Senior Java Developer - Market Data - FX Options Technology - VP - London

Senior Java Developer - Market Data - FX Options Technology - VP - London

About Citi

As the world's most global bank, Citi gives you the tools to be a trailblazer. We're not just building technology; we're building the future of banking. With thousands of employees located around the globe, we are an international team encompassing a broad range of teams, roles, and cultures, and we invite you to come and join us! Citi's technology team supports business operations in 100+ countries, across multiple lines of business spanning both Institutional and retail businesses. The group works to optimise the IT environment by standardising production platforms, reducing complexity, and introducing innovative solutions that provide new business capabilities, reduce total cost of ownership, and create a competitive advantage for Citi. We want to regularly engage with talented individuals who are passionate about producing clean, testable code as part of a high performing team. We have found this to be way more important than experience in the financial sector. We welcome applications from any industry and should you wish to apply your application will be reviewed for a multitude of Developer positions at varying levels.

About FX Tech

Citi FX has a physical presence in 83 countries with 1,400 dedicated staff giving us the largest FX presence of any bank globally. Foreign Exchange has been one of the defining businesses of Citi for much of its 200 year existence. Citi has the largest FX presence of any bank globally and we proudly put this down to delivering unrivalled service and insight to our clients. Increasing investment in technology has seen us roll out award winning applications. Technology is a central pillar for our plans to sustain and grow our FX business. Above all, we seek individuals who seek exceptional attitude and aptitude in the people they work with and have a demonstrated passion for delivering FX technology in support of our FX business.

Role Overview / What will you do

The FX Options Market Data System is going through significant reengineering and modernisation. We are looking for an experienced Java developer and technologist to take a hands on role and contribute to the design and delivery of the system.

• Deliver features and enhancements to the new strategic platform
• The role is hands on - includes both technical implementation and thought leadership
• The successful candidate will work with teams across FX Options Technology, FX Tech more broadly, the FX Quants and trading to define and then implement solutions that benefit the business
• Drive the design and development of system architecture, work with users of the system, and enhance the quality of deliverables
• Deliver BAU enhancements to help our trading business meet their short to medium term goals
• Support the platform (as part of an L3 rota), work closely with dedicated support team

Key Skills and Experience required

• Knowledge and experience Java development in an event driven architecture
• Proficient in multithreading, concurrency and performance tuning
• Experience working in Linux environments
• Experience of the following technical areas
  • Caching technologies e.g. Gemfire, Redis or others
  • Middleware: Tibco, Solace or other
  • Java concurrency
  • Openshift/Kubernetes experience - a plus but not required
  • Exchange Data experience - a plus but not required
  • Proven track record of building new systems, replacing legacy systems and renovating existing systems
  • Highly credible hands on engineer, confident to deep dive into a product and code base and offer detailed, constructive analysis and feedback
  • Awareness of industry trends and leveraging new technologies as appropriate
  • Experience working in finance - a plus, but not required

What we'll provide you

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A 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 an array of learning and development resources

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