Senior Java Microservices Engineer

Citigroup Inc.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 121,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k)

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. in Jersey City, NJ is seeking an Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst to join the Technology team.

This role focuses on designing, building, testing, deploying, and maintaining Java microservices using Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Kafka, and RESTful APIs in a cloud-native environment. You will work with product managers and architects across SDLC, optimize performance, and follow Agile practices (Scrum/Kanban).

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of relevant experience
• Experience in systems analysis and programming software applications
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Working knowledge of consulting/project management techniques/methods
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain Java applications following Spring Boot microservices patterns
• Implement REST, async messaging, and service-to-service integration
• Build cloud-native services using Spring Cloud components
• Develop Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) using Kafka
• Apply knowledge of Java collections, concurrency, and multi-threading
• Perform performance tuning, profiling, and optimization across services
• Write clean, well-documented code and adhere to standards
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and developers to translate requirements into designs
• Participate in all SDLC phases and migrations of microservices

Skills

Java

Concurrency

Multithreading

Performance tuning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Spring Boot

Docker

Kafka

Spring Cloud

RESTful APIs

GITHUB

API Gateway

Service Discovery

Job description

Citigroup Inc. in Jersey City, NJ is seeking an Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst to join the Technology team.

This role focuses on designing, building, testing, deploying, and maintaining Java microservices using Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Kafka, and RESTful APIs in a cloud-native environment. You will work with product managers and architects across SDLC, optimize performance, and follow Agile practices (Scrum/Kanban).