Senior Java Developer, FX eCommerce, Vice President

Citi; New Jersey; On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k)

Life, accident, and disability保险

Wellness programs

Paid time off

Job summary

Citi’s FX eCommerce Senior Java Developer role focuses on architecting, building, and maintaining backend systems serving institutional clients. You will lead and implement high-performance, multithreaded Java services within the Citi FX Velocity platform, collaborating with product and development teams to deliver state-of-the-art trading capabilities.

The position emphasizes leadership, deep technical expertise in Java, and the ability to guide teams while ensuring adherence to architecture

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of hands-on Apps Development with a Java background.
• Extensive experience in system analysis and programming of software applications.
• Understanding of multithreaded Java, networks and how JVM works.
• Experience developing large scale resilient systems and low latency solutions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with multiple management teams to ensure integration of functions and define system enhancements.
• Resolve high-impact problems through evaluation of business and system processes.
• Provide expertise in applications programming and ensure adherence to architecture blueprint.
• Develop standards for coding, testing, debugging and implementation.
• Understand how business areas like architecture and infra integrate to meet goals.
• Provide in-depth analysis to define issues and innovative solutions.
• Mentor mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as needed.
• Assess risk and ensure compliance with laws, policy, and governance.

Skills

Java backend

Multithreading

Low latency

System analysis

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Spring Boot

Solace

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Senior Java Developer, FX eCommerce is a senior level position responsible for architecting, building and maintaining backend systems that serve a large number of institutional clients. The role involves liaising with product teams and development teams to build state of the art trading systems.

The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Citi?s Foreign Exchange technology group supports the front office technology operations of one of the world?s largest capital market businesses. Our talented technology group is looking for a senior level hands-on, java developer to work on the backend development team on our award-winning Citi FX Velocity platform.

Citi Velocity serves Institutional clients and delivers electronic access to Citi’s capital markets services across equities, futures, FX, emerging markets, rates, credit, commodities, securitized, municipals, prime and research

Citi Velocity is a best in-class proprietary ecommerce platform. It deploys cutting edge technology and innovation to offer a slick, dynamic and rich end user experience. By leveraging Citi?s global footprint with world-class innovation, we are giving our clients unprecedented access to our capital markets intelligence, multi-asset real-time execution and post-trade service.

Job Description

We are seeking a senior developer with strong core Java skills, with experience building multi-threaded, highly concurrent systems. Experience with low latency systems is an added plus.

The Individual will lead and work on cutting edge technologies to build highly performant backend systems to deliver the best-in-class Trading experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with multiple management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals as well as identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements
• Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards
• Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint
• Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals
• Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions
• Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of hands-on experience in Apps Development with a Java background
• Extensive experience in system analysis and in programming of software applications
• Understanding of multithreaded Java, networks and how JVM works
• Experience in managing and implementing projects
• Experience developing large scale resilient systems
• Experience working in low latency solutions
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
• Leadership and project management skills
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication

Technology Stack

• Core Java, Spring Boot, Solace

Education

• Bachelor?s degree/University degree
• Master?s degree preferred

Job Family Group

Technology

Job Family

Applications Development

Time Type

Full time

Primary Location

New York New York United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range

$142,320.00 – $213,480.00

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.

• medical, dental & vision coverage
• 401(k)
• life, accident, and disability insurance
• and wellness programs
• 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.

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

Anticipated Posting Close Date

Dec 01, 2026

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