We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Developer Lead to join our dynamic engineering team. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background, exceptional leadership qualities, and a passion for building robust, scalable, and high-performance applications. This role requires extensive expertise in modern software development practices, cloud-native architectures, and a commitment to driving technical excellence within the team.

A key function within the Banking and International Clients Technology is the client onboarding process at CITI. Our team is responsible for the technology platform that orchestrates the client onboarding functions of multiple business domains. We empower clients and operations teams with interactive tools, APIs and real-time information to automate and streamline onboarding workflows across areas such as Legal, Credit, KYC and Account opening.

We are looking for talented technologists to help build the future of global Client Onboarding Platform as well as addressing the current needs on the existing platform. This role offers high visibility and will make a significant impact on the client onboarding experience, helping shape the future of how we serve our clients

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of complex software solutions, encompassing both back-end and front-end components.
• Mentor and guide a team of developers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment across full-stack development.
• Drive best practices in coding, testing, and deployment, ensuring high-quality and maintainable codebases for both server-side and client-side applications.
• Oversee the integration of real-time messaging systems to support high-throughput and low-latency applications.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical specifications and actionable development plans.
• Manage and optimize database interactions with strong knowledge of Oracle and SQL databases.
• Champion the adoption of new technologies and methodologies, including Kotlin, Kubernetes, and Docker, to enhance system capabilities and developer productivity.
• Implement and manage continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using platforms like Jenkins.
• Lead cloud deployment strategies and operations, ensuring applications are resilient, scalable, and secure in cloud environments.
• Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and ensure adherence to architectural standards and design patterns for full-stack solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across various environments, including UI/UX related challenges.

Required Skills and Experience

• 10 years of professional software development experience, with a significant portion in a lead role.
• Profound expertise in Java and extensive experience with the Spring Boot framework.
• Demonstrated experience in designing, building, and deploying microservices-based applications.
• Solid understanding and practical experience with real-time messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Strong knowledge of relational databases, particularly Oracle and SQL, including schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning.
• Experience with Kotlin development is highly desirable.
• Expertise in containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD platforms, specifically Jenkins, for automated build, test, and deployment processes.
• Proven track record of deploying and managing applications in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong UI frontend experience, specifically with modern JavaScript frameworks such as Angular or React.
• Proficiency in front-end web technologies including HTML5 and CSS3.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead and motivate a technical team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with other programming languages or cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
• Experience with performance monitoring and logging tools.

Job Family Group:

Technology

Job Family:

Applications Development

Time Type:

Full time

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