Senior Java Developer, FX eCommerce, Vice President

Job Description Summary

The Senior Java Developer, FX eCommerce is a senior level position responsible for architecting, building, and maintaining backend systems that serve a large number of institutional clients. The role involves liaising with product teams and development teams to build state of the art Trading systems.

The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Citi’s FXLM technology group supports the front office technology operations of one of the world’s largest capital market businesses. Our talented technology group is looking for a senior level hands‑on, Java developer to work on the backend development team on our award‑winning Citi FX Velocity platform.

Citi Velocity serves institutional clients and delivers electronic access to Citi's capital markets services across equities, futures, FX, emerging markets, rates, credit, commodities, securitized, municipals, prime and research. Citi Velocity is a best‑in‑class, state‑of‑the‑art, proprietary e‑commerce platform that deploys cutting‑edge technology and innovation to offer a slick, dynamic, and rich end‑user experience. By leveraging Citi’s global footprint with world‑class innovation, we are giving our clients unprecedented access to our capital markets intelligence, multi‑asset real‑time execution, and post‑trade service.

We are seeking a senior developer with strong core Java skills, with experience building multi‑threaded, highly concurrent systems. Experience with low latency systems is an added plus.

The individual will lead and work on cutting‑edge technologies to build highly performant backend systems to deliver the best‑in‑class trading experience.

• Partner with multiple management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals as well as identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements
• Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in‑depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards
• Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint
• Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals
• Provide in‑depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions
• Serve as advisor or coach to mid‑level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary
• 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

• 6-10 years of hands‑on experience in app development with a Java background
• Extensive experience in system analysis and in programming of software applications
• Understanding of multithreaded Java, networks and how JVM works
• Experience in managing and implementing projects
• Experience developing large‑scale resilient systems
• Experience working in low latency solutions
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
• Leadership and project management skills
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication

• Core Java, Spring Boot, Solace

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree
• Master’s degree preferred

Technology

Applications Development

Full time

New York, NY, United States

$ - $

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;…