Senior Software Engineer (Assistant Vice President) – Margin Technology

Citi • Jersey City, NJ

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Engineer the future of global finance. At Citi, our Tech team doesn’t just support finance – we are helping to redefine it. Every day, $5 trillion crosses through our network. We do business in 180+ countries operating at a scale few can match. From deploying advanced AI to helping shape global markets, we build systems that matter. Look to join a team where your work helps influence economies, your ideas can drive innovation and outcomes, and your growth is backed by mentorship, continuous learning and flexibility with potential hybrid work opportunities. Help solve real-world challenges that touch millions and get the opportunity to build the future of finance with Citi Tech. What We do / The Team Markets Operations Technology is going through an exciting phase of transformation in margin and collateral domain. We are re‑engineering our technology estate to achieve world‑leading performance and resiliency, enabling new capabilities in advanced execution, global market connectivity, and modernised post‑trade, clearing and margin processes. Our ambition is to deliver a seamlessly integrated, highly automated platform that drives outstanding client outcomes and accelerates growth across our global franchise. Role Overview/What will you do: As Senior Software Engineer in our global technology team, you will be working with a group of passionate engineers who build technical solutions to complex business problems. You will have an opportunity to participate in the whole spectrum of building a software solution, closely working with product teams and users. We expect you to contribute to our vision of building a strong engineering culture within our global teams. This role is for someone who enjoys solving engineering challenges, has experience in building robust and high-quality solutions, has excellent communication skills and can manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Requirements

• Hands-on professional software development experience
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering field involving software programming or systems engineering
• Proficiency in programming in mainly Java, React and/or Python
• Strong hands-on experience of building RESTful APIs using popular frameworks like Spring
• Experience of following TDD and clean code principles
• Proficiency with data structures, algorithms and SQL
• Able to independently work in fast paced and rapidly changing environment

Nice To Haves

• Experience of working in investment bank or financial services industry
• Experience of using cloud services such as AWS and distributed systems such as Kafka, Kubernetes, S3, DynamoDB, MongoDB or any other NoSQL database

Responsibilities

• Participate in the whole spectrum of building a software solution, closely working with product teams and users.
• Contribute to our vision of building a strong engineering culture within our global teams.
• Solve engineering challenges.
• Build robust and high-quality solutions.
• Manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

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