Algo Trading Java Developer

Algo Trading Java Developer - VP - New York (Hybrid)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.Job OverviewFixed Income Algo Technology team in North America supports Citi's Internal Market Making, Algorithmic Trading, and internal matching for the Spread Product algo trading business. We're seeking to hire an experienced software engineer to advance the suite of algo trading platform creating a best in class, next generation product for our clients' franchise.This is a challenging and exciting opportunity to contribute to one of the largest and most sophisticated algo platforms. It will involve working directly with trading and quants to solve both business and technology problems with a direct measurable impact on the business.Key Responsibilities / Role:Develop reusable algo trading engines with focus on low latency execution strategiesEnsure strong reliability, scalability and performance of the core algo componentsWork with other etrading teams to support live tradingLearn and maintain large code base, improve design and quality of the algo trading strategies codePartner with business to drive technology stack beyond near term objectivesAdhere to engineering standards and strive for best in class solutionsJob Opportunities:Work on high profile algo trading projects that deliver next-generation performance and functionalityApply best software architecture and design practices for algo trading strategies developmentUse scientific approach to improve performance of trading applicationsPlay partnership role defining the direction of Rates algorithmic trading at CitiHarness capabilities of modern technologies and be accountable for the positive impact of deliverySignificant profile exposure through business impacting projectsKnowledge/Experience:Strong software development fundamentals, data structures, design patterns, object-oriented programming, algorithms complexity analysisAt least 2 years of extensive hands on coding experience in Core Java within low latency, high throughput distributed applicationsExperience with messaging technologies like Solace, Kafka etc.Experience with Chronicle and/or AeronExperience implementing and supporting market data processing applications and algorithmic trading strategiesExperience building backtesting frameworks and historical data storagesBasic Linux system performance tuning and monitoring, ability to troubleshoot performance issues within Java/Linux stackWorking knowledge of no GC Java techniques and lock free thread safe algorithmsExperience with Python, Spring, TDD, KDB or any other tick data storagesBuild tools, gradle, git, teamcity, jenkins, artifactoryStrong academic record, ideally with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, engineering or related technical or quantitative disciplineCompetencies:Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate with business usersSelf-motivated individual with determination to achieve goalsWillingness to learn, both technically and professionallyStrong analytical and problem solving skillsGood team working skills and ability to work in a distributed global team environmentAbility to work on a fast-paced environmentFlexible and able to deliver quality results in the required timeframe