Senior Securities Settlements Engineering Developer - C14 - JERSEY

Position: Senior Securities Settlements Engineering Developer - C14 - JERSEY CITY

Job Description:

Securities Settlements Engineering Developer About the Role

Responsible for driving the engineering and technical transformation across settlements stack for International and Domestic settlements. We are looking for a highly skilled and hands‑on 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.

This role requires deep expertise in system design, hands‑on coding, and strong problem‑solving skills to create resilient, high‑performing, and secure applications.

Key Responsibilities Software Development & System Design

• 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.

Engineering Excellence & Best Practices

• Drive the adoption of modern engineering ways of working, including Agile, Dev Ops, 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 Dev Ops principles and fostering a culture of continuous delivery and improvement.

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

• 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 Dev Ops teams to optimize deployments, observability, and production resilience.
• Lead technical discussions, contribute to design documentation, and provide guidance on modern software architectures.

Skills and Qualifications Must-Have Skills

• 10+ years of total experience in financial services software development.
• Programming – Kotlin, Python & Java.
• System architecture for real-time high throughput performance optimization.
• Microservices architecture.
• Event‑driven & messaging systems – Kafka or Solace.
• Low‑latency & high-performance computing.
• High availability & fault tolerance.
• Databases – SQL (Oracle) and No
  
  SQL (Mongo
  
  DB).
• Strong hands‑on experience in coding (Java, Python, or any modern programming language).
• Deep expertise in system design and microservices architecture.
• 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 Dev Ops practices.
• Experience conducting code reviews, vulnerability assessments, and secure coding.
• Familiarity with modern cloud‑native technologies (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker).
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to work in fast‑paced, agile environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred to have

• Advanced data and AI integration – AI & ML.
• Cloud & Dev Ops – Citi Engineering Excellence Standards.

Good-to-Have Skills

• 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.

Job Family Group

Technology

Job Family

Applications Development

Time Type

Full time

Primary Location

Jersey City, New…