Senior Lead Developer - Real Time Pricing and Risk, Vice President

Citi; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 142,320 - 213,480; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off packages

Job summary

Citi is seeking a Senior Lead Developer for its Real Time Pricing and Risk applications based in New York. This role focuses on designing and implementing key features while improving architecture and performance. Candidates should possess 7+ years of application development experience with strong Java skills, along with familiarity in rates trading and quantitative risk calculations.

Citi offers a competitive salary ranging from $142,320 to $213,480 yearly, along with comprehensive benefits including medical coverage, 401(k), and vacation time.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience in Application Development.
• Familiarity with KDB is strongly preferred.
• Experience with performance and testability of software applications.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to understand requirements.
• Lead designs and implement robust, testable code.
• Enhance system reliability, scalability, and performance.

Skills

Java development

Agile methodologies

Understanding of streaming frameworks

System analysis

Quantitative foundation of pricing and risk

KDB

Apache Flink

Kafka

Job description

Senior Lead Developer - Real Time Pricing and Risk, Vice President

Job Req Id: 26972077

Location(s): New York, New York, United States

Job Type: Hybrid

Posted: Jun. 23, 2026

Job Overview

Senior lead developer role is within a global application development team responsible for Real Time Pricing and Risk applications for Rates trading business. The role will focus on design and implementation of critical new features as well as architectural and performance improvements. Requires strong design and programming skills in Java, understanding of streaming frameworks, and familiarity with real‑time performance systems. Also requires strong familiarity with Rates trading business and quantitative foundation of pricing and risk calculations.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the team to understand functional and operational requirements
• Lead designs and implementation of robust and testable code in support of the requirements
• Develop certain non‑functional features in the system to improve reliability, scalability and performance
• Contribute to the design and implementation of automated test suites
• Participate in code reviews helping other team members improve their code

Key Relationships

• Real Time Pricing and Risk Team in Warsaw, London, New York
• Other development teams also located in the same regions and India
• Quantitative Analytics team
• Application support organization

Knowledge / Experience

• 7+ years of relevant experience in Application Development
• Familiarity with KDB is strongly preferred
• Experience with system analysis and in programming of software applications, especially as it pertains to performance and testability of components
• Familiarity with interest rates products and associated pricing and risk calculations
• Ability to be proactive, adjust priorities quickly
• Experience working on a mature development in a large collaborative environment as well as coming up with ideas that challenge current practices
• Demonstrated leadership skills

Technology Skills

• Experience with Java ecosystem
• Expert in Java development
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and best DevOps practices
• Exposure to profiling, debugging and monitoring tools
• Familiarity with Apache Flink, KDB and Kafka a plus
• Ambition to learn aspects of systems supporting real time interest rate risk calculations

Salary & Benefits

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 and 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. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Anticipated Posting Close Date

Jun 30, 2026

Equal Opportunity

Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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