Blockchain Java Backend Developer

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Tel Aviv
In-Office
Fintech • Financial Services
The Role

An Innovation Labs Digital Assets Application Backend Engineer must be a highly motivated and proactive hands-on software engineer, have a proven ability and experience working with enterprise applications within the financial services industry. The successful candidate will be part of the core team continuing to build our Citi Integrated Digital Assets Platform (CIDAP). The ideal candidate will be a self-driven, proactive, strong enterprise developer and resourceful team player who can comfortably work with a large team of highly motivated individuals within Citi’s larger software engineering network.

We are looking for candidates who understand how to build the backend of enterprise-grade web applications leveraging blockchain technologies build with JAVA . The successful individual must understand the basics of web3 infrastructure, blockchain technology and digital assets, and must be a strong enterprise developer.

Key Responsibilities:

In this role, you will be handling the following (but not limited to) responsibilities:

  • To collaborate with team members in implementation approach of applications leveraging blockchain technology
  • To delivery functional scope end-to-end of applications leveraging blockchain technology meeting our quality standards
  • To know and properly use best and common practices, and design patterns for enterprise web applications
  • To know and properly use best and common practices, and design patterns for web3 applications
  • To properly use collaborative tools to manage and deliver work in a distributed team
  • To contribute and maintain tech documents for code and applications built and maintained
  • To be a team player and properly communicate in a distributed team
  • Help resolve/escalate issues as needed to successfully deliver projects on time, on budget and with quality

Qualifications/ Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in CS or Engineering; MS or PhD in computer science, or related discipline a plus
  • 3 to 5 years’ experience in full software development and testing lifecycle using JAVA
  • 1 to 3 years’ experience in web3 application development is a plus
  • Experience and expertise with backend web development with Java  spring framework (spring boot). NodeJS is a plus
  • Experience and expertise developing web applications using asynchronous programming and communication
  • Experience and expertise developing web applications adhering to best practices and patterns for reliability, scalability, and performance
  • Familiarity with web3 libraries like Web3J and Web3JS is a plus
  • Familiarity of basics of DevOps and containerize applications is a plus
  • Familiarity of Agile Methodology and Scrum is a plus
  • Fintech/banking solution Experience is a plus

Competencies/ Skills

  • Enjoy coding 😊
  • Strong team player with ability to communicate to technical / non-technical stakeholders at all levels and a start-up mindset.
  • Proven history of delivering high-quality, increasingly complex, commercial software products.
  • Strong engineering fundamentals (testing, code reviews, code structure, readable and maintainable code).
  • Hands-on development experience as a backend developer building enterprise-grade web applications
  • Excellent computer science fundamentals: demonstrable command of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns along with capability to translate them into working, elegant code.
  • Intricate knowledge of controls for consistent deployment and management of applications using best-in-class with toolsets such as git, Jira, Jenkins, Helm Charts, etc.

By joining Citi Tel Aviv, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits

such as: 

  • Generous holiday allowance starting at 22 days
  • Private medical insurance packages
  • Employee Assistance Program 

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day.

We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive. 

Apply to join our team!

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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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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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Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

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