Role Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated hands-on Automation Developer to join our Securities Finance Technology team. This is a hands-on development role focused on enhancing engineering productivity and championing code and product quality. You will design, build, and maintain the frameworks and tools that empower the team to ship high-quality code with confidence and speed.
The ideal candidate is enthusiastic with a knack for building robust, scalable systems and a strong interest, understanding and experience in the principles of software quality. You will be responsible for integrating cutting-edge AI tools to elevate our development capabilities. This position requires a strong team player with excellent communication skills and a desire to partner with the wider stakeholder group and support fellow engineers.
Key Responsibilities
- Frameworks & Tooling Development:
- Architect, design, and implement scalable, maintainable, and developer-friendly frameworks (including testing) and libraries from the ground up.
- Develop internal tools to improve efficiency and automate developer workflows.
- Take ownership of the core testing infrastructure used by the entire development team, ensuring it meets the highest standards of reliability and performance.
- Continuously identify and engineer solutions to automate and streamline manual processes within the development lifecycle ensuring high standards of reliability and performance.
- CI/CD & Quality Gates:
- Drive the technical implementation of CI/CD pipelines.
- Collaborate with Operations and Development teams to optimize the build, test, and deploy process, ensuring a seamless, reliable, and efficient pipeline that provides rapid feedback.
- Development Partnership & Strategy:
- Partner effectively with development teams, business analysts, and operations users to gain a deep understanding of application architecture and business workflows.
- Champion best practices for code quality and testability across the software development lifecycle, advocating for a "shift-left" mindset.
- Translate complex requirements into elegant, testable, and well-documented code and framework designs.
- AI for Engineering Productivity:
- Research, prototype, and integrate AI-powered tools and techniques to enhance developer productivity and test effectiveness (e.g., AI for data generation, anomaly detection, code completion).
- Stay current with industry trends in AI for software development and champion the adoption of best practices.
- Mentorship & Technical Leadership:
- Act as a technical subject matter expert on our framework architecture and developer tooling.
- Provide guidance, support, and mentorship to other engineers.
- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure adherence to high coding standards.
- Risk & Compliance:
- 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 behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
Required Qualifications and Skills
- A minimum of 8+ years of hands-on experience in a technical, development role.
- Demonstrated experience architecting, designing, and implementing scalable applications, frameworks, or developer tools from scratch.
- Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
- Demonstrable experience or strong interest in integrating and utilizing AI tools within a development context.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly.
- Proven ability to work effectively as a strong team player in a collaborative, agile environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in the financial services industry.
- Knowledge of BDD (Behaviour-Driven Development) principles and practices.
- Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms.
- Experience building and maintaining shared libraries or open-source projects.
- Expertise in at least one major programming language (e.g., Java, Python).
- Extensive experience with testing frameworks and tools (e.g., JUnit, TestNG, Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, Postman).
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Skills Required
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in a technical development role
- Architect, design, and implement scalable applications, frameworks, or developer tools from scratch
- Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and design patterns
- Demonstrable experience or strong interest in integrating and utilizing AI tools within a development context
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
- Proven ability to work effectively as a team player in a collaborative, agile environment
- Experience working in the financial services industry
- Knowledge of BDD (Behaviour-Driven Development) principles and practices
- Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms
- Experience building and maintaining shared libraries or open-source projects
- Expertise in at least one major programming language (e.g., Java, Python)
- Extensive experience with testing frameworks and tools (JUnit, TestNG, Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, Postman)
Citi Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Citi and has not been reviewed or approved by Citi.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits coverage is positioned as comprehensive, including health, dental, and vision insurance plus on-site clinics, prescription drug support, and disability coverage. Family-building support such as fertility assistance is described as a notable differentiator within the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are framed as strong, highlighted by a 401(k) with matching and additional plan options like a Roth 401(k). Financial support is reinforced through discounts and broader financial guidance resources tied to the benefits ecosystem.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing support extends beyond insurance through programs like an Employee Assistance Program, counseling/legal resources, and gym or wellness reimbursement. These offerings increase the perceived total rewards value even when cash compensation sentiment varies by role.
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