Senior Full Stack Java Developer - Vice President
Citi · Jersey City, New Jersey, United States · $142K–$213K/yr
Financial Services · 10,001+ employees
About the role
Provide technical oversight and develop robust solutions for OTC derivatives domains within Markets Technology. Participate in the full SDLC while collaborating with product teams and business users to build a strong engineering culture.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires 6-10 years of financial services experience with proficiency in Java, React, and cloud technologies like AWS and Kubernetes. A bachelor's degree is required, with a master's degree preferred, alongside demonstrated leadership and project management skills.
Benefits
Full description
As part of our global technology team, you will be working with a group of passionate engineers who work on building technical solutions to solve complex business problems.
We are going through a very exciting phase of transformation in OTC derivatives domains in Markets Technology, and you will be required to participate in the whole spectrum of SDLC, closely working with product teams, business users and support teams. We expect you to help us in building a strong engineering culture within our global teams.
This role is for someone who is a strong technologist, enjoys solving engineering challenges, has experience in building robust and high-quality solutions, has excellent communication skills and can manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Responsibilities:
- Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple Applications Development areas to provide technical oversight across systems and applications
- Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects
- Contribute to formulation of strategies for applications development and other functional areas
- Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business integrate to accomplish business goals
- Provide evaluative judgment based on analysis of factual data in complicated and unique situations
- Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards negotiating with external parties when necessary
- Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.
Qualifications:
- 6-10 years of relevant experience in the Financial Service industry
- Proficiency in programming in Java, JavaScript or React
- Experience of building RESTful APIs using popular frameworks like Spring
- Experience of working with event driven systems, microservices, micro-frontend UIs
- Experience of using cloud services such as AWS and distributed systems such as Kafka, Kubernetes and S3.
- Experience of following TDD and clean code principles
- Proficiency with data structures, algorithms and SQL
- Experience as senior level in an Applications Development role
- Stakeholder and people management experience
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Proven project management skills
- Basic knowledge of industry practices and standards
- Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
- Able to independently work in fast paced and rapidly changing environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience of working in investment bank or financial services industry
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
- Master’s degree preferred
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
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Job Family Group:
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Job Family:
Applications Development------------------------------------------------------
Time Type:
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Primary Location:
Jersey City New Jersey United States------------------------------------------------------
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$142,320.00 - $213,480.00 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.
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Anticipated Posting Close Date:
Jul 29, 2026------------------------------------------------------
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