Senior Java Developer, Vice President

About the role

Cross Asset Margin technology teams actively develop and enhance a set of cooperative, strategic systems and services which are regulatory driven and have a direct bearing on how Citi Capital Markets manages risk arising from trading, including both market and counterparty credit risks. We are responsible for calculating margin requirements for OTC bilateral derivatives and optimizing margin requirements for clients by considering offsets across various financial products using models like VaR, SIMM and Credit Stress. We support traders, salespeople, risk managers, financial controllers and operations staff.

The Lead Developer is a senior-level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis, design, and programming activities. This is a senior technical position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team to drive a variety of engineering activities including the design, acquisition, and deployment of hardware, software, and network infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint.
• Utilize 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.
• Guide team to establish design standards, improving efficiency of development workflow and product rollout.
• Take ownership of smooth Production releases planning and execution.
• Oversee software quality and system modifications.
• Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary.
• Analyze existing operations to identify risks and redundancies.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments to develop solutions.
• Liaise with team members and management to ensure projects are completed to application development and governance standards.
• Keep up-to-date with industry trends and developments.
• Resolve a variety of high-impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating 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

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in an Apps Development role with hands-on coding.
• Demonstrated thought leadership in designing complex and distributed systems.
• In-depth knowledge of Java, Spring, Kafka, Distributed Cache/Systems (e.g., Apache Ignite).
• Hands-on experience with relational databases like Oracle.
• Experience with NoSQL databases like MongoDB is preferred.
• Experience with Python is preferred.
• Great exposure to microservices architecture.
• API-first design thinking and implementation using REST, WebSocket, and gRPC.
• Experience with building applications on cloud platforms such as Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift.
• Proven implementation of design patterns and enterprise-level architecture.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Able to multi-task and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• UI tech stack knowledge will be an advantage.
• Understanding of risks (Greeks), risk calculation models like VaR/SIMM preferred, and ability to work with Quant team is preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) plan.
• Life, accident, and disability insurance.
• Wellness programs.
• Paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays.
• For eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards.

Pay

Full-time salary range: $142,320.00 - $213,480.00.

Schedule

Full time.

Primary location: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.