
• Implement ISO 20022 and real-time payment protocols.
• Optimize data access and JVM performance.
• Collaborate with SRE for observability and reliability.
• Lead design and code reviews; mentor engineers.
• Guide container deployments on Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift.

Conhecimentos

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

Kafka

Cloud-native

AI-assisted development

Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift

CI/CD & Agile

Observability

Security & governance

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree preferred

Ferramentas

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Apache Kafka

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Citi is looking for a Java & Microservices Development Lead – Vice President to architect, build, and lead the engineering of 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

• Architect and lead the end-to-end development of 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 and architecture experience of 10+ 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
• 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 preferred

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

Job Family Group

Technology

Job Family

Applications Development

Time Type

Full time

Primary Location

Tampa Florida United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range

$113,840.00 - $170,760.00

Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including:

• discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards
• medical, dental & vision coverage
• 401(k)
• life, accident, and disability insurance
• wellness programs
• planned time off (vacation)
• unplanned time off (sick leave)
• 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.

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

Anticipated Posting Close Date

Oct 20, 2026

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