Assistant Vice President, Fixed Income eTrading Core Java Developer

Citi•Mississauga, ON

8d•$94,300 - $141,500•Onsite

About The Position

The evolution of electronic trading and automation has changed the way that rates products trade forever, driving a need for real-time, low latency pricing, market making and risk technology. In this increasingly electronic and competitive landscape, Citi is key player due to its leading eTrading platform and investment in technology. The Rates eTrading team is responsible for Citi’s electronic connectivity and distribution platform, enabling our Rates business to achieve its market-leading position. Our competitive advantage is our technology and having a platform that provides exceptional and dependable trading experience. We are looking for a talented and passionate developer to continue to evolve our next-generation trading applications. The role requires a detailed understanding of software design/best practices along with a strong technical ability. This is a challenging and exciting opportunity to work on high profile trading applications. The team works closely with end users gaining direct exposure to the fast-paced world of front office trading and finance. Fixed Income Technology is responsible for delivering state of the art technology solutions to the Global Rates business. Initiatives includes deliveries across sales, risk, pricing, algorithmic trading, execution, trade processing, and much more. Citi is one of the top global dealers on the street in Fixed Income and contributing to that success is a great opportunity to develop cutting edge technical skills with strong career opportunities. The Fixed Income business has set out an ambitious growth plan, and strong technical development is critical to achieving our goals and enhancing our leading position in the financial market.

Requirements

3-7 years of experience in server side Core Java and Multi-Threading
Experience with Spring framework, Linux, Relational Databases
Solid architectural understanding of enterprise applications
Experience with modern software development practices such as Agile development, test-driven development, and continuous integration and continuous delivery.
Understanding of computing science fundamentals – concurrency, algorithms, data structures, design patterns, etc.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing large financial software trading systems with substantial hands-on development experience in building systems with an attention to optimizing and tuning performance, while also demonstrating critical thinking skills related to re-use, scalability, and troubleshooting.
Knowledge of major Fixed Income Products (Repos, US Treasuries, Interest Rate Swaps) and Broker/Customer Markets electronic trading flows.
Worked in an Agile globally distributed team using tools such as Jira, GitHub, Sonar & Team City
Worked with tools such as IntelliJ, Gradle, etc.,
Experience with ION
Experience on JSON/XML and REST service
KDB Experience
Experience with AI tools: Copilot, Claude, Devin

Responsibilities

Designing and developing front office eTrading applications to the trading business
Working directly with Traders, Sales, and Quants to shape the future direction of the platform.
Utilizing creativity and innovation to improve the technical capabilities of the platform and ensuring it remains stable, flexible, and maintainable.
Driving engineering standards and continuing to strive for best
Enhancing our automated testing efforts and optimizing our UAT process
Troubleshooting challenging performance and scalability issues
Providing onsite support to Rates traders in Paris location
Assisting in third line support during core trading hours
Liaising with the global business, support, and development teams on various exciting projects