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Senior Java/Kotlin Engineer - Equity Derivatives Tech - VP
Citigroup Global Markets Limited
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Source date: 11/5/2026
About this role
The Team Citi’s Equities Derivatives Technology department is investing in front-office development to support the Derivatives Flow, Delta One, and Exotics desks. We are looking for a hands-on Senior Developer to build applications to help desks manage critical market data used for their derivatives products pricing and trading. This is a key position within a transformational agenda to modernize our technology stack and participate in containers migration, utilizing functional JVM-based micro-services. This is an excellent opportunity for you to define yourself as one of the core contributors to the Equities investment strategy and set yourself up for a fruitful and successful career at Citi. You will also have the opportunity to work with advanced AI tools and platforms to enhance efficiency and accelerate development tasks. Role Overview * Provide technical leadership to an Agile/AI powered development team, mentoring developers and establishing best practices for coding, testing, CI/CD, AI usage. * Partner with tech teams, traders and quants to deliver production-grade applications and services. * Drive a culture of quality and continuous improvement in SDLC and DevOps, using metrics to boost efficiency. * Translate complex business requirements into detailed technical specifications. * Proactively identify, mitigate, and solve complex risks throughout the software development lifecycle. * Improve system performance, scalability, reliability, observability. Skills Required * Strong software engineering experience in Java/Kotlin, building enterprise-grade, cloud-hosted systems. * Proven experience working directly with end users or ideally trading desks to deliver mission-critical capabilities from concept through production. * Extensive experience in backend development, preferably in a financial services environment, with a strong background in software application design, development, and implementation. * Practical experience with Agentic AI development tools and patterns. * Proven experience building and deploying applications on Cloud platforms. * Demonstrable understanding of concurrent and distributed design patterns and system architecture. * Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to identify and resolve complex technical issues. * Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. * Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related quantitative discipline. * Advantageous Skills: Proficiency in Python, Messaging Technologies (e.g., Kafka, Solace, TIBCO), and Observability Technologies (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Elastic Stack / ELK, Grafana), experience with Multi-threading and Parallel task programming, experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) architecture. Good understanding of derivatives pricing and risk management, preferably within equities markets. Education: * Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience * Master’s degree preferred * Ideally in a quantitative domain, such as Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics o Physics. This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required. ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family Group: Technology ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family: Applications Development ------------------------------------------------------ Time Type: Full time ------------------------------------------------------ Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above. ------------------------------------------------------ Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. ------------------------------------------------------ *Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.* *If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review* *[Accessibility at Citi](https://www.citigroup.com/citi/accessibility/application-accessibility.htm).* *View Citi’s [EEO Policy Statement](https://www.citigroup.com/global/eeo-aa-policy) and the [Know Your Rights](https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) poster.*