Principal Backend Engineer

Position: Citi Principal Backend Engineer Role
Take strategic ownership at Citi as a Principal Backend Engineer, focusing on backend architecture and technical leadership in a hybrid work environment. Drive the development of scalable systems for a global digital platform.

As the Principal Backend Engineer, you will shape the technical roadmap and lead the engineering efforts for critical services that serve millions of users daily. This senior role combines architectural vision with hands-on coding, requiring expertise in Java and cloud-native technologies like Docker and Kubernetes. Your influence will extend across architecture, delivery, and integrating security practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and evolve backend architecture for enterprise scale

• Design and build high-performance services in Java

• Implement security-first practices across all backend components

• Optimize platform performance for millions of transactions

• Lead technical decision-making with cross-functional teams

Requirements:

• 6 to 10 years of backend development experience

• Expertise in Java and distributed systems engineering

• Hands-on with identity and access management solutions

• Knowledge of cloud-native environments, especially GCP and AWS

• Bachelor's degree;
Master's preferred

Contribute your backend expertise to shape the technical landscape of Citi and enhance user experiences on a global scale.
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