Senior Platform Engineer, Java Full Stack Applications Development, SVP

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.

Position Overview:

The Senior Platform Engineering Lead is a pivotal senior-level engineering position responsible for driving the establishment, modernization, and implementation of robust application systems within the Inventory Management domain. This role demands a strong blend of technical leadership, architectural expertise, and hands-on guidance to matrixed Technology Teams. The overall objective is to lead comprehensive application systems analysis, cutting-edge design, and efficient implementation activities, ensuring high-volume, low-latency, and scalable enterprise solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architectural & Technical Leadership:
  • Lead the design and development as a full-stack architect , specializing in Java, Angular and relational databases , for building very high-volume, low-latency enterprise applications that are adaptable and scalable to evolving market conditions.
  • Drive the architectural evolution of systems, championing best practices in microservices architecture , Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and distributed processing fundamentals.
  • Formulate and execute strategies for the transformation of legacy monolithic systems (e.g., running on WebLogic) into modern, cloud-native microservices ecosystems, or hybrid approaches where applicable, utilizing the latest technologies and transformation patterns.
  • Provide expert guidance and leadership in database design (SQL/NoSQL), messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, MQ), and overall data architecture to identify gaps and drive solutions.
• Systems Analysis, Design & Modernization:
  • Conduct in-depth analysis of complex business processes, existing system architectures, and industry standards to define and develop innovative technical solutions for high-level problems.
  • Consult with end-users and key stakeholders to accurately capture system function specifications, translating them into technical designs and user stories (e.g., in JIRA).
  • Evaluate the impact of various architectural and design choices, clearly presenting the trade-offs and implications to all relevant stakeholders.
  • Lead the management of both functional and non-functional requirements, making critical decisions on technical solutions and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Development & Quality Assurance:
  • Lead the development of solutions following established technical designs, application development standards, and stringent quality processes throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Provide critical oversight of design and implementation