Core Java Backend Developer - Assistant Vice President

Responsibilities

• Design and build full stack application solutions, guiding new and enhanced systems from feasibility studies through complete lifecycle delivery.
• Lead each phase of the development process, including analysis, design, coding, testing, and implementation, while providing ongoing operational support to business users.
• Analyze complex technical and business problems to evaluate system performance against industry standards and recommend practical solutions.
• Develop and implement security measures based on post-implementation reviews to strengthen system design and functionality.
• Partner with clients and technology teams to resolve issues and deliver advanced programming solutions for customer-facing systems.
• Define and maintain development standards and procedures to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery.
• Mentor junior developers and analysts, sharing technical expertise to strengthen team capability.
• Apply sound judgment to assess risk in technical decisions, helping safeguard systems, clients, and Citi's reputation.
• Required Qualifications & Skills
• Bring 8-12 years of applications development expertise, building full stack solutions with Core Java, Spring Framework, RESTful APIs, ReactJS, JavaScript, middleware technologies such as (Solace / Kafka), CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage end-to-end software delivery using AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot / Devin AI / Code buddy.
• Demonstrate command of core programming concepts, including object-oriented design, multi-threading, exception handling, collections, JDBC & apply proven design patterns where required.
• Build custom ReactJS components and integrate systems using XML, JSON, REST services, and relational databases such as Oracle or Sybase on UNIX platforms.
• Test Driven Development - Validate application quality using testing frameworks such as JUnit and TestNG, & AI assistants like Friday.AI, while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Draw on Foreign Exchange domain knowledge to support trading-related application development within financial services.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and agile development environment and to learn new frameworks/technology stacks.
• Hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a related field.
• Beneficial Skills & Qualifications
• Build transactional applications engineered for low latency and high availability.

What We Offer

• Citi gives you the opportunity to grow your technical expertise while working on systems that support global markets and business operations.
• Work in a hybrid model with three days in the office and two days working remotely, balancing collaboration and flexibility.
• Collaborate with technology teams across global offices on large-scale application development projects.
• Access ongoing learning and development programs to build deep expertise in modern engineering practices and emerging tools.
• Gain exposure to complex, high-impact systems that sharpen your technical and problem-solving skills.
• This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
• Apply today to help Citi build the next generation of secure, scalable application systems.

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