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We are looking for an experienced Apps Development Group Manager to lead engineering for the Trade Manager Zone (TMZ) platform within the Cash Securities Settlements group, supporting the Equity Growth Initiative. This is a senior engineering leadership role that combines hands-on technical contribution with organizational accountability — you will be expected to stay close to the code and architecture while also owning the platform strategy, engineering standards, and team development across multiple squads. You will be responsible for the reliability, scalability, security, and evolution of a mission-critical equity settlement platform, and will play an active role in embedding AI and ML capabilities into both the platform and the engineering workflow.
Job Responsibility:
Actively participate in system design, architecture reviews, and code reviews across TMZ platform teams
Contribute to the design of distributed, fault-tolerant, real-time systems for high-volume, low-latency equity trade processing
Write, review, and refactor production-grade code in Kotlin, Java, and Python
Lead design of event-driven, microservices-based architectures using Kafka or Solace
Drive low-latency and high-performance system design
Design and govern data architecture across Oracle (SQL) and MongoDB (NoSQL)
Champion trunk-based development, feature flags, and progressive delivery
Produce and review architecture decision records (ADRs) and technical design documents
Contribute hands-on to AI/ML integration on the TMZ platform
Lead the implementation of AI-powered platform capabilities
Evaluate and adopt GenAI and LLM APIs
Use and promote AI-assisted development tools
Lead the design of AI/ML pipelines on real-time trade event streams
Define and enforce AI governance standards
Identify and prioritize AI adoption opportunities across the platform
Set and enforce engineering standards across all TMZ teams
Conduct code reviews on critical platform components
Drive adoption of AI-powered quality practices
Lead performance engineering
Own the security and compliance posture of the TMZ platform
Define engineering metrics and KPIs
Ensure all engineering delivery is aligned to Citi Engineering Excellence Standards
Define and own the engineering roadmap for the Trade Manager Zone platform
Develop strong domain knowledge in equity trade lifecycle, settlement mechanics, and cash securities processing
Own the platform's SLA, SLO, and SLI commitments
Lead cross-platform integration
Drive capacity planning and investment prioritization
Partner with Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Business teams
Lead and develop multiple engineering teams
Own the talent strategy for TMZ engineering
Develop the next generation of technical leads and engineering managers
Mentor senior engineers and managers
Drive AI upskilling across the team
Act as the primary engineering point of contact for the TMZ platform with senior stakeholders
Communicate platform health, delivery progress, engineering strategy, and risk clearly
Partner with Product, Operations, Risk, Finance, and Compliance
Represent TMZ engineering in cross-business technology forums and architecture councils
Manage vendor and partner relationships relevant to the platform
Requirements:
Kotlin - Primary platform language — strong hands-on proficiency
Python - Hands-on expertise in data pipelines, AI/ML integration, scripting, and automation
Java - Extensive hands-on experience in high-throughput, production-grade Java engineering
JVM performance tuning
Microservices Architecture - Hands-on design of microservices ecosystems
Event-Driven & Messaging Systems - Deep hands-on expertise in Kafka or Solace
Low-Latency & High-Performance Computing - Hands-on profiling and optimization
High Availability & Fault Tolerance - Hands-on design of resilience patterns
Databases - Hands-on expertise in Oracle (SQL) and MongoDB (NoSQL)
AI & ML Integration - Hands-on experience designing and integrating AI/ML models
GenAI & LLM Integration - Hands-on experience with GenAI tooling and LLM APIs
Data Engineering - Hands-on expertise in data pipelines, streaming data processing
Intelligent Automation - Hands-on application of ML to automate exception handling, anomaly detection, and operational workflows
AI Governance - Establishing AI governance standards
Cloud-Native Engineering - Hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker
CI/CD & DevOps - Hands-on design and ownership of CI/CD pipelines
Observability & AIOps - Hands-on experience with distributed tracing, intelligent alerting, and AI-driven observability