Lead Java Developer (VP)

In this role you drive the technical design, development and optimization of Citi’s regulatory reporting framework and data pipelines, focusing on onboarding new regulations. You’ll lead a team of engineers within an Agile setting, translating regulatory rules into scalable software solutions. The work combines hands-on coding with system design, data processing and automation to support compliance at scale. This is a chance to influence financial regulation tech and mentor a diverse engineering team.

• 27 days annual leave
• discretionary annual performance-related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave

• Lead the technical design, development and optimization of the regulatory reporting platform and data pipelines
• Mentor and guide a team of software engineers, performing code reviews and promoting technical excellence
• Drive onboarding of new regulatory requirements and ensure adaptability to evolving standards
• Apply AI/ML concepts to enable intelligent automation, anomaly detection and data classification in pipelines
• Write clean, robust Java/Spring Boot code and set engineering quality standards
• Design scalable components, microservices and data integration layers for high-throughput processing
• Develop and optimize distributed data processing jobs with Spark, Hadoop and Hive
• Build and maintain real-time streaming pipelines with Apache Kafka
• Design and optimize data models in MongoDB and relational databases
• Lead Agile execution: sprint planning, estimation, daily progress tracking
• Translate complex regulatory rules with Business Analysts into precise technical specs
• Serve as a primary technical liaison, communicating progress and risk to management
• Establish automated testing and secure coding practices (TDD, OWASP)

• Significant hands-on software engineering experience in enterprise-scale environments
• Deep Java/J2EE and Core Java knowledge (Java 8+)
• Strong Spring ecosystem experience (Boot, Cloud, Data, Security)
• Proficiency with Spark, Hadoop and Hive; ability to optimize Spark jobs
• Experience with Apache Kafka for event-driven architectures
• Strong SQL and database design skills; NoSQL experience with MongoDB
• Proficiency with Git/Bitbucket, Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes
• Agile/Scrum experience; SDLC, secure coding standards and TDD (JUnit, Mockito)
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
• Financial domain knowledge or willingness to learn regulatory reporting (Basel III/IV, CCAR, MiFID, Dodd-Frank)
• Cloud familiarity (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related technical field

• Collaborative
• Strong communicator
• Analytical problem-solver
• Java/J2EE
• Spring Boot / Spring Cloud / Spring Data / Spring Security
• Apache Spark / Hadoop / Hive