Senior Java React Full Stack Developer

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Job Overview

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. Our core activities are safeguarding assets, lending money, making payments and accessing the capital markets on behalf of our clients.

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Join a pioneering team at the forefront of technological innovation within Citi. We are building a complex, full-stack project that sits at the heart of Citi's digital transformation strategy. Our mission is to develop a suite of intelligent applications by harnessing the power of Generative AI.

This is a unique opportunity to work on a high-visibility, greenfield project.

You will be instrumental in building the bridge between our powerful backend capabilities and the Large Language Models (LLMs) that power our next-generation user experiences.

We are looking for a passionate and driven Full Stack reactJS/J2EE professional enterprise engineer who is excited by the challenge of building cutting-edge solutions that will redefine how our enterprise operates. If you are eager to work with a modern tech stack and make a significant impact in the financial technology space, we want to hear from you.

The JAVA Full Stack Senior Developer role is an intermediate level position 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.

Responsibilities:

• Utilize mature programming methodologies and languages, including Java Spring Boot and React.js, to deliver and maintain high-quality software solutions.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy end-to-end solutions, from responsive React.js front-end components to resilient Java Spring Boot microservices.
• Architect and implement RESTful APIs and expose backend functionality as MCP (Model Context Protocol) services to be consumed by AI agents.
• Deploy and manage applications within Citi's cloud environment (leveraging OpenShift/Kubernetes and AWS), integrating with cloud-native storage like S3 and enterprise databases like Oracle as a Service (OraaS).
• Partner with and contribute to a cross-functional team of product managers, designers, and other engineers to translate business requirements into high-quality technical solutions.
• Evaluate and recommend new and emerging technologies, including the application of AI, to solve complex business problems.
• Ensure software components are designed and implemented to be of high quality, reusable, and easily maintainable.
• 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.
• Conduct tasks related to feasibility studies, time and cost estimates, IT planning, risk technology, applications development, model development, and establish and implement new or revised applications systems and programs to meet specific business needs or user areas
• Monitor and control all phases of development process and analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation as well as provide user and operational support on applications to business users
• Utilize in-depth specialty knowledge of applications development to analyze complex problems/issues, provide evaluation of business process, system process, and industry standards, and make evaluative judgement
• Recommend and develop security measures in post implementation analysis of business usage to ensure successful system design and functionality
• Consult with users/clients and other technology groups on issues, recommend advanced programming solutions, and install and assist customer exposure systems
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and help define operating standards and processes
• Serve as advisor or coach to new or lower-level analysts
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• 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.

Qualifications:

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.  
• 6+ years of professional experience in full-stack software development, with a proven track record of delivering complex, large-scale, enterprise-level applications
• 6+ years of hands-on experience designing micro-service-based application
• Strong hands-on experience with modern JavaScript frameworks, specifically React.js and TypeScript, for building sophisticated user interfaces
• Deep proficiency in Java and the Spring Boot framework for building enterprise-grade microservices
• Low-latency, scalable, high-throughput API development (Spring Boot, Hibernate/JPA)
• Hands-on experience with a major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift). Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) is essential.
• Problem-solving, troubleshooting, and clean code (Core Java, J2EE, Collections, Multithreading)
• API integration (third-party libraries, security)
• Distributed, multi-tier application, Reusable components/services development experience
• Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Working knowledge of consulting/project management techniques/methods
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements
• A strong interest or prior experience in Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and agent-based systems is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to propose and implement effective solutions

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.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$94,300.00 - $141,500.00

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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