Citigroup, Inc

Senior Java Developer - Assistant Vice President

Citigroup, Inc • $94K — $141K *
Mississauga, ON L4T 0A1In-Person
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
1 month ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in enterprise application development as a Senior or Full Stack Developer
  • Expertise in Core Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud
  • Strong understanding of microservices architecture and cloud-native development
  • Experience with container technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift
  • Familiarity with messaging technologies such as Kafka and gRPC
  • Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases
  • Knowledge of Test Driven Development (TDD) practices and frameworks.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and implement scalable software solutions in Java using Spring frameworks
  • Conduct feasibility studies and systems analysis to meet business objectives
  • Develop and maintain high-volume, real-time applications, particularly for Risk Management
  • Lead all phases of the SDLC from requirements analysis to production support
  • Build microservices-based applications on cloud infrastructure
  • Integrate messaging and asynchronous processing solutions
  • Ensure application reliability and performance through modern monitoring tools.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on high-impact financial applications in Risk Management and Capital Markets
  • Collaborative environment with cross-functional teams
  • Chance to mentor junior developers and act as a subject matter expert
  • Access to advanced technologies such as cloud infrastructure and container deployments
  • Focus on best practices in software development and agile methodologies.
Full Job Description
The Senior Java Developer is responsible for designing, developing, and delivering high-quality, scalable, and highly available applications in collaboration with cross-functional technology teams. This role contributes to the analysis, design, development, testing, and implementation of complex systems, with a strong focus on microservices, cloud-native architectures, and real-time, high-volume applications, particularly within Risk Management and Capital Markets domains.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, and implement robust, scalable software solutions using Java and Spring-based frameworks with strong algorithmic and data structure foundations
  • Participate in feasibility studies, system analysis, time and cost estimation, IT planning, and risk assessments to support business objectives
  • Develop and maintain business-critical, high-volume, real-time, and highly available applications, including web-based Risk Management systems
  • Lead and contribute across all phases of the SDLC: requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and production support
  • Build and deploy microservices-based applications on cloud infrastructure using container technologies
  • Implement and integrate messaging and asynchronous processing solutions (e.g., Kafka, gRPC, JMS)
  • Ensure application reliability, performance, security, and observability using modern monitoring and logging stacks
  • Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and architecture sessions, contributing ideas and best practices
  • Provide timely support and troubleshooting for production issues, coordinating with support, infrastructure, and other development teams
  • Recommend and implement post-deployment improvements, security controls, and process enhancements
  • Act as a subject matter expert (SME), advising senior stakeholders and mentoring junior developers
  • Manage multiple tasks and dependencies effectively to deliver high-quality, on-time solutions
  • Ensure adherence to enterprise standards, policies, regulatory requirements, and sound risk management practices


Required Qualifications
  • 6+ years of hands-on experience developing enterprise applications as a Senior or Full Stack Developer
  • Strong expertise in Core Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud
  • Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, asynchronous programming, multi-threading, and parallel processing
  • Proven experience with microservices architecture and cloud-native development
  • Strong experience with container technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift
  • Experience with messaging and streaming technologies including Kafka, gRPC, JMS, and GraphQL
  • Hands-on experience with persistence technologies, including relational databases, NoSQL databases, distributed caches (e.g., Ignite)
  • Good understanding of Test Driven Development (TDD) and testing frameworks such as JUnit
  • Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as ELK, Grafana, and Prometheus
  • Proven experience integrating and leveraging Generative AI tools and Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance developer productivity and application capabilities


Preferred / Nice-to-Have
  • Experience in the financial services industry, particularly in Risk Management or Capital Markets
  • Working knowledge of Fixed Income products
  • Experience with Python scripting and data analysis
  • Experience with Trino
  • Knowledge of enterprise risk and regulatory considerations
Education
  • Bachelor's degree or University degree, or equivalent practical experience


This job description provides a high-level overview of the responsibilities and qualifications required. Other job-related duties may be assigned as needed.

Job Family Group:
Technology

Job Family:
Applications Development

Time Type:
Full time

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$94,300.00 - $141,500.00

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