The Lead Java Developer is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities:

• Lead delivery of Risk enhancements for the Credit Structured Note Business by partnering directly with New York‑based trading, MQA, Market Risk, and technology teams.
• Own the full development lifecycle: architecture, design, implementation, automated testing strategies, release execution, and ongoing production support.
• Lead adoption and build‑out of Credit Linked Note (CLN) capabilities on strategic risk platform, including integration of new analytics, workflows, and risk datasets.
• Drive alignment of Intraday Risk workflows with EOD Risk strategy, ensuring functional parity, reconciliation, and controlled cutover.
• Deliver significant performance improvements through optimized risk calculation strategies.
• Guide the migration of compute workloads to AWS, implementing best practices for scalability, throughput, resiliency, and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate actively with NAM and APAC teams in a follow‑the‑sun model to improve delivery velocity, reduce operational risk, and ensure rapid triage of production incidents.
• Provide user-facing updates, demos, documentation, and education to promote adoption and ensure successful rollout of new capabilities.
• Lead root cause analysis on production issues, drive long‑term stability improvements, and strengthen monitoring and observability across the platform.

Qualifications:

• Strong experience in Core Java, J2EE, Spring Framework
• Hand-on experience in Python scripting and data analysis
• Experience in fast moving Capital Markets Front Office technology environment with experience in Fixed Income products
• Working knowledge of Front Office Risk calculations, especially for Credit products. Knowledge of Credit Linked Notes a plus.
• Proven experience integrating and leveraging Generative AI tools to enhance developer productivity and application capabilities.
• Experience in building highly scalable and distributed applications using Microservices, APIs, and Container technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Open Shift, etc.
• Strong expertise in messaging technologies such as Kafka, JMS, gRPC etc
• Proficient in latency measurement and performance optimization of Java based platforms with focus on JVM tuning
• Experience with observability stacks like ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.
• Sound knowledge for persistence technologies such as relational databases, NoSQL databases, off heap storages and distributed caches
• Hands-on knowledge of Linux / Unix
• Experience working with senior Quants and Technology Managers
• Good verbal and written communication

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:

New York New York United States:

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$142 320,00 - $213 480,00

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:

abr 21, 2026

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