Principal Backend Engineer Position

Position: Citi Principal Backend Engineer Position
Take on strategic ownership as a Principal Backend Engineer at Citi, focusing on powerful backend systems for our global digital platform. Shape architecture and drive enterprise-scale developments for millions of clients.

Citi seeks an experienced Principal Backend Engineer to define backend architecture, ensuring scalability and maintainability. This role involves directly influencing technical decisions and leading hands-on service development. You will work closely with various teams to create critical resilient back-end solutions that serve vital components of our digital ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define scalable backend architecture for enterprise platforms

• Design high-performance APIs and backend services in Java

• Implement security practices, including identity management

• Optimize performance using efficient data access methods

• Mentor and review code for senior engineers

Requirements:

• 6 to 10 years of backend development experience

• Expert-level proficiency in Java and frameworks

• Knowledge of microservices and RESTful API design

• Experience with cloud environments like GCP and AWS

• Practical understanding of databases, both SQL and No

SQL

Lead engineering efforts and influence key decisions at Citi as you develop scalable and robust backend solutions.