Backend Senior Java Developer, AVP

About Citi:Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.As a bank with a brain and a soul, Citi creates economic value that is systemically responsible and in our clients’ best interests. As a financial institution that touches every region of the world and every sector that shapes your daily life, our Enterprise Operations & Technology teams are charged with a mission that rivals any large tech company. Our technology solutions are the foundations of everything we do from keeping the bank safe, managing global resources, and providing the technical tools our workers need to be successful to designing our digital architecture and ensuring our platforms provide a first-class customer experience. We reimagine client and partner experiences to deliver excellence through secure, reliable, and efficient services.Our commitment to diversity includes a workforce that represents the clients we serve from all walks of life, backgrounds, and origins. We foster an environment where the best people want to work. We value and demand respect for others, promote individuals based on merit, and ensure opportunities for personal development are widely available to all. Ideal candidates are innovators with well-rounded backgrounds who bring their authentic selves to work and complement our culture of delivering results with pride. If you are a problem solver who seeks passion in your work, come join us. We’ll enable growth and progress together.The Backend Senior Java Developer, AVP is an intermediate level position responsible for participation in the establishment and implementation of new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to applications systems analysis and programming activities.Responsibilities:Conduct tasks related to feasibility studies, time and cost estimates, IT planning, risk technology, applications development, model development, and establish and implement new or revised applications systems and programs to meet specific business needs or user areasMonitor and control all phases of development process and analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation as well as provide user and operational support on applications to business usersUtilize in-depth specialty knowledge of applications development to analyze complex problems/issues, provide evaluation of business process, system process, and industry standards, and make evaluative judgementRecommend and develop security measures in post implementation analysis of business usage to ensure successful system design and functionalityConsult with users/clients and other technology groups on issues, recommend advanced programming solutions, and install and assist customer exposure systemsEnsure essential procedures are followed and help define operating standards and processesServe as advisor or coach to new or lower level analystsHas the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.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.Qualifications:5-8 years of relevant experienceExperience in systems analysis and programming of software applicationsExperience in managing and implementing successful projectsWorking knowledge of consulting/project management techniques/methodsAbility to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirementsEducation:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or related field of studyThis job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.Citi's Banking Technology is a business aligned technology organization focused on providing best-in-class products and services to our global clients while solving our bankers’ biggest pain points. We are a cross-functional, globally distributed team of talented individuals, creating platforms/products that aims to deliver innovative solutions to bankers and clients by applying latest engineering standards, agile operating model, and DevOps practices.Banking technology is focused on building a cross-functional team of talented individuals, creating a unique platform to deliver products that will disrupt the industry through technical innovation and creativity.Building upon the success of our Deal Management function in Citi Banking, we are seeking a highly effective and innovative engineering lead with experience in mobile and web development of event driven platforms. A successful candidate as part of their role would also be managing our agile delivery team. These teams work closely with our business partners/area product owners to build strategic solutions for our clients in investment banking.Our Impact:Deal Management function in Citi Banking creates deal lifecycle enterprise solutions for our users located in over 100 countries. We are looking to digitize our deal management capabilities and integrate end to end workflows for our business users. As part of this strategic initiative, we are building an event driven platform that can serve as one-stop for all deal workflows across all product lines.Your Impact:As development engineer in Deal Management, you will work with other technology specialists to design and implement solutions solving banking use cases. You will participate in project implementation with project managers, product manager, quality engineers and team members to analyze business requirements, outline the proposed IT solution, build & release solutions to our business users. You ownership will be in hands on development, participating in engineering activities - coding, peer reviews and CI/CD activities, production releases with the team to deploy solutions to production. Your responsibility also includes ensuring solutions built by you adhere to technical architecture and data model principles followed by our organization. You will also have several opportunities to build innovative solutions throughout design, development, and adoption across other teams.We embrace a culture of experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and learning. You'll work in a collaborative, trusting, thought-provoking environment that encourages diversity of thought and creative solutions that are in the best interests of our customers globally.Key Responsibilities:Hands on development in Java, Spring Boot, micro-services and single page application framework in collaboration with rest of the team.Design, code and deploy strategic solutions for requirements prioritized from business users.Code review functionalities built by team and ensure the quality and correctness of solution as per business requirementParticipate in initiatives within team to improve and build solutions around configurable and extensible solutionsParticipate in application lifecycle using agile methodologies and bi-weekly sprintsTriage technical issues and lead teams toward solving problemKey Critical SkillsDevelopment experience in Java tech stack5+ years of development experience in Spring, Kafka, RESTAPIMust have Deep understanding of Microservice and Microservices best practices, patterns- Spring boot microservices is highly preferredHands on experience with no SQL database like MongoDB, performance tuning and integration with Java applicationsKnowledge and experience using popular build tools like GradleKnowledge and experience in TDD, BDD and modern testing frameworks like Cucumber, SpringUnderstanding of source control and experience working with modern tools that support it, such as GitExperience in mobile application design and architecture disciplinesAbility to work collaboratively in teams and develop meaningful relationships to achieve common goalsStrong analytical and troubleshooting skillsPassionate about building an innovative cultureExcellent verbal communication skillsGood problem-solving skillsdesiredUnderstanding and experience using CI/CD tools like Harness, LightSpeed enterprisePossess a functional orientation, understanding how development work translates to the business end-userAbility to work in large, collaborative teams to achieve team goals------------------------------------------------------Job Family Group:Technology------------------------------------------------------Job Family:Applications Development------------------------------------------------------Time Type:Full time------------------------------------------------------Primary Location:Irving Texas United States------------------------------------------------------Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:$107,120.00 - $160,680.00In 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; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.------------------------------------------------------Most Relevant SkillsPlease see the requirements listed above.------------------------------------------------------Other Relevant SkillsFor complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.------------------------------------------------------Anticipated Posting Close Date:Oct 31, 2025------------------------------------------------------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. #J-18808-Ljbffr