Role Overview
Citi's Equities Technology organization is seeking an experienced, hands-on engineer to join the Equities Electronic-Execution (Electronic Trading) technology team. The person in this role will be responsible for the development and operational excellence of Citi's next-generation low-latency connectivity platforms. This encompasses critical components including low-latency Exchange & Client Connectivity, Order Management, Algo access as well as Direct Market Access (DMA).
The successful candidate will join a cross-functional team of engineers who partner with product development, quantitative research, technology infrastructure, and production support for the NAM region and beyond. This role requires an engineer who can align closely with the global strategy, drive execution regionally as well as within a global team and platform while helping to inspire a culture of innovation and engineering excellence.
Responsibilities
Partner with various business and technology stakeholders to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals as well as identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements
Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards
Champion and enforce best practices in software development, including automated testing, quality engineering, and performance optimization. Continuously enhance testing frameworks and development environments to ensure platform reliability at scale.
Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals. Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions
Help provide mentorship for junior developers within a geographically distributed team of high-performing engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Leverage Citi's suite of AI-powered development tools throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to maximize productivity, code quality, and innovation.
Contribute to the design, creation and maintenance of robust, common solutions for platform monitoring, reconciliation, application recovery, and other essential support functions to guarantee production stability.
Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
Recommended Qualifications
6-10 years of relevant experience in Apps Development in financial technology with experience in low latency development in Java
Experience of low-latency system design, including performance optimization, concurrency, high-throughput architecture, and network protocols.
Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
Demonstrated leadership and project management skills
Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
Education
Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
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
Primary Location
Jersey City New Jersey 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
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- Other Relevant Skills
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Anticipated Posting Close Date
Dec 31, 2026
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.
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