Technology Lead – Senior Java Developer - Vice President

Role Overview

We are seeking a talented and passionate Tech Lead to join our OTC Clearing NAM Scrum team. You will provide technical leadership, promote engineering best practices, and implement solutions for our industry‑leading, best‑in‑class OTC Clearing platform.

This role is for an experienced technical lead who is passionate about driving technical strategy through leadership, collaboration, and hands‑on implementation. You will lead the team in delivering robust solutions to meet the needs of our OTC Clearing business.

• Drive Global Impact:
  Take a leading role on the #1 OTC Clearing platform in the world, a mission‑critical system at the heart of global finance.
• Solve Complex Challenges:
  Design and build a scalable, resilient, and cloud‑native architecture capable of handling high trading volumes and new business requirements.
• Lead a Talented Team:
  Mentor and guide a skilled team of developers, fostering a culture of engineering excellence and innovation.
• Work with Modern Technology:
  Utilize a modern tech stack, including Java, Kubernetes, Docker, and Kafka, to build cutting‑edge financial technology solutions.

• Technical Guidance and Mentoring:
  Provide technical direction and mentorship to developers on the scrum team.
• 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.
• Strategic Delivery:
  Deliver best‑in‑class technical solutions based on strategic Engineering Excellence principles and practices.
• Collaboration:
  
  Partner with the Scrum Master, Product Owner, QA, Architects and other global team members to successfully deliver technical solutions and reusable components.
• Stakeholder Management:
  Work with Business, Operations, and Production Support stakeholders to understand business needs and deliver effective solutions.
• 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.

• 10+ years of hands‑on software development experience.
• 5+ years of experience as a technical lead.
• Proven experience working in the financial services sector.
• Demonstrated experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.

• Expert‑level skills in Java development.
• Expert experience designing and developing robust, scalable, and resilient enterprise‑level applications.
• Strong experience with cloud‑native technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker.
• Experience with event‑driven architectures leveraging Apache Kafka.
• Experience designing and developing databases on an RDBMS platform.
• Proficiency in API development and application security best practices (OAuth, TLS, PKI).
• Familiarity with Dev Ops best practices and CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• A passion for adopting industry best practices and new technologies with an exploratory mindset.
• Innovative ideas and a can‑do attitude.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and an ability to manage tight deadlines or unexpected priority changes.
• Willingness to ask questions, challenge the status quo, and seek out answers.
• Ability to work independently, multi‑task, take ownership, and drive strategy.
• Impeccable integrity and judgement.

• Experience with Distributed Caching technologies (Redis, Gemfire).
• Direct experience in OTC Clearing.
• Experience with modern UI development frameworks (Angular).

Primary

Location:

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Full Time Salary Range: $ - $

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability…