Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution?

We are seeking a talented and passionate Senior Engineering Lead to join the Finance Technology team. You will be a key contributor to the re-platforming of our existing applications to support the Finance business. You will apply your deep technical expertise to build and implement robust solutions, while promoting engineering best practices.

This role is for an experienced full stack engineering lead who is passionate about hands-on implementation and collaboration. You will be a core member of the team, delivering high-quality, scalable solutions to enhance operational efficiency.

The overarching objective is to provide expert contributions to application systems analysis, architecture, and programming activities.

By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organization whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Team/Role Overview

Finance Technology, enables Citi to achieve its day-to-day and long-term growth goals, enabling execution of Citi’s Strategy by providing services, technical solutions, and infrastructure across the bank. These solutions enable Citi to comply with regulatory mandates and empower our businesses to achieve their goals, both current and long-term. In Finance Technology we’re pushing the limits of technology. Our products and initiatives adhere to Citi’s strategic architecture principles and support the end-to-end integration of multiple global functions within the bank including Finance, Risk, and Controllers.

This strategic journey requires a highly motivated and accomplished Senior Vice President, Full Stack Engineering Lead to drive the design, development, and delivery of a next-generation platform. The solution will be built from the ground up, leveraging cutting-edge technologies including Java, Spring Boot, and React.

What You’ll Do

• Software Development: Design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality, scalable, and maintainable code.
• Quality Advocacy: Promote best practices for engineering excellence in coding, testing, build, deployment, and the maintenance of high-quality software.
• Solution Implementation: Act as an active contributor to design and a hands-on implementer of code.
• Agile Mindset: Actively participate in scrum activities such as sprint planning and refinement, offering technical insights for backlog items.
• Technical Excellence: Deliver robust and efficient technical solutions, adhering to best-in-class engineering principles and practices.
• Collaboration: Partner with the Scrum Master, Product Owner, QA, Architects, and other global development team members on a day-to-day basis to successfully deliver technical solutions and reusable components.
• Learning Mindset: Keep up with the latest development practices in the industry and Citi with an eye to implement them in our team such as – Gen AI, DORA metrics, etc.

What We’ll Need From You

• Strong Experience on Architecting Enterprise highly scalable applications.
• Extensive experience in system analysis and programming of software applications. Experience in managing and implementing successful projects.
• Proven engineering experience building robust, scalable, and maintainable applications in the Capital Markets Technology industry.
• Build, deploy, and test application components in a development environment during the implementation phase working with all layers of the application stack.
• Work proactively & independently to address project requirements, and articulate issues/challenges with enough lead time to address project delivery risks.
• Code reviews, test case reviews, and ensure code developed meets the requirements. Influence and negotiate with senior technical leaders from partner teams of software engineers, devops and production support staff to deliver robust software solutions. Ensure the team is collaborating effectively across functions.
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate.
• Experience working in Financial Services or a large complex and/or global environment. Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication. Comprehensive knowledge of design metrics, analytics tools, benchmarking activities and related reporting to identify best practices.
• Demonstrated analytic/diagnostic skills.
• Ability to work in a matrix environment and partner with virtual teams.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize, and take ownership of various parts of a project or initiative.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage to tight deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements.
• Proven track record of operational process changes and improvement.
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.