Java Tech Lead - FX Risk

Java Tech Lead - FX Risk

Job Req :

Location:

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Job Type: Hybrid

Posted:
Apr. 24, 2026

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Citi’s Markets technology team is growing at lightning speed, and we’re looking for talented technologists to help build the future of global banking. Our teams are creating innovations used across the globe. As the world’s most global bank, Citi provides an opportunity to touch every corner of the globe and deal with incomparable trade volumes, scale and impact. We’re looking for new, innovative ways to push the boundaries of financial technology.

Citi’s global technology team spans 84 countries, with almost 30,000 colleagues managing thousands of projects across the globe. Our team is young but rapidly growing. Join an environment with a laser focus on growth and progress, and take your career to the next level through the power of Citi’s unmatched globality and vast expertise.

Join us if you:

• Feel passion about writing distributed, high performance and resilient Java applications
• Want to see how risk calculation works
• Want your work to reflect on how the global markets operate

What we want from you:

• Core Java and multithreading knowledge (jdk
  11 and upper)
• Design and implement efficient data structures and algorithms
• Experience with any SQL/No SQL databases (Oracle, MySql, Postgres, Mongo, Cassandra, etc)
• Experience with any MQ (Kafka, Tibco, Solace, etc)
• Good understanding of how Linux / JVM works
• Passion to write code using TDD and be ready for L3 support
• English B1

Qualifications:

• 12+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Working knowledge of consulting/project management techniques/methods

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and mentor a team of Java developers
  , fostering a culture of technical excellence and ownership
• Define technical vision and architecture for FX risk calculation platforms
• Make critical technical decisions on system design, technology stack, and implementation
• Champion best practices in code quality, testing, performance, and security
• Conduct code reviews and elevate team capabilities through constructive feedback

Ownership Across SDLC

• Take complete ownership of systems and features across the entire Software Development Life Cycle
• Drive accountability within the team - ensuring every member embraces ownership of their work
• Own the technical roadmap and ensure alignment with business objectives
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks throughout the development lifecycle

System Design & Architecture

• Design and architect scalable, resilient solutions for complex risk calculation workflows
• Lead implementation of distributed systems handling global trade volumes
• Optimize application performance and establish benchmarks
• Design integration patterns with databases (SQL/No
  
  SQL) and messaging systems
• Ensure systems are built for observability, maintainability, and operational excellence

Team Development & Collaboration

• Build and grow a high-performing engineering team through hiring, mentoring, and career development
• Foster a culture of ownership where team members take initiative and accountability
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, business, and risk stakeholders
• Remove blockers and create an environment for the team to excel
• Lead by example in technical excellence and professional conduct

Delivery & Production Excellence

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex projects and initiatives
• Own production stability and system reliability for critical FX risk systems
• Establish monitoring, alerting, and incident response procedures
• Lead L3 production support and participate in on-call rotation
• Balance technical debt with feature delivery and make strategic trade-off decisions

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