Citigroup, Inc

Lead Java Developer

Citigroup, Inc$120K — $170K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6-10 years in full-stack web application development
  • Expertise in Java and Spring Boot for backend development
  • Proficient in Angular for front-end development with TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS
  • Familiarity with Kendo UI for creating rich user interfaces
  • Experience with micro front-end architecture
  • Strong understanding of API design and microservices principles
  • Hands-on experience with SQL Server and relational data modeling
  • Familiarity with Elasticsearch and event streaming using Kafka
  • Competent with GitHub/Bitbucket and CI/CD pipelines
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work in an agile environment.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain web applications across the UI, APIs, and backend services
  • Build scalable microservices using Java and Spring Boot
  • Create responsive user interfaces utilizing Angular and Kendo UI components
  • Implement micro front-end patterns for enhanced modularity
  • Design, document, and consume RESTful APIs, ensuring compliance with service contracts
  • Optimize SQL Server queries and data access patterns
  • Implement search solutions with Elasticsearch
  • Develop event-driven integrations with Kafka and maintain relevant topics
  • Contribute to CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, tests, and deployments
  • Write tests and engage in code reviews to promote best practices.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance
  • Retirement savings plan with company matching
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Flexible work hours and remote work options
  • Generous paid time off policy
  • Employee wellness programs.
Full Job Description
Lead Java Developer

Job Description

Role Summary: We are looking for a Java Full-Stack Engineer to design, build, and support modern web applications. This role spans front-end development (Angular or React) and back-end services (Java/Spring Boot), with a focus on API-first, microservices-based architecture and CI/CD-driven delivery.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain web applications across the stack: UI, APIs, and backend services.
  • Build scalable, secure microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
  • Develop responsive user interfaces using Angular, leveraging Kendo UI components where appropriate.
  • Implement and support micro front-end patterns (composition, shared libraries, module federation or equivalent approaches).
  • Design, build, document, and consume RESTful APIs; ensure service contracts and versioning strategies are followed.
  • Work with SQL Server and optimize queries, indexes, and data access patterns.
  • Implement search and indexing solutions with Elasticsearch.
  • Build event-driven integrations using Kafka (producers/consumers, topics, schema/versioning awareness).
  • Use GitHub / Bitbucket and contribute to automated CI/CD pipelines (build, test, deploy).
  • Write unit and integration tests; participate in code reviews and engineering best-practice adoption.

Required Skills & Qualifications
  • 6-10 years of experience in full-stack web application development.
  • Strong backend development experience with Java and Spring Boot (REST APIs, security concepts, performance, and scalability).
  • Strong front-end development experience with Angular including TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS.
  • Experience using UI component libraries such as Kendo UI.
  • Working knowledge of micro front-end architecture and patterns.
  • Solid understanding of API design and microservices (service boundaries, resilience, observability basics).
  • Hands-on experience with SQL Server and relational data modeling.
  • Experience with Elasticsearch and event streaming with Kafka.
  • Proficiency with GitHub / Bitbucket workflows and practical experience with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong communication skills, ownership mindset, and ability to work collaboratively in an agile team.

Preferred / Nice to Have
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Containerization and orchestration experience (Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift).
  • Experience with automated testing frameworks (unit, integration, and UI testing).
  • Exposure to observability practices (logging, metrics, tracing) and production support.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience

Job Family Group:
Technology

Job Family:
Applications Development

Time Type:
Full time

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$120,800.00 - $170,800.00

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.

About Citigroup, Inc

Citigroup is a financial services holding company that provides financial products and services. The company operates through two segments, Global Consumer Banking (GCB) and Institutional Clients Group (ICG). The GCB segment offers traditional banking services to retail customers through retail banking, commercial banking, Citi-branded cards, and Citi retail services. The ICG segment offers various banking, and financial products and services to corporate, institutional, public sector, and high-net-worth clients. This segment provides wholesale banking products and services, including fixed-income and equity sales and trading, foreign exchange, prime brokerage, derivative services, equity and fixed-income research, corporate lending, investment banking, and advisory services, private banking, cash management, trade finance, and securities services. Citi is committed to sustainability and social responsibility, and the company invests in initiatives that promote economic progress.

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