Assistant Vice President, Fixed Income eTrading Core Java Developer

Job Overview

The evolution of electronic trading and automation has changed the way that rates products trade forever, driving a need for real‑time, low‑latency pricing, market making and risk technology. In this increasingly electronic and competitive landscape, Citi is a key player due to its leading e‑Trading platform and investment in technology.

The Rates e‑Trading team is responsible for Citi’s electronic connectivity and distribution platform, enabling our Rates business to achieve its market‑leading position. Our competitive advantage is our technology and a platform that provides an exceptional and dependable trading experience.

We are looking for a talented and passionate developer to continue to evolve our next‑generation trading applications. The role requires a detailed understanding of software design and best practices along with a strong technical ability. This is a challenging and exciting opportunity to work on high‑profile trading applications. The team works closely with end users, gaining direct exposure to the fast‑paced world of front‑office trading and finance.

Job Background/Context

Fixed Income Technology is responsible for delivering state‑of‑the‑art technology solutions to the Global Rates business. Initiatives include deliveries across sales, risk, pricing, algorithmic trading, execution, trade processing, and more. Citi is one of the top global dealers on the street in Fixed Income and contributing to that success is a great opportunity to develop cutting‑edge technical skills with strong career opportunities.

The Fixed Income business has set out an ambitious growth plan, and strong technical development is critical to achieving our goals and enhancing our leading position in the financial market.

• Designing and developing front‑office e‑Trading applications for the trading business
• Working directly with traders, sales, and quants to shape the future direction of the platform
• Utilizing creativity and innovation to improve technical capabilities while ensuring the platform remains stable, flexible, and maintainable
• Driving engineering standards and striving for best practices
• Enhancing automated testing efforts and optimizing the UAT process
• Troubleshooting performance and scalability issues
• Providing onsite support to Rates traders in Paris
• Assisting in third‑line support during core trading hours
• Liaising with global business, support, and development teams on various projects

• Build a strong profile in a high‑performance global team (London, Paris, NY, Mississauga, Shanghai, Sydney, Tokyo)
• Learn and apply low‑latency programming solutions
• Develop efficient and robust solutions to challenging business problems
• Work on a globally distributed team to deliver the next‑generation e‑Trading experience for traders at Citi
• Gain knowledge and exposure to front‑office trading systems, fixed income, and derivatives flows

Required

• 3–7 years of experience in server‑side Core Java and multithreading
• Experience with Spring framework, Linux, relational databases
• Solid architectural understanding of enterprise applications
• Experience with Agile development, test‑driven development, and CI/CD
• Understanding of computing science fundamentals – concurrency, algorithms, data structures, design patterns, etc.

Preferred

• Experience developing large financial trading systems with emphasis on performance tuning and scalability
• Knowledge of major Fixed Income products (Repos, US Treasuries, interest rate swaps) and broker/customer electronic trading flows
• Worked in an Agile globally distributed team using tools such as Jira, Git Hub, Sonar, and Team City
• Experience with IntelliJ, Gradle, etc.
• Experience with ION
• Experience with JSON/XML and REST services
• KDB experience
• Experience with AI tools (Copilot, Claude, Devin)

• Bachelor’s degree, university degree, or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

• Excellent communication skills, oral and written; ability to engage business users
• Good teamwork skills and ability to work in a distributed global team
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Self‑m…