Full Stack Senior Engineering Lead

Full Stack Senior Engineering Lead

The Full Stack Senior Engineering Lead is a senior-level position responsible for leading the solutioning, design, and implementation of microservice-based architectures for Inventory Orchestration. The role collaborates with developers and architects across Inventory Orchestration teams to spearhead engineering activities, ensuring solutions meet high quality standards aligned with the strategic framework, with an emphasis on leveraging AI‑assisted development tools to boost productivity and innovation.

• Serve as a technology subject matter expert for full‑stack microservice architecture, providing technical leadership and direction for internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead the design and solutioning of robust, scalable, and resilient microservices for the Inventory Orchestration domain.
• Collaborate with multiple development teams to ensure cohesive integration of services, alignment with business goals, and adherence to architectural blueprints.
• Drive the adoption and effective use of AI‑assisted development tools (e.g., Devin, Anthropic Claude, Git Hub Copilot) to enhance developer productivity and code quality.
• Define and govern system enhancements required to deploy new products and process improvements.
• Mentor and guide junior and senior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Identify problem causality, business impact, and root causes, leading efforts to resolve complex technical challenges.
• Influence engineering decisions through expert advice, counsel, and the facilitation of technical discussions and design reviews.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular 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.

• At least 10+ years of professional experience in software development, with significant hands‑on experience in both backend and frontend technologies.
• Demonstrable deep knowledge of and practical experience using AI tools like Devin, Anthropic Claude, and others for code generation, debugging, and as a core part of the development lifecycle.
• Proven expertise in developing enterprise‑level applications using Java and the Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud).
• Strong proficiency in modern frontend frameworks such as React and Angular, with experience building complex, responsive user interfaces.
• Deep competency in designing, developing, and integrating RESTful APIs and event‑driven microservice architectures.
• Solid understanding and practical experience with container technologies (Docker) and container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, Open Shift).
• Hands‑on experience with event‑driven messaging platforms, particularly Apache Kafka (including Kafka Streams, Schema Registry, and topic design).
• Hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and tools, particularly Ansible.
• In-depth experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and tools like Git and Jenkins.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, articulate complex architectural concepts, and present solutions to both technical and non‑technical audiences.

Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience;
Master’s degree preferred.

Irving, Texas, United States

$ – $ per year, plus incentive and retention awards.

Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; wellness programs; paid time off such as vacation, sick leave, and holidays; and incentive and retention awards.

Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.