Senior Java Lead: Payments Modernization & AI Tools

Citigroup Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance starting at

Annual performance related bonus

Private medical insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Employee discounts

Learning & development resources

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. seeks an experienced Lead Developer to oversee development, mentor scrum teams, and drive modernization of CitiDirect's payments validation layer. Hands-on leader will code while guiding architecture and talent growth across global teams.

You will champion scalable microservices using Java, Spring, Kafka, and REST, manage tech debt, align with product roadmaps, and introduce AI tooling to accelerate delivery and skills development. Hybrid work in a global bank environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience, including 3+ years in a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to scrum teams with CitiDirect Payments.
• Actively participate in coding and problem solving, maintaining a strong hands-on presence in development.
• Architect and design scalable, robust solutions for complex technical challenges.
• Lead the planning and execution of major development initiatives and projects.
• Oversee code quality, conduct code reviews, and enforce best practices and coding standards.
• Drive the adoption of new technologies and methodologies to improve team productivity and product quality.
• Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to define technical strategy and roadmap.
• Manage technical debt and guide system optimizations.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing within the team.

Skills

Java

Leadership

Mentoring

Problem solving

Communication

Hands-on coding

Architectural design

Microservices

Spring Framework

RESTful API

Security best practices

Payments domain

Tools

MongoDB

Oracle

Apache Kafka

Job description

Citigroup Inc. seeks an experienced Lead Developer to oversee development, mentor scrum teams, and drive modernization of CitiDirect's payments validation layer. Hands-on leader will code while guiding architecture and talent growth across global teams.

You will champion scalable microservices using Java, Spring, Kafka, and REST, manage tech debt, align with product roadmaps, and introduce AI tooling to accelerate delivery and skills development. Hybrid work in a global bank environment.