Citigroup, Inc

Front-end Software Engineering Lead & Manager, SVP

Citigroup, Inc • $145K — $217K *
Mississauga, ON L4T 0A1In-Person
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 12+ years in front-end engineering, with 5 years in architecture leadership.
  • Experience defining front-end architecture for large enterprise applications (50,000+ users).
  • Proven ability to build scalable design systems across multiple business units.
  • Preferred background in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, or government).
  • Expertise in React (v18+), TypeScript, and modern JavaScript; knowledge of Vue/Angular is a plus.
  • Deep understanding of micro-frontend architectures and SSR/SSG patterns.
  • Proficiency in state management, GraphQL/REST API integration, and performance engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and lead multiple professional teams to achieve goals and conduct personnel evaluations.
  • Oversee resource allocation, budget management, and strategic planning.
  • Resolve issues using in-depth knowledge of the area and collaborate with other functions.
  • Define and ensure adherence to procedural standards and best practices.
  • Combine applications development knowledge with overall technology strategy to meet goals.
  • Exercise evaluative judgment in complex situations with internal and external data.
  • Influence senior leaders and communicate effectively with various stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage.
  • Career development and training opportunities.
  • Flexible work arrangements.
  • Generous retirement savings plan.
  • Employee assistance programs.
Full Job Description
The Role:

The Front-end Software Engineering Lead & Manager is a senior management level position that also requires hands-on engineering, responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to establish and implement new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology Team. The overall objective of this role is to drive applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities
  • Manage multiple teams of professionals to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)
  • Provide strategic influence and exercise control over resources, budget management and planning while monitoring end results
  • Utilize in-depth knowledge of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of other areas to resolve issues
  • Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards
  • Integrate in-depth knowledge of applications development with overall technology function to achieve established goals
  • Provide evaluative judgement based on analysis of facts in complicated, unique, and dynamic situations including drawing from internal and external sources
  • Influence and negotiate with senior leaders across functions, as well as communicate with external parties as necessary
  • 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, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority across large, matrixed organizations.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication; ability to present technical concepts to C-suite and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills with a bias toward pragmatic, outcome-driven solutions.
  • Experience driving organizational change through architecture governance, RFC processes, and technical standards bodies.
  • Track record of attracting, developing, and retaining senior engineering talent.


Qualifications
  • 12+ years of progressive experience in front-end engineering, with at least 5 years in an architecture leadership or principal engineer role.
  • Demonstrated experience defining front-end architecture for large-scale, distributed, enterprise-grade applications (50,000+ users).
  • Proven track record building and scaling design systems used across multiple business units or product lines.
  • Experience in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, or government) strongly preferred.
  • Background working within distributed teams across time zones, including offshore delivery partners.
  • Expert proficiency in React (v18+), TypeScript, and modern JavaScript (ES2022+); familiarity with Vue or Angular a plus.
  • Deep understanding of micro-frontend architectures (Module Federation, single-spa), SSR/SSG patterns (Next.js), and CSR optimization strategies.
  • Strong command of web platform fundamentals: browser rendering pipeline, Web APIs, CSS architecture (CSS Modules, CSS-in-JS, Tailwind), SVG/Canvas.
  • Proficiency in state management patterns (Redux Toolkit, Zustand, React Query) and GraphQL/REST API integration strategies.
  • Hands-on experience with design token systems, Figma token pipelines, and component library tooling (Storybook, Chromatic).
  • Strong knowledge of front-end performance engineering: Lighthouse, Web Vitals, bundle analysis, lazy loading, and caching strategies.
  • Familiarity with Node.js toolchains, monorepo management (Nx, Turborepo), and CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Harness).
  • Security-first mindset with working knowledge of CSP, CORS, OAuth 2.0 / OIDC, and OWASP front-end security risks.
  • Experience in Solution Architecture documentation and other architectural deliverables.
  • Experience in building solutions end to end for a wide range of technologies - Java, Database, Cloud and, Web Technologies, etc.
  • Experience in working in both waterfall and Agile methodologies.
  • Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate.
  • Demonstrated leadership and project management skills.
  • Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.
  • Experience within a banking/finance environment would be preferable.
  • Methodology of AI includes Chunking, Embedding, AI Engineering, Prompt Engineering
  • Experience with Elasticsearch.
  • Experience with OpenShift.


Education
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
  • Master's degree preferred.


This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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Job Family Group:
Technology

Job Family:
Applications Development

Time Type:
Full time

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$145,100.00 - $217,700.00

Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

Automated Processing and AI

We use automated processing, including artificial intelligence, for our legitimate business interests (or our reasonable and appropriate business purposes) to identify and align the candidate's skills and abilities with a specific job opening. Additionally, if you so choose, or consent, we can match your skills and abilities to other suitable roles at Citi.

Importantly, all our hiring processes and decisions, including determining your suitability for a role, are conducted, checked, and decided by individuals. Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making. Please refer to any Jurisdictional Considerations, with specific provisions for your country (where relevant) for further details.

This job opening is for an existing job vacancy.

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Market Cap
$1.3 billion
Industry
Finance & Insurance
Net Income
$89.6 million
Founded
1812
5 Year Trend
+4.6%
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