Fixed Income eTrading Rates Distribution Java Developer, Citi

Citi

Location:
France, Paris

Category:
IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

The evolution of electronic trading and automation has changed the way that rates products trade forever, driving a need for real-time, low latency pricing, market making and risk technology. In this increasingly electronic and competitive landscape, Citi is a major key player. The Fixed Income eTrading team is responsible for Citi’s electronic connectivity and distribution platform, enabling our Rates & Spread Product businesses to keep its market-leading position. Having a platform that provides exceptional and dependable trading experience is crucial for the bank. We are looking for a talented and passionate developer to continue to evolve our next-generation trading applications. The role requires a detailed understanding of software design/best practices along with a strong technical ability. This is a challenging and exciting opportunity to work on high profile trading applications. The team works closely with end users gaining direct exposure to the fast-paced world of front office trading and finance.

Job Responsibility:

Designing and developing Front Office eTrading applications for the Rates trading business
Working directly with Traders, Sales, and Quants to shape the future direction of the platform
Utilizing creativity and innovation to improve the technical capabilities of the platform and ensuring it remains stable, flexible, and maintainable
Driving engineering standards and continuing to strive for best
Enhancing our automated testing efforts and optimizing our UAT process
Troubleshooting challenging performance and scalability issues
Providing onsite support to Rates traders in Paris location
Assisting in third line support during core trading hours
Liaising with the global business, support, and development teams on various exciting projects

Requirements:

5-8 years of programming experience with an object-oriented language (Java or C#), multi-threading and any relational database
Solid architectural understanding of enterprise applications
Understanding of computing science fundamentals – concurrency, algorithms, data structures, design patterns, etc.
Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements

Nice to have:

Experience with Java Core, Spring framework and Linux
Experience developing large financial software trading systems with substantial hands-on development experience in building systems with an attention to optimizing and tuning performance, while also demonstrating critical thinking skills related to re-use, scalability, and troubleshooting
Experience with ION Multi-Market Interface (MMI) and/or SystemAdministrator
Knowledge of major Financial Products (e.g., EuroGovies/Swaps/GILTS/SAS etc.) and Broker/Customer Markets electronic trading flows
Experience on MongoDB
Experience with modern software development practices such as Agile development, test-driven development, and continuous integration and continuous delivery
Worked in an Agile globally distributed team using tools such as Jira, Bitbucket, Sonar & Team City
Worked with tools such as IntelliJ, Gradle, etc.
Experience with KDB+ and Q programming language
Experience on JSON/XML & REST service

What we offer:

Build a strong profile in a high-performance global team (London, Paris, NY, Mississauga, Shanghai, Sydney, and Tokyo)
Develop efficient and robust solutions to challenging business problems
Work on a globally distributed team to deliver the next generation eTrading experience for traders at Citi
Gain knowledge and exposure to Front Office Trading Systems, Fixed Income, and Derivatives flows

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
June 28, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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