Senior Java Full-Stack Engineer, Cloud & Microservices

Citi; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 142,320 - 213,480; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Jersey City, NJ is seeking an experienced Senior Applications Developer to contribute across the full SDLC within Markets Technology, focusing on OTC derivatives. You will drive robust, high-quality solutions, collaborate with product, business, and support teams, and help shape engineering culture across global teams.

You will be a strong technologist with excellent communication, capable of managing multiple priorities and delivering across a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in the Financial Service industry.
• Proficiency in programming in Java, JavaScript or React.
• Experience of building RESTful APIs using popular frameworks like Spring.
• Experience of working with event driven systems, microservices, micro-frontend UIs.
• Experience of using cloud services such as AWS and distributed systems such as Kafka, Kubernetes and S3.
• Experience of following TDD and clean code principles.
• Proficiency with data structures, algorithms and SQL.
• Experience as senior level in an Applications Development role.
• Stakeholder and people management experience.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and strong project management abilities.
• Knowledge of industry practices and standards; clear written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work independently in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Utilize in-depth knowledge across multiple Applications Development areas to provide technical oversight across systems and applications.
• Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects.
• Contribute to formulation of strategies for applications development and other functional areas.
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business integrate to accomplish business goals.
• Provide evaluative judgment based on analysis of factual data in complicated and unique situations.
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards; negotiate with external parties when necessary.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, and escalate, manage and report control issues with transparency.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Java

JavaScript

React

Spring

Kafka

Kubernetes

AWS

S3

RESTful APIs

Event-driven architecture

Microservices

Micro-frontend UIs

SQL

Job description

Citi in Jersey City, NJ is seeking an experienced Senior Applications Developer to contribute across the full SDLC within Markets Technology, focusing on OTC derivatives. You will drive robust, high-quality solutions, collaborate with product, business, and support teams, and help shape engineering culture across global teams.

You will be a strong technologist with excellent communication, capable of managing multiple priorities and delivering across a dynamic environment.