Vice President Lead Engineer, Prime Brokerage Technology

Citigroup Inc.; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a highly skilled software engineer to drive the Prime Brokerage Technology platform in Tampa. You will own data processing components written in Java/Kotlin, lead automated testing, and contribute to a cloud-native microservices landscape with CI/CD practices.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product owners and other tech teams in an Agile environment, delivering high-quality software at scale for institutional clients.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical field preferred (e.g., CS)
• Experience delivering software using iterative Agile
• Experience with CI/CD, microservices, containerized deployment and cloud engineering

Responsibilities

• Deliver and own data processing components (Java/Kotlin) within the Prime Brokerage Tech platform
• Champion developer-led automated testing as a core engineering practice
• Work in an Agile team with strong CI/CD focus
• Participate in design, planning, and estimation discussions
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to mid-level developers

Skills

Java/Kotlin development

CI/CD

Microservices

Cloud fundamentals

Agile collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenShift

GCP

AWS

Job description

Are you passionate about engineering, testing, automation, and building high-quality software? Do you thrive on working across diverse teams to share your expertise and raise the bar for everyone around you? Do you enjoy collaborating in an Agile environment and take pride in seeing the applications you build delight users? If you're energized by technical leadership, this is the role for you.

About the Team

Prime Brokerage Technology delivers the solutions that underpin the operations of our clients and traders, forming the technological backbone of our Prime Finance business. This is an area of significant opportunity, identified as a major growth priority for Citi with technology serving as the key to unlocking that potential.

Job Background

Prime Finance operates in a highly competitive marketplace, delivering Prime Brokerage services to institutional clients such as hedge funds, backed by robust financing and stock borrow capabilities.

Prime Brokerage Technology provides the platforms and solutions that support our clients and traders. Our clients depend on us to deliver consistently high levels of service, ensuring transactions, payments, and reporting are processed accurately and without failure, every single day.

We are partway through a transformation journey, replacing legacy components with test-driven, cloud-native microservices designed for stability, scalability, and release agility. In this role, you will help drive that engineering transformation across both the software and the teams that build it.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver and own cash and fixed-income data processing components (Java/Kotlin) within the Prime Brokerage Technology platform
• Champion developer-led automated testing as a core engineering practice
• Work within an Agile team with a strong focus on Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
• Actively participate in design, planning, and estimation discussions
• Partner with multiple management teams to ensure functions are well integrated to meet shared goals, and identify system enhancements needed to support new products and process improvements
• Resolve high-impact problems through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system architecture, and industry standards
• Provide subject-matter expertise and advanced applications programming knowledge, ensuring designs align with the overall architecture blueprint
• Apply advanced knowledge of system flow to define standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
• Build a comprehensive understanding of how architecture, infrastructure, and other business functions integrate to achieve broader business goals
• Deliver in-depth, interpretive analysis to define issues clearly and develop innovative solutions
• Provide technical leadership, acting as an advisor and coach to mid-level developers and analysts

Knowledge & Experience

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role

• Proven background delivering software using aniterative Agile approach
• Track record of quality-led engineering, includingdeveloper-led automated testing, CI/CD, microservices, containerized deployment, and cloud engineering
• Demonstrated ability toown and drive successful deliveryto business stakeholders
• Comfortable engaging directly withproduct ownersto understand requirements and explore solutions
• Ability tomanage multiple projectssimultaneously
• Prior experience or knowledge ofPrime Brokerageis desirable but not essential
• Experience operating in a collaborative leadership capacity, acting as "first among peers"

Required Skills

• Open, collaborative communication style
• Genuine pride in delivering solutions that make users happy
• Practical experience withAgile and DevOpspractices - including continuous integration, test automation, frequent releases, and containerization
• Hands-on JVM development experience usingKotlin, Java, or Scala
• Solid understanding of Event-based architectures andHTTP/REST-based architectures
• Working knowledge ofrelational databases and SQL
• Familiarity with tools such asKubernetes, OpenShift, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS)is a strong plus

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical or quantitative discipline preferred (e.g., Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field)

Competencies

• Takes personal ownership of the timeliness and quality of delivery
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with business users and other technology teams
• Champions a culture ofcontinuous improvement, always seeking to refine processes and practices - both individually and across the team
• Comfortable giving and receivingopen, honest feedback

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Job Family Group:Technology

Job Family:Applications Development

Time Type:Full time

Primary Location:Tampa Florida United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:$113,840.00 - $170,760.00

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. 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.

Other Relevant Skills: For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

Anticipated Posting Close Date:Sep 30, 2026

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