Full Stack Developer - AVP

Citi has embarked on a multi-year transformation effort to simplify and modernize its legacy core banking platform. As part of the transformation, the DDA module residing within the legacy core banking platform will be migrated into a modern cloud native next generation DDA platform. The DDA platform will provide account management and transaction processing capabilities for Citi’s Institutional Clients Group (ICG) business globally.

Citi has completed the selection of the new DDA platform and is looking to hire a Full Stack Lead developer who would be responsible for participation in the establishment and implementation of new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to applications systems analysis and programming activities.
This role will report to the Head of Engineering and will be based out of Pune.

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for executing and driving mid-size feature application design and development efforts to completion, serving as a development lead for DDA Periphery Services.
• Partner with the solution / technical architecture team and other stakeholders in brainstorming sessions to identify solutions.
• Sought after due to ability to analyze and troubleshoot coding, application performance and design challenges.
• Understand engineering needs including those required to build, maintain, and operate the system through all phases of its life.
• Understand maintenance characteristics, runtime properties and dependencies that exist in support of your system’s software. These dependencies will include but not limited to: hardware, platform, operating system, performance and load requirements, as well as contingencies with upstream and downstream systems.
• Demonstrate an advanced understanding of supported main system flows and possess a comprehensive understanding of how the system and others (i.e. architecture or infrastructure) collectively integrate to contribute towards achieving business objectives. Using this expertise, assist with the development of standards for coding, testing, debugging and implementation. This will ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint.
• Work with limited guidance, seeking guidance only as needed as the development and delivery strategy is defined; the design is not.
• Establish system benchmarks, diagnose bottlenecks, and participate in application performance tuning.
• Participates in the full development life cycle, identify dependencies between agile and waterfall delivery, working within broadly defined parameters, including test plan execution and software quality needs.
• Communicate progress, anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, identify, assess, track and mitigate issues/risks at multiple levels.
• Recognize discordant views and take part in constructive dialog to resolve them.

• Mentor junior developers on design and development. Participate in hiring process to recruit new staffs.

• Recognize discordant views and take part in constructive dialog to resolve them.
• Work across teams to optimize processes.
• Continuously assess development processes, test plans, and operations.
• Streamline and / or eliminate excess process in any area of architecture, build, delivery, production operations environment, or business area where the same efforts (or issues) are repeated year-over-year.
• Share knowledge with the team in various forums (brown bags, engineering forums etc.) and demonstrate a higher level of knowledge through industry certifications.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating 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 behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

• Java developer with experience in designing and developing robust, scalable, and maintainable applications applying Object Oriented Design principles.
• Hands-on experience in Web technologies, REST-APIs, and Backend using Java/J2EE technologies
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
• Strong knowledge of Observability Stack, github, bitbucket, harness, CICD, Jenkins  and deployment/packaging solutions such as Dockers/Kubernetes
• Experience with Agile software development processes with a strong emphasis on test driven development
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and experience in tools such as JIRA, BlackDuck, SONAR etc
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; Data driven and results-oriented.
• Capable of research in root cause of development and performance concerns as well as the resolution of defects.
• Proficient in information modeling, data structures and algorithms.
• Experience delivering with an agile methodology.
• Experience in affecting large culture change.
• Experience leading infrastructure programs.
• Skilled at working with third party service providers.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to evaluate design trade-offs and document choices effectively.
• Demonstrated capacity to build sophisticated tooling for development and production team use.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

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