Low-Latency Java Algo Engineer for Fixed Income Trading

Citi; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi’s Fixed Income Algo Technology team in North America is seeking an experienced software engineer to advance market-making and algorithmic trading capabilities for the Spread Product algo trading business. You will collaborate with traders and quants to solve complex problems, delivering next-generation products that impact clients’ franchise.

The role emphasizes low-latency, high-throughput distributed Java applications, with close interaction with Traders, Quants, and Product Managers.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of hands-on Java development experience.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, design patterns and algorithms.
• Experience with messaging technologies such as Solace and Kafka.
• Practical experience with Chronicle and/or Aeron.
• Experience with distributed caching techniques.
• Proven track record on market data and trading applications.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop reusable algo trading platform components with high performance and low latency.
• Collaborate with Traders, Quants, and Product Managers to implement functional enhancements.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and performance of core algorithmic components.
• Work with eTrading Teams and Production Support to maintain live trading systems.
• Adhere to engineering standards and deliver best-in-class solutions.

Skills

Java

Low latency

Distributed systems

Linux

Trading systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree (CS/Engineering)

Tools

Solace

Kafka

Chronicle

Aeron

Gradle

Git

TeamCity/Jenkins

Job description

Citi’s Fixed Income Algo Technology team in North America is seeking an experienced software engineer to advance market-making and algorithmic trading capabilities for the Spread Product algo trading business. You will collaborate with traders and quants to solve complex problems, delivering next-generation products that impact clients’ franchise.

The role emphasizes low-latency, high-throughput distributed Java applications, with close interaction with Traders, Quants, and Product Managers.