Senior Software Engineer, Citi

Citi

Location:
United States, Jersey City

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

213480.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

We are looking for a highly skilled and hands-on Senior Software Engineer to drive modern engineering practices and technology transformation within our teams. You will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, high-quality software solutions while ensuring best-in-class engineering standards, including trunk-based development, test automation, security, and modern ways of working.

Job Responsibility:

Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance applications
Implement trunk-based development practices to enable continuous integration and rapid delivery
Develop clean, maintainable, and testable code following SOLID principles and software design best practices
Ensure high levels of unit test coverage, test-driven development (TDD), and behavior-driven development (BDD)
Actively contribute to hands-on coding, code reviews, and refactoring to maintain high engineering standards
Respond to queries from L2 support team or business stakeholders as L3 during office hours mainly on rotational basis along with existing team members
Drive the adoption of modern engineering ways of working, including Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD
Advocate for automated testing, infrastructure as code, and continuous monitoring to enhance software reliability
Apply Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), and unit testing to ensure code quality and functionality
Conduct thorough code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices in readability, performance, and security
Implement and enforce secure coding practices, performing vulnerability assessments and ensuring compliance with security standards
Collaborate effectively in agile environments, embracing DevOps principles and fostering a culture of continuous delivery and improvement
Manage Applications Development team in an effort to accomplish established goals as well as conduct personnel duties for team
Partner with architects, product owners, and cross-functional teams to design scalable and distributed systems
Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of engineering excellence and continuous learning
Collaborate closely with DevOps teams to optimize deployments, observability, and production resilience
Lead technical discussions, contribute to design documentation, and provide guidance on modern software architectures

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering field involving software programming or systems engineering
12+ years of strong hands-on professional software development experience (Java, Python, or any modern programming language)
Deep expertise in system design and microservices architecture
Angular/React JS is good to have
Experience with trunk-based development, feature flags, and progressive delivery strategies
Proficiency in TDD, BDD, and automation-first mindset to ensure high test coverage and reliability
Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices
Experience conducting code reviews, vulnerability assessments, and secure coding
Familiarity with modern cloud-native technologies (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker)
Proficiency with data structures, algorithms and SQL
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in fast-paced, agile environments
Strong communication and collaboration skills

Nice to have:

Experience with event-driven architecture and distributed systems
Knowledge of performance tuning, observability, and production monitoring
Familiarity with Agile frameworks and modern ways of working in product development
Experience of working in investment bank or financial services industry (preferably OTC Derivatives)

What we offer:

Medical, dental & vision coverage
401(k)
life, accident, and disability insurance
wellness programs
planned time off (vacation)
unplanned time off (sick leave)
paid holidays
discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
June 12, 2025

Expiration:
June 18, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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