Senior Software Engineer - Java and or Kotlin - Equity Derivatives - VP

Overview

Senior Software Engineer - Java/Kotlin - Equity Derivatives - VP. We are seeking a senior developer to join the London based team part of the Equity Derivatives Pre-Trade technology group. This role will position you as a technical and delivery lead to design and deliver the build out of a pre-trade request-for-quote and pricing platform used by the Equity Derivatives and Delta 1 desks globally. This is an opportunity to be a key contributor and technical lead within the wider Equity technology division. You will work daily with tech as well as front office sales, trading, and quants colleagues across all Derivative & Delta 1 desks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver consistently excellent code, adhering to team standards and industry best practices.
• Identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements.
• Partner with multiple related teams to ensure business critical goals are met efficiently and within agreed timescales.
• Resolve a variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes.
• Aim to understand current system processes and industry standards at a high level.
• Develop knowledge of relevant areas of business and their goals and long-term strategy.
• Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, operating within an agile / frequent delivery mindset.
• Assess risk when business decisions are made, with focus on compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, and safeguarding the firm, its clients and assets; escalate, manage and report control issues with transparency.

Required Qualifications

• Experience as a technical lead senior developer.
• Extensive experience in analysis and development of production-quality software applications.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Experience with microservices architectures and container/cloud deployment and hosting designs.
• Understanding of financial instruments, ideally Equity Derivatives and Delta 1 asset classes.
• Proficient in multi-threading and parallel task programming.
• Proven experience in robust testing practices and maintaining clean CI/CD pipelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Kotlin, Kafka, ELK.
• Experience leveraging LLMs for coding and tooling.
• Understanding of trade booking and lifecycle processes.
• Knowledge of MiFID II, Dodd-Frank regulations and controls.
• Knowledge/experience of FIX flows and RFQ workflows (TradeWeb, RFQ Hub, BlackRock, Bloomberg).
• Additional technology experience: React JS, Apache NiFi, Mongo, DBaaS, SaaS, Tibco/Solace or similar messaging middleware.

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience operating in a similar role.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Benefits

By joining Citi London, you will be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week). You will receive a competitive base salary (annually reviewed) and a range of benefits including:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Discretionary annual performance-related bonus
• Private medical care & life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid parental leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to learning and development resources

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Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is welcoming to all employees. We want the best talent to join, stay, and thrive.

Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.