Senior Full-Stack Lead Application Engineer, Citi

Citi

Location:
United States, Jersey City

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

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Job Description:

As a Senior Full-Stack Lead Application Engineer at Citi, you will lead technical design, development efforts, and strategic decisions to build scalable enterprise architectures and data platforms, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver best-in-class solutions for Citi’s Futures and Clearing business.

Job Responsibility:

Lead design and development of technical solutions for the data and reporting application utilizing best engineering practices
Contribute to technical direction and enhancement as a technical expert in development and implementation phases, providing in-depth and sophisticated analyses to define problems and develop innovative solutions
Work closely with business users, stakeholders, BAs, product managers and other development teams to understand problem space, brainstorm ideas, approaches, and solutions
Design and develop software applications using microservices cloud-native architecture to be resilient, stateless, scalable, and testable with automation and reusability as key objectives
Contribute to CI/CD implementation using DevOps best practices based on industry and Citi standards
Work with key business SMEs to develop an in-depth understanding of their critical data and reporting needs and business impact of existing data quality and data integrity issues
Partner with QA team to ensure robust testing framework is utilized for functional and nonfunctional testing
Partner with Support team to ensure stability of production environment with proactive monitoring and health checks
Partner with other Citi development teams to build APIs, integrations and share components that are critical to our platform’s success
Exhibit strong leadership qualities, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment, providing guidance and mentorship to team members, and promoting a culture of continuous learning

Requirements:

10+ yrs of relevant experience within the required domain
Full stack Java backend end - some experience in front end React or Angular
Enterprise solution architecture
Kafka event-driven/realtime data integration for high volume client application
Strong Microservices, APIs experience - DevOps is a plus
Strong communication and problem-solving analysis with trading business knowledge to handle with business stakeholders
Dev or team lead experience - small team is fine
Strong hands-on experience in leading solution architecture and development including front-end web development and back-end application development with scalable data architecture
Strong communication and problem-solving skills
Strong experience in designing and building best in class enterprise application and data architecture with site engineering excellence
Strong hands-on experience with front-end, back-end and infrastructure technologies including Angular/React, Spring Boot/Cloud, API
Strong hands-on experience with modern software paradigms including cloud-native (AWS, Docker) and microservices
Experience with application security best practices (secret management, Oauth/PKI)
Experience in implementation of DevOps such as CI/CD and modern best practices such as testing frameworks and the SOLID principles
CI/CD tooling, automation of testing tools
Experience in Business Intelligence reporting tools (e.g. Tableau and Power BI) and Integration with web application using APIs is a plus
Hands-on development experience with traditional and modern data systems (relational/non-relational databases, cloud/big data platform, data catalogue and governance tools)
Passion and commitment for adopting new technologies with exploratory mind-set
Experience as a technical lead for software development and implementation
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum work environment
Innovative ideas and can-do attitude to work under pressure
Strong problem-solving skills
Experience working in the financial services is a plus but not required
Experience in GenAI and machine learning in application is a plus
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and management

Nice to have:

Experience in Business Intelligence reporting tools (e.g. Tableau and Power BI) and Integration with web application using APIs
Experience in GenAI and machine learning in application
Experience working in the financial services

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

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
June 14, 2025

Expiration:
June 19, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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