Citigroup, Inc

Senior Data Engineer Lead - Senior Vice President

Citigroup, Inc • $176K — $265K *
Tampa, FL 33647In-Person
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in data engineering and large-scale system design.
  • 3+ years in a technical leadership or architect role with mentoring experience.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Python or Scala and exceptional SQL skills.
  • Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their data ecosystems.
  • Deep knowledge of big data technologies like Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka, alongside workflow orchestration tools.

Responsibilities

  • Design and oversee development of scalable and robust data infrastructure.
  • Write high-performance code for data ingestion, transformation, and serving layers.
  • Lead and mentor the data engineering team, fostering collaboration and inclusivity.
  • Define and promote data engineering best practices organization-wide.
  • Collaborate with leadership and stakeholders to develop a comprehensive data strategy.
  • Evaluate and recommend new tools to enhance the data platform.
  • Implement data governance and privacy policies in partnership with security teams.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan options.
  • Life, accident, and disability insurance.
  • Wellness programs to support employee health.
  • Generous paid time off including vacation and sick leave.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity:

Are you a seasoned data expert who loves to build as much as you love to lead? Do you believe that a great data culture is the foundation for a great data platform? We are looking for a Senior Data Engineering Lead to be a player-coach for our talented data engineering team.

This is a unique, high-impact role for someone who is both a visionary architect and a hands-on builder. You will not only design our next-generation data architecture but also roll up your sleeves and write the code that brings it to life. More importantly, you will be the primary champion for a world-class data engineering culture, setting the standard for technical excellence, innovation, and collaboration. You will lead by example, mentoring engineers, and establishing practices that empower the entire organization to build with data confidently.

What You'll Do:
  • Architect & Design: Design, architect, and oversee the development of robust, scalable, and reliable data infrastructure, including data lakes, data warehouses, and real-time streaming platforms on the cloud.
  • Build & Code: Act as a senior individual contributor and hands-on technical leader. Write clean, maintainable, and high-performance code for data ingestion, transformation, and serving layers (e.g., using Python, Scala, SQL, and Spark).
  • Lead & Mentor: Lead a team of data engineers, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and career development support. Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment.
  • Champion Culture: Define, document, and champion data engineering best practices across the organization, including CI/CD, data quality, testing frameworks, observability, and code review standards.
  • Drive Strategy: Partner with leadership, product managers, data scientists, and analysts to understand data needs and develop a long-term data strategy and roadmap.
  • Innovate & Evaluate: Stay at the forefront of data engineering technologies. Evaluate, prototype, and recommend new tools and frameworks to continuously improve our data platform.
  • Ensure Governance: Implement and enforce robust data governance, security, and privacy policies in partnership with our security and compliance teams.


Qualifications:
  • 10+ years of professional experience in data engineering, with a proven track record of designing and building large-scale data systems.
  • 3+ years in a technical leadership or architect role, with experience mentoring junior and senior engineers.
  • Expert-level proficiency in at least one programming language (Python or Scala preferred) and exceptional SQL skills.
  • Proven hands-on experience with Python or Scala for data manipulation, scripting, machine learning, and backend development.
  • Deep, hands-on experience with a major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and its data ecosystem (e.g., S3/GCS, Redshift/BigQuery, EMR/Dataproc, Kinesis/Dataflow).
  • Extensive hands-on experience with modern big data technologies and Data streaming (like Hadoop, Hive, Impala, Apache Spark, Kafka, or Flink)
  • Proficiency with workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow, Dagster, or Prefect.
  • Proficiency in designing and implementing microservices architectures, RESTful APIs, and event-driven systems with 'Data as a Product' Principle.
  • Solid understanding of data modeling concepts and database design for both analytical (OLAP) and transactional (OLTP) workloads.
  • Deep understanding and hands-on experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle), NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra), data warehousing, and big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Kafka).
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for data applications (e.g., using Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
  • Experience with AI technologies including coding assistant like Microsoft Copilot, Calude Code and Devin
  • A passionate advocate for software engineering has best practices and a deep-seated belief in the importance of a strong, positive engineering culture.
  • Collaborative and capable of bridging gap between Business, Technology and Analytics team.
  • Experience managing global technology teams
  • Working knowledge of industry & Citi practices and standards
  • Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.
  • Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.


Education:
  • Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent 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:
$176,720.00 - $265,080.00

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:
May 16, 2026

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