Senior Back-end Java Developer - Trading Platforms, VP

Citi • Jersey City, NJ

20d • $142,320 - $213,480 • Onsite

About The Position

Citi is a leading global bank with approximately 200 million customer accounts and operations in over 160 countries. The Operations & Technology teams at Citi are responsible for developing and maintaining technology solutions that support the bank's operations, including security, resource management, and digital architecture. They focus on reimagining client and partner experiences to deliver excellence through secure, reliable, and efficient services. Citi is committed to diversity and fosters an environment where the best people want to work, valuing respect, merit-based promotion, and opportunities for personal development. The role is for a Senior Back-end Java Developer - Trading Platforms within the back-office trading application technology team. This position involves designing, building, and sustaining scalable, high-performance software solutions at the intersection of engineering excellence and financial technology transformation. The ideal candidate will champion trunk-based development, test automation, and secure coding practices to contribute to a high-velocity, quality-first engineering culture. This is an opportunity to shape mission-critical trading infrastructure at a firm recognized for its technology modernization and engineering rigor.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on coding proficiency in Kotlin, Java, and Python, with demonstrated experience building production-grade, enterprise-scale applications.
• Deep expertise in microservices architecture and system design, including Spring Boot, distributed systems, high availability, fault tolerance, and low-latency computing.
• Proficiency in event-driven and messaging systems, including Kafka, Solace, Tibco, and MQ, with experience designing and operating high-throughput data pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and cloud-native platforms, specifically Kubernetes, Docker, and OpenShift.
• Solid experience with relational databases, particularly Oracle SQL, within high-performance transactional environments.
• Proven experience with trunk-based development, feature flags, and progressive delivery in an enterprise engineering context.
• Strong command of TDD, BDD, and automation-first testing practices, with a track record of maintaining high test coverage in agile delivery environments.
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipeline design and operation, with a firm understanding of DevOps principles, secure coding practices, and vulnerability assessment methodologies.
• Experience conducting code reviews, leading technical discussions, and mentoring engineers within cross-functional, agile product teams.
• Familiarity with performance tuning, observability, and production monitoring practices in distributed, high-availability financial systems.
• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field, or industry equivalent experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance back-office trading applications following SOLID principles, clean code standards, and modern software design patterns.
• Implement trunk-based development practices, feature flags, and progressive delivery strategies to enable continuous integration and rapid, safe deployment cycles.
• Apply Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) methodologies to ensure high unit test coverage, code quality, and production reliability.
• Drive the adoption of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, infrastructure as code, and automated testing to enhance system reliability and delivery velocity.
• Conduct rigorous code reviews and vulnerability assessments, enforcing secure coding standards and ensuring compliance with organizational security policies.
• Design and deliver distributed, event-driven microservices leveraging messaging platforms such as Kafka, Solace, Tibco, and MQ, with a focus on low-latency and high-availability requirements.
• Collaborate with architects, product owners, and cross-functional teams to design scalable, resilient system architectures and contribute to technical design documentation.
• Mentor junior engineers, lead technical discussions, and foster a culture of continuous learning, engineering excellence, and shared accountability.
• Partner with DevOps teams to optimize deployment pipelines, observability tooling, and production resilience for critical trading systems.

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: Senior