Citigroup, Inc

Senior Java Developer - VP

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

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of hands-on development experience in Java and/or Python
  • Experience with Gen AI LLM tools like Copilot and Claude
  • Proven ability to drive technical and cultural change
  • Strong understanding of DORA metrics
  • End-to-end SDLC experience across multiple companies
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
  • Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Champion a culture of engineering excellence across Citi's global tech organization
  • Evangelize DORA metrics focusing on reducing cycle time
  • Manage multiple high-priority engineering initiatives
  • Leverage AI tools to accelerate software delivery
  • Build Spring Boot applications
  • Develop CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins
  • Communicate technical concepts effectively to diverse audiences.

Benefits

  • Full-time position with access to a global engineering network
  • Opportunity to influence engineering culture on a large scale
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies including AI
  • Possibility to work on diverse, concurrent initiatives
  • Support for continuous professional development and education.
Full Job Description
Are you a technologist who still loves to code, but also has the rare gift of inspiring engineers and transforming how entire organizations build software? At Citi, we're looking for an individual contributor who sits at the intersection of technology and cultural change. This is a role for someone who can walk into a room of engineers, earn their respect by talking code, and then turn around and articulate a compelling vision for why engineering excellence matters - and how to get there.

As part of Citi's Engineering Excellence organization, you will be a catalyst for change across one of the world's largest and most complex financial institutions. You'll work across engineering teams globally to embed best practices, elevate engineering culture, and drive measurable improvements in how we design, build, and ship software. If you believe deeply in the power of great engineering culture, and want your work to have impact at a truly global scale - this role was made for you.

Desired Skills and Experience:
  • Champion Engineering Culture: Drive a culture of engineering excellence across Citi's global technology organization
  • Drive Measurable Improvement: Evangelize DORA metrics with a particular focus on reducing cycle time as a lever for organizational agility.
  • Work Across Multiple Concurrent Initiatives: Drive resulfts for several high-priority engineering excellence programs simultaneously
  • Integrate AI into Engineering Practice: Champion opportunities to leverage strategic tooling including AI - to accelerate software delivery across the organization.
  • Java: Experience building Spring Boot applications
  • DevSecOps: Experience with building CI/CD Pipelines using Jenkins, TeamCity, or Tekton
  • Continuous Deployment: Real life experience with continuous delivery principles and related tools
  • Communicate with Impact: Communicate complex technical concepts and engineering metrics using compelling narratives for both technical and non-technical audiences


Recommended Qualifications:
  • 6+ years of hands-on development experience in Java and/or Python
  • Experience using Gen AI LLM tools like Copilot, Claude, Gemini, Windsurf, Cursor
  • Experience driving technical and cultural change within a team
  • Understanding of DORA metrics
  • End-to-end SDLC experience, ideally across multiple companies
  • Demonstrated ability to work on multiple concurrent initiatives
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills - you are as comfortable pairing with an engineer on a tricky bug as you are presenting a technology roadmap


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 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.

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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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