Java Developer - Vice President

This role is for an experienced developer who is passionate about hands-on implementation and collaboration. You will be a core member of the team, delivering high-quality, scalable solutions to meet the needs of our OTC Clearing business. Why Join Our Team? Drive Global Impact: Be part of a team working on the #1 OTC Clearing platform in the world, a mission-critical system at the heart of global finance. Solve Complex Challenges: Design and build a scalable, resilient, and cloud-native architecture for a complex workflow and case management system. Work with a Talented Team: Collaborate with a skilled team of developers, product owners, and architects, fostering a culture of engineering excellence and innovation. Work with Modern Technology: Utilize a modern tech stack, including Java, Kubernetes, Docker, and Kafka, to build cutting-edge financial technology solutions. Key Responsibilities - Software Development: Design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality, scalable, and maintainable code. - Quality Advocacy: Promote best practices for engineering excellence in coding, testing, build, deployment, and the maintenance of high-quality software. - Solution Implementation: Act as an active contributor to design and a hands-on implementer of code. - Agile Mindset: Actively participate in scrum activities such as sprint planning and refinement, offering technical insights for backlog items. - Technical Excellence: Deliver robust and efficient technical solutions, adhering to best-in-class engineering principles and practices. - Collaboration: Partner with the Scrum Master, Product Owner, QA, Architects and other global team members to successfully deliver technical solutions and reusable components. - Stakeholder Management: Work with Business, Operations, and Production Support stakeholders to understand business needs and deliver effective solutions. - Learning Mindset: Keep up with the latest development practices in the industry and Citi with an eye to implement them in our team such as – Gen AI, DORA metrics, etc. Required Skills, Experience, and Competencies Professional Experience - 10+ years of hands-on software development experience. - Proven experience working in the financial services sector. - Demonstrated experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment. Technical Expertise - Expert-level skills in  Java  development. - Expert experience designing and developing robust, scalable, and resilient enterprise-level applications. - Strong experience with cloud-native technologies such as  Kubernetes  and  Docker . - Experience with event-driven architecture leveraging  Apache Kafka . - Experience designing and developing databases on an  RDBMS  platform. - Proficiency in API development and application security best practices (e.g., OAuth, TLS, PKI). - Familiarity with DevOps best practices and CI/CD pipelines. Leadership & Collaboration Skills - Strong communication and presentation skills. - A passion for adopting industry best practices and new technologies with an exploratory mindset. - Innovative ideas and a can-do attitude. - Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to manage tight deadlines or unexpected priority changes. - Willingness to ask questions, challenge the status quo, and seek out answers. - Ability to work independently, multi-task, take ownership, and drive strategy. - Impeccable integrity and judgment. Desirable Skills - Experience with Distributed Caching technologies (e.g., Redis, Gemfire). - Direct experience in Capital Markets. - Experience with modern UI development frameworks (e.g., React, Angular). ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family Group: Technology ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family: Applications Development ------------------------------------------------------ Time Type: Full time ------------------------------------------------------ Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above. ------------------------------------------------------ Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. ------------------------------------------------------ Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi . View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.