Fixed Income E-Trading Senior Java Developer - Vice President
Senior Java developer (VP level) on Citi's Fixed Income e-trading platform in London, building low-latency real-time pricing and trading applications for front-office users. Day to day: hands-on Java/Spring development on Linux, performance troubleshooting, improving testing and UAT, mentoring juniors, and third-line support during core trading hours.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- C level
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Extensive OO programming experience (preferably Java)
- Multi-threading experience
- Relational database experience
- Solid architectural understanding of enterprise applications
- Fundamental computing science knowledge (concurrency, algorithms, data structures, design patterns)
- Java Core
- Spring framework
- Linux
- Excellent communication, written and verbal
- Teamwork in a distributed global environment
- Analytical and problem-solving abilities
Full description
Overview
In this role you will contribute to Citi's Fixed Income eTrading platform, shaping low-latency, real-time pricing and trading experiences for front-office users. You will collaborate with Traders, Sales and Quants to steer platform direction, drive engineering standards, and improve testing and deployment processes. The role combines hands-on development with mentoring and cross-team engagement across Europe and globally. You will work in a high-impact environment that blends finance, technology and innovation to maintain Citi’s market-leading trading platform.
Pay / Benefits
- 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pension Plan
- Paid Parental Leave
Responsibilities
- Design and develop front-office eTrading applications for trading business
- Collaborate with Traders, Sales and Quants to influence platform direction
- Enhance platform capabilities through innovative engineering while ensuring stability and maintainability
- Advance automated testing and optimize UAT processes
- Mentor and coach team members in the EMEA region
- Advise and support junior analysts
- Troubleshoot performance and scalability challenges
- Engage with business users in London and Europe
- Provide third-line support during core trading hours
- Act as Subject Matter Expert to stakeholders and team members
- Coordinate with global business, product, support and development teams on projects
Key requirements
- Extensive OO programming experience (preferably Java)
- Multi-threading experience
- Relational database experience
- Solid architectural understanding of enterprise applications
- Fundamental computing science knowledge (concurrency, algorithms, data structures, design patterns)
- Excellent communication, written and verbal
- Teamwork in a distributed global environment
- Analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Java Core
- Spring framework
- Linux