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The Applications Development Group Manager is a senior management level position within Funds Administration and Accounting Technology, responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to establish and implement new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology Team. The overall objective of this role is to drive applications systems analysis and programming activities. This is a Senior Functional and Engineering position responsible for establishing and implementing innovative technology solutions for operational capabilities, and programs within the Funds technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead complex engineering initiatives across Funds Accounting domain. We are looking for a Senior Engineer with extensive experience building robust, high-performance, and large-scale applications.
Job Responsibility:
Manage multiple teams of professionals to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)
Provide strategic influence and exercise control over resources, budget management and planning while monitoring end results
Utilize in-depth knowledge of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of other areas to resolve issues
Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards
Integrate in-depth knowledge of applications development with overall technology function to achieve established goals
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
Lead integration of functions to meet goals, deploy new products, and enhance processes
Analyze complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards to define and develop solutions to high level problems
Provide expertise in area of advanced knowledge of applications programming and plan assignments involving large budgets, cross functional project, or multiple projects
Develop application methodologies and standards for program analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
Utilize advanced knowledge of supported main system flows and comprehensive knowledge of multiple areas to achieve technology goals
Consult with end users to identify system function specifications and incorporate into overall system design
Allocate work, and act as an advisor/coach developers, analysts, and new team members
Influence and negotiate with senior leaders and communicate with external parties
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
Requirements:
10+ years of progressive experience in software development
Strong hands-on experience with enterprise-level Java development, including Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud) and related ecosystems
Deep understanding and hands-on experience with data architecture principles, including relational databases (e.g., Oracle), NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Hadoop), data warehousing, and big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Kafka)
Provide technical leadership and development oversight to the wider team of Software Engineers/Analysts
Ensure application design adheres to the appropriate architectural and design patterns for scalable and intelligent systems
Develop key software components personally, and use your code as a teaching tool across the team for patterns and techniques, especially concerning Agentic AI design and implementation
Host sessions for design and code review at multiple levels of the organization
Improve our engineering standards and process to make the team more capable and efficient, embracing AI-assisted development practices, including the use of tools like Git Copilot and Devin AI
Collaborate effectively with a large global team of software engineers, business analysts, dev-ops and support staff to deliver software solutions for the business
Lead the adoption of new technologies where appropriate to solve business problems while adhering to Citi's architectural guidelines, with a strong focus on Agentic AI and Machine Learning frameworks
Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level/junior developers and analysts, helping build the overall engineering capabilities of the team, particularly in AI/ML and intelligent systems development
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), including understanding of cloud-native services and serverless architectures
Proficiency in designing and implementing microservices architectures, RESTful APIs, and event-driven systems
Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automated testing frameworks
Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
Experience with Agile software development processes with a strong emphasis on test driven development
Spring Framework including Core, Integration, Batch, JDBC, Hibernate
Distributed Caching frameworks such as Oracle Coherence, Redis or equivalent
Cloud computing technologies with practical experience working with containers, microservices and large datasets (Docker, Kubernetes)
SDLC/Dev Ops - Git/BitBucket, CI/CD pipeline frameworks such as Jenkins, SonarQube, JIRA, any secure coding toolkits
What we offer:
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