Senior Java Architect & Tech Lead (Hybrid)

Citigroup Inc.; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 177,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

AI coding tools

Career growth

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. in Jersey City seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to own complex financial applications. You will architect, build, and deliver enterprise-scale software in Securities Finance, guiding a team and coordinating with business, compliance, and data stakeholders.

You will lead design decisions, mentor engineers, and promote robust, compliant delivery with a modern Java/Kubernetes stack.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on software engineering in financial services.
• Expertise in Core Java, Java EE, Spring, REST APIs and Unix scripting.
• Experience with microservices, Docker/Kubernetes and data tech.
• Proficient databases: Oracle and MSSQL with complex SQL.
• Familiar with AI coding assistants in daily engineering work.
• Demonstrated leadership and cross-functional collaboration.
• Knowledge of regulatory data requirements and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design end-to-end software for high-volume securities finance apps.
• Build capabilities with Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices.
• Lead technical analysis and translate requirements into designs.
• Set engineering standards across design, code, test, and production.
• Mentor engineers and analysts, optimize delivery, and manage risk.
• Collaborate with senior business stakeholders to capture requirements.

Skills

Core Java

Java EE

PL/SQL

Spring

Spring Boot

Hibernate

RESTful APIs

Unix scripting

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

MQ Series

Oracle

MS SQL

AI coding assistants

Education

Master's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

MQ Series

Job description

Citigroup Inc. in Jersey City seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to own complex financial applications. You will architect, build, and deliver enterprise-scale software in Securities Finance, guiding a team and coordinating with business, compliance, and data stakeholders.

You will lead design decisions, mentor engineers, and promote robust, compliant delivery with a modern Java/Kubernetes stack.