Portfolio Credit Trading Tool Developer, Assistant Vice President

Citi • New York, NY

3d

About The Position

Citi is seeking a highly motivated and curious engineer as trading tool developer to work embedded with the Systematic & Portfolio Credit Trading business. The engineer will rapidly iterate with traders and quants on revenue making & risk reducing tooling, learn the business context and balance strategic builds versus immediate needs. This position provides an outstanding opportunity for a developer to directly experience the impact of their work to grow a new strategic trading desk.

Requirements

• 5-8 years of building applications and tools in Python or similar language
• Experience with containerized deployment Kubernetes/OpenShift, Helm and Docker
• Strong engineering fundamentals - managing complexity and designing for stability and maintainability
• Experience with CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins, Harness, etc.
• Experience analyzing complex data sets and drawing evidence-based conclusions
• Experience using agentic coding agents to accelerate development while maintaining high quality code and comprehensibility of the resulting system
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in Credit or capital markets is a plus

Responsibilities

• Define trade tooling business requirements directly with traders
• Work collaborative with traders, quants and product dev team to develop trading tools (such as portfolio optimization, P&L analysis, trading recommendations etc.)
• Maintain an ecosystem for rapid application tooling that can support contributions directly from traders in a sustainable manner
• Leverage Python and React to create high quality software that can be delivered and adapted at the pace the business operates
• Collaborate with production support to ensure stability and maintainability of critical trading functions

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees