Java Backend Engineer - Assistant Vice President

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Job Overview

About Citi:

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.

As a bank with a brain and a soul, Citi creates economic value that is systemically responsible and, in our clients’, best interests. As a financial institution that touches every region of the world and every sector that shapes your daily life, our Operations & Technology teams are charged with a mission that rivals any large tech company. Our technology solutions are the foundations of everything we do from keeping the bank safe, managing global resources, and providing the technical tools our workers need to be successful to designing our digital architecture and ensuring our platforms provide a first-class customer experience. We reimagine client and partner experiences to deliver excellence through secure, reliable, and efficient services.

Citi’s Functions Technology is responsible for delivering Technology solutions to Citi's Functions organizations.  Functions Technology mission is to optimize Citi's Technology environment by delivering world class applications, driving standardization of the production environment, reducing complexity, optimizing management of systems supporting global functions such as Compliance, Controls, Internal Audit and Risk, and introducing innovative technologies that provide new business capabilities, reduce the technology total cost of ownership, and create a competitive advantage for Citi.

Job Overview:

The Java Backend Engineer is responsible for participation in the establishment and implementation of new or revised application systems and programs. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities:

• Implement backend features and RESTful APIs in Java based on technical specifications and user stories.

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following team coding standards and best practices.

• Participate in code reviews, incorporating feedback to improve code quality and technical skills.

• Write and maintain unit tests and basic integration tests to ensure correctness and reduce regressions.

• Investigate and fix defects and production issues

• Collaborate with frontend engineers, QA, and product managers to clarify requirements and deliver features.

• Contribute to basic performance and reliability improvement.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in Java backend development.

• Experience in implementing successful Java based enterprise projects

• Strong proficiency in core Java including OOP principles, Collections, Multi-threading & Concurrency, Streams, Lambda.

• Solid understanding with containerization and microservices architecture (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)

• Excellent knowledge and Work experience in Spring Framework such as Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, etc.

• Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications

• Working knowledge of version control systems, preferably github.

• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

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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:

Tampa Florida United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$96,960.00 - $145,440.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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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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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Jan 22, 2026

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