Services is a leading provider of cash management, treasury, trade, clearing, depository receipts and commercial cards services. Services has a global network spanning more than 90 countries and is unique in the industry for its reach, interoperability, and flexibility. We provide clients with dynamic information, platforms, tools, and APIs to effectively manage their portfolios, financial positions, working capital and supply chains. CitiDirect serves as the unified digital gateway for clients to access our full suite of services.
The ideal candidate will be a hands-on developer with strong leadership skills and the ability to build talent within the organization. The role will be focused on modernizing CitiDirect's Payment flow, partnering across group lines to ensure consistent delivery of CitiDirect Payments across channels. This is an opportunity to drive change from the ground up, as well as experiment with AI tooling to not only update the stack, but also enhance you and your team's skillset
Key Responsibilities: - Mentor junior developers, lead code reviews, and contribute to AI standards and best practices across org
- Implement and champion best DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) to streamline development and deployment
- Stand up automated testing frameworks for integration into CI/CD pipelines, in partnership with testing team
- Actively participate in coding and problem-solving, maintaining a strong hands-on presence in development
- Partner with architect to design scalable, robust solutions for complex technical challenges - ability to partner across groups to achieve goals/lead indirectly
- Proven track record of designing and implementing microservices architecture
- Drive the adoption of new technologies and methodologies to improve team productivity and product quality
- Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to define technical strategy and roadmap
- Manage technical debt and guide system optimizations
- Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing within the team
Required Qualifications:- 15+ years experience and comprehensive understanding of software development lifecycle, microservices architecture, and API design principles.
- 5+ years experience with DevOps tools (Jenkins, GitLab, Docker, Kubernetes) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
- Experience with Apache Kafka and event-driven architectures
- Demonstrated leadership abilities in managing and mentoring engineering teams, setting development standards, and driving project execution.
- Experience with diverse data storage solutions (NoSQL, SQL, data lakes) and pipeline orchestration.
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills, with a track record of delivering innovative solutions and improving performance.
Preferred Qualifications: - Knowledge of responsible AI practices: bias detection, explainability, hallucination mitigation
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and project management tools
- Experience with performance optimization and scalability of large-scale applications
- Solid understanding of payments industry, including various payment systems and processes
Education:- Bachelor's niversity degree in COputer Science, Enginering or equivalent to experience.
- Master's degree - preferred
Job Family Group: Technology
Job Family:Applications Development
Time Type:Full time
Primary Location:Jersey City New Jersey United States
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:$170,000.00 - $300,000.00
In 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 Skills Please see the requirements listed above.
Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
Anticipated Posting Close Date:Oct 26, 2026
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