Full Stack React Developer Assistant Vice President

Citi • Jersey City, NJ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst is an intermediate level position responsible for participation in the establishment and implementation of new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to applications systems analysis and programming activities. We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Software Engineer with experience in full-stack development to join our innovative engineering team as an individual contributor. The ideal candidate will possess strong logical reasoning skills, a deep passion for technology, and a proven ability to independently design, develop, and deliver robust software solutions, including data integration and processing. This role demands excellence in both front-end and back-end development, focusing on creating efficient, scalable, and user-friendly applications leveraging modern technologies and cloud-native architectures.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant experience
• 3+ years experience with building J2EE applications using java 8 and above, Microservices, Spring and Spring boot.
• 3+ years experience with pub/sub infrastructure (eg Apache Kafka) and SQL Server/no-sql databases.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Devin, or equivalent AI coding assistants
• Experience of cloud-native architectures and delivery of such solutions using microservice patterns.
• Experience and aptitude of Agile and DevOps approaches – e.g. continuous integration, test automation, frequent releases, containerization.
• Understanding of DevOps automation and application monitoring and support tools for example Jira, TeamCity, Jenkins, uDeploy, Docker, ELK, Grafana, Kubernetes, Helix, OpenShift and ECS.
• Understanding and passion for writing clean and reusable code.
• Knowledge of no-sql datastores for example elastic, mongodb.
• Experience working in mixed/virtual/diverse environments (small co-located team with a larger team in another location)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, related technical field or equivalent work experience

Nice To Haves

• Financial services experience
• Knowledge of resilient enterprise systems in areas like core banking, or financial messaging
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack applications using Java 8+, Spring Boot, and microservices patterns, ensuring high performance and reliability across both front-end and back-end layers.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and microservices, adhering to cloud-native architecture principles and ensuring seamless integration across distributed systems.
• Build and maintain data pipelines and event-driven solutions using pub/sub infrastructure (e.g., Apache Kafka), integrating with SQL Server and NoSQL datastores such as MongoDB and Elasticsearch.
• Write clean, reusable, and well-documented code; actively participate in peer code reviews to uphold engineering standards and promote best practices across the team.
• Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives as part of an Agile delivery team, contributing to iterative and frequent software releases.
• Leverage DevOps tooling (Jenkins, TeamCity, uDeploy) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift) to support continuous integration, automated testing, and deployment pipelines.
• Monitor application health and performance using observability tools such as ELK Stack and Grafana; proactively identify, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues in a timely manner.

Benefits

• medical, dental & vision coverage
• 401(k)
• life, accident, and disability insurance
• wellness programs
• paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level