Java Low latency Lead Job at Citi (Pune)

Low Latency Java Lead-Vice President

Location

India , Pune

Salary:

Not provided

Citi

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10+ years of relevant experience in Low latency Java Stack
Knowledge and experience in building ultra-low latency platforms will be a big plus
Working experience of Microservices architecture is a big plus
Good exposure to Client connectivity application development
Good understanding of electronic trading and financial markets
Experience on FIX/Binary protocols
Exposure to Open HFT & Chronicle is a big Plus
Experience of working in a trading environment
Good Analytical skills
Familiar with DevOps tools, CI/CD, and BitBucket

Job Responsibility

Design and Development of Client Connectivity platform to establish best in Class Client connectivity solutions across the globe
Development of low latency solutions on Java stack and HFT Framework
Use technical skills to ensure business requirements are understood at all levels of delivery
Utilize develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
Building relationship with internal and external teams, the successful applicant will be responsible for end to end delivery of prioritized connectivity streams of work
Communicate effectively with business, development, QA, infrastructure and production support teams
Assist with troubleshooting and issue resolution across development, support and technical business users
Establish strong working relationships across different technology areas (QA, Support, etc.)
Provide ongoing support after implementation, whilst working on new enhancements and additional phases
Work as part of a global development team, to ensure that global tools and technologies are leveraged

Fulltime

Low Latency Java Development Lead – Vice President

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a te...

Location

India , Mumbai

Salary:

Not provided

Citi

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10+ years of relevant experience in Low latency Java Stack
Knowledge and experience in building ultra-low latency platforms
Working experience of Microservices architecture
Good exposure to Client connectivity application development
Good understanding of electronic trading and financial markets
Experience on FIX/Binary protocols
Exposure to Open HFT & Chronicle
Experience of working in a trading environment
Good Analytical skills
Familiar with DevOps tools, CI/CD, and GHE

Job Responsibility

Design and Development of Client Connectivity platform to establish best in Class Client connectivity solutions across the globe
Development of low latency solutions on Java stack and HFT Framework
Use technical skills to ensure business requirements are understood at all levels of delivery
Utilize develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
Building relationship with internal and external teams, the successful applicant will be responsible for end to end delivery of prioritized connectivity streams of work
Communicate effectively with business, development, QA, infrastructure and production support teams
Assist with troubleshooting and issue resolution across development, support and technical business users
Establish strong working relationships across different technology areas (QA, Support, etc.)
Provide ongoing support after implementation, whilst working on new enhancements and additional phases
Work as part of a global development team, to ensure that global tools and technologies are leveraged

Fulltime

Senior Lead (Low Latency Trading Application) - Senior Vice President

We are seeking an accomplished and highly experienced Senior Vice President (SVP...

Location

Canada , Mississauga

Salary:

145100.00 - 217700.00 USD / Year

Citi

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10+ years of extensive experience in software development, architecture, and technical leadership roles within the financial services industry, preferably in eTrading
Proven track record of leading and successfully delivering complex, strategic technical initiatives
Minimum of 5 years of experience managing and mentoring technical teams (e.g., 5+ individuals)
Deep understanding of capital markets and financial derivatives (rates or other)
Demonstrated experience with Fixed Income products and reference data systems is highly desirable
Expert-level proficiency in Java and related ecosystem technologies (e.g., Spring or other dependency injection frameworks)
Extensive experience (10+ years) in developing and maintaining highly scalable, real-time, low latency, high-volume microservices
Deep expertise in real-time messaging middleware, specifically Solace, along with other platforms like Kafka, RabbitMQ, Tibco
Profound experience working with multi-threaded applications and designing high-performance concurrent systems
Strong software development fundamentals, data structures, design patterns, Object-Oriented programming, architecture, algorithms, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to lead their application

Job Responsibility

Define and articulate the technical vision and strategy for Fixed Income Reference Data strategic systems and the Solace-based middleware/messaging platform
Provide expert architectural direction and oversight for the design, development, and implementation of robust, scalable, and high-performance systems
Champion engineering best practices, coding standards, and rigorous testing methodologies
Stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, and architectural patterns
Act as a critical technical escalation point, driving resolution for complex technical challenges and system performance issues
Actively lead and contribute to significant system design decisions
Directly lead and mentor a team of approximately 10 highly skilled developers
Identify and nurture talent within the team
Manage team resources effectively
Set clear performance objectives, conduct regular reviews, and drive accountability for results across the team

Fulltime

Svp Lead Engineer - Fixed Income, Low Latency Engineer

Location

United Kingdom , London

Salary:

Not provided

Citi

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Expert-level proficiency in C++ or Rust, with a strong emphasis on performance-critical, low-latency programming
Proven experience in the design, development, and maintenance of cross-asset order management systems (OMS)
Demonstrable expertise in building and optimizing low-latency matching engines
Solid hands-on experience in integrating with and managing vendor market data feed handlers (e.g., Redline, Exegy)
Strong knowledge and practical experience in designing and implementing robust market data distribution systems for ultra-low-latency environments
Deep, practical knowledge of the FIX protocol, including session management, order flow, and execution reporting
Strong knowledge of high-performance messaging middleware (e.g., Kafka, Solace) and low-latency data handling techniques
Proven experience designing and building complex, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems
Experience with modern development tools, including Git, Jenkins, and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, OpenShift)
Demonstrable experience leading software projects, mentoring engineers, and making key architectural decisions

Job Responsibility

Lead the architectural design and development of high-performance, low-latency order management and execution systems, matching engines, and market data distribution systems for Fixed Income products
Engage in active, hands-on coding in Java, C++ or Rust, contributing to the core codebase and setting the standard for quality, performance, and reliability
Define and drive the long-term technology vision for the order management platform, ensuring it is scalable, resilient, and aligned with business goals
Design, implement, and optimize trading workflows for ultra-low latency, ensuring minimal processing time from order receipt to execution
Develop and maintain FIX protocol connectivity with various internal and external trading venues, ensuring robust and compliant communication
Partner closely with front-office traders, quantitative analysts, and product managers to understand business requirements and translate them into robust technical solutions
Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning
Act as a senior escalation point for resolving complex production issues, ensuring the stability and integrity of the trading platform

Fulltime

Lead Java Developer (VP)

Engineer the future of global finance. At Citi, our Tech team doesn't just suppo...

Location

United Kingdom , London

Salary:

Not provided

Citi

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Strong proven relevant commercial experience in the Financial Service industry
Solid understanding on financial products like Fixed Income securities and expertise on Security Financing Transactions
Experience as senior developer and tech expert in an Applications Development team with good understanding of major programming languages/frameworks like Java / Spring stack for microservice development and a demonstrable understanding of Java internals (JIT, advanced debugging scenarios, JVM memory management etc.)
Extensive experience in building applications delivered on cloud-based services
Experience in micro services architecture based application development for high volume
Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
Demonstrable understanding and experience of engineering best practices: design patterns, coding standard, code review, unit testing via Mockito and Junit
Ability to develop strong relationships with others, effectively influencing peers and business partners
Self-motivated and organized, with determination to achieve goals
ability to work autonomously when required

Job Responsibility

Lead or guide developers in an Application Development team in an effort to accomplish established goals as well as conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)
Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple Applications Development areas to provide technical oversight across systems and applications
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
Develop common, reusable components and services utilizing Citi's best practices
Create high performance, low latency applications leveraging existing Citi framework
Ensure strong reliability, scalability and performance of our components
Liaise with technical and business teams to collaborate on identifying opportunities and solutions
Drive architecture and execute on our technical strategy
Partner with business to continue to evolve our architecture roadmap beyond near term objectives

What we offer

27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
A discretional annual performance related bonus
Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Pension Plan
Paid Parental Leave
Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
Access to an array of learning and development resources

Fulltime

Lead Java Platform Engineer

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Senior Java Developer to contribute to t...

Location

United States , New Castle; Irving

Salary:

156160.00 - 234240.00 USD / Year

Citi

Expiration Date

June 16, 2026

Requirements

Extensive hands-on experience in high-throughput, production-grade Java engineering, including JVM performance tuning
Hands-on experience building RESTful APIs with frameworks such as Spring MVC or Spring Boot
Proven experience designing microservices ecosystems, including service decomposition, API design, inter-service communication, and cloud engineering
Deep, hands-on expertise in Kafka, including topic design, partitioning, consumer groups, exactly-once semantics, and high-throughput stream processing
Hands-on experience with profiling and optimization, including JVM tuning, garbage collection (GC) optimization, thread management, and memory profiling
Practical experience designing resilience patterns such as circuit breakers, bulkheads, failover, and disaster recovery
Hands-on expertise in Oracle (SQL) and Microsoft SQL for schema design, query optimization, and indexing, as well as MongoDB (NoSQL) for document modeling, aggregation pipelines, sharding, and replica sets
Hands-on experience with OpenShift/AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker for container orchestration, autoscaling, and cloud-native deployment
Experience designing and owning CI/CD pipelines aligned with enterprise-level Engineering Excellence Standards. Experience with tools like Jenkins and Gradle/Maven
Hands-on experience with distributed tracing, intelligent alerting, and AI-driven observability using tools like Grafana

Job Responsibility

Actively code in Java developing reusable frameworks while performing system design, architecture reviews, and code reviews for the core cheque payment platform
Contribute to the design of distributed, fault-tolerant, real-time systems for high-volume, low-latency transaction processing
Write, review, and refactor production-grade code in Java setting a high technical standard for the team
Independently design event-driven, microservices-based architectures utilizing REST APIs, Java and React
Apply hands-on experience with Kafka, including message schema design, topic partitioning, consumer group strategies, and fault-tolerant processing
Design and govern data architecture across Oracle (SQL) and MongoDB (NoSQL), covering schema design, indexing strategies, query optimization, and data consistency patterns
Champion continuous development, feature flags, and progressive delivery, contributing to the design and optimization of CI/CD pipelines
Produce and review Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and technical design documents for key platform components
Maintain and enforce engineering standards within the scrum team, including Test-Driven Development (TDD), reusable framework development, CI/CD, secure coding, and observability
Conduct code reviews for critical platform components, providing detailed technical feedback to enhance team quality and capacity, ensuring the development of scalable and reusable services

What we offer

Discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards
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

Fulltime

Senior Technical Java Lead – Senior Vice President

Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer ...

Location

India , Pune

Salary:

Not provided

Citi

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10+ years of relevant experience in Applications Development and previous leadership of developers
Awareness of building event based systems with low latency trading requirements
Comprehensive experience with all phases of Software Development Life Cycle, including Agile delivery
Demonstrated ability to work under pressure managing multiple activities and changing priorities
Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Flexibility to work with a global team, across geographies and time zones
Technical skills in Java, Kafka, Distributed Caching, SQL, Git
Experience in performing QA, TDD and BDD practices
Experience with building containerised solutions that horizontally scale

Job Responsibility

Develop platform vision and strategy to support Prime Growth, working closely with the global technology leads
Deliver on an aggressive agenda whilst providing technical oversight of a team of developers locally
Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards
Ensure change is managed with appropriate controls, documentation, and approvals including implementation of new and revised regulatory reporting requirements
Solve the highest-impact, highest-profile problems with significant business impact through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes and industry standards
Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint
Utilise advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals
Contribute to technical direction and strategic decisions as a technical expert in all development and implementation phases, providing in-depth and sophisticated analyses to define problems and develop innovative solutions
Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions

Fulltime

Senior Low Latency Rust Engineer

Engineer the future of global finance. At Citi, our Tech team doesn't just suppo...

Location

United Kingdom , London

Salary:

Not provided

Citi

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Demonstrated Subject Matter Expert (SME) in area(s) of Applications Development
In-depth experience with Algorithmic Trading application development, preferably in low latency environment
Detailed comprehension and experience with Market Data handling and associated technologies (such as time-series databases e.g. KDB)
Demonstrated leadership, project management, and development skills
Passion for coding excellent, commercial grade, mission critical Java frameworks based on event sourcing microservices
Complete knowledge of modern Java, the JVM, the Linux Operating system, system calls and Kernel
Knowledge of TCP and other IP based network protocol technologies including hardware accelerated kernel bypass e.g. Solarflare OpenOnload
Performance assessment and targeted tuning
Design and architectural elegance
Experience in implementing projects

Job Responsibility

90% hands-on in the Rust or Java codebase. We build microservices based event sourcing systems on a low latency in-house framework. Response times in the 10 microsecond to 100 microsecond range
Lead integration of functions to meet goals, deploy new products, and enhance processes
Analyse complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards to define and develop solutions to high level problems
Provide world class expertise in area of Java low latency development
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
Influence and negotiate with senior leaders and communicate with external parties
Happy to work with and educate and support/mentor Junior developers and less experienced senior Java developers

What we offer

27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
A discretional annual performance related bonus
Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Pension Plan
Paid Parental Leave
Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
Access to an array of learning and development resources

Fulltime

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