Citi is seeking a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer to join the Finance Engine Hedge Fund Billing technology team.
In this role, you will be instrumental in designing, building, and enhancing high-throughput, enterprise-grade billing and calculation engines that serve institutional hedge fund clients globally.
The Hedge Fund Billing platform is a mission-critical financial system that handles complex fee structures and high-volume transactional processing across multiple business lines.
You will work closely with product managers, business analysts, and technical leads to deliver scalable, resilient, and cloud-ready full-stack solutions using Java, Angular, and MSSQL technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Architecture, Design & Full-Stack Engineering
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain robust full-stack applications leveraging Java microservices and modern Angular frontends.
- Architect modular, extensible services capable of performing high-volume calculations.
- Develop interactive, intuitive user interfaces and operational dashboards in Angular, ensuring seamless user experience, state management, and performance.
- Write clean, well-documented, testable, and maintainable code adhering to Citi's engineering standards and design patterns.
- Design efficient relational database schemas, complex SQL queries, stored procedures, indexing strategies, and views for high-performance financial data processing.
- Profile and optimize backend queries and API performance to ensure low-latency data retrieval and reliable processing of large billing datasets.
- Ensure data integrity, transactional consistency (ACID compliance), and auditability across all financial accounting workflows.
- Take full end-to-end ownership of the software lifecycle—from requirement analysis and technical design to implementation, automated testing, deployment, and post-release support.
- Drive iterative delivery using Agile/Scrum methodologies, collaborating with cross-functional teams in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and demos.
- Champion test-driven development (TDD) and automated testing across unit, integration, and end-to-end testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, Jasmine/Karma, Cypress).
- Integrate automated builds, static code analysis (SonarQube), vulnerability scanning, and automated deployments into enterprise CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Bitbucket, Harness, or similar).
- Participate in platform modernization initiatives, including containerization (Docker, OpenShift/Kubernetes) and cloud-ready architectural enhancements.
- Partner with Level 3 Application Support and DevOps teams to diagnose and remediate production issues, conduct root-cause analyses (RCA), and implement preventive fixes.
- Implement comprehensive monitoring, alerting, health checks, and structured logging (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk/ELK) to maintain high availability.
Qualifications & Skills:
Required Technical Qualifications:
- Experience: 5–8 years of professional hands-on software development experience building enterprise-scale distributed systems (experience in Financial Services is a must).
- Java Expertise: In-depth knowledge of Core Java, JVM internals, concurrency, multi-threading, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and RESTful API architecture.
- Angular Expertise: Strong proficiency in modern Angular, TypeScript, HTML5/CSS3, responsive UI design, and single-page application (SPA) architecture.
- Database & SQL: Extensive experience with relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, or Sybase), complex query tuning, schema design, and transaction management.
- Microservices & Messaging: Practical experience with microservices architecture, REST/JSON APIs, and message brokers/event streaming (e.g., Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, or JMS).
- Testing & Quality: Solid foundation in unit testing and mocking frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, Jasmine, Karma, or Jest).
- Build & CI/CD Tools: Familiarity with Git/Bitbucket, Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, Docker, and standard deployment automation tools.
Preferred / Nice-to-Have Qualifications:
- Prior domain knowledge in Hedge Fund operations, Fund Administration, Institutional Billing, Asset Management, or Capital Markets.
- Familiarity with Cloud platforms (Red Hat OpenShift).
- Experience with ORM frameworks (Hibernate/JPA) and batch processing (Spring Batch).
Professional & Behavioral Competencies:
- Ownership & Accountability: Proactive attitude with a demonstrated ability to manage features from inception through production release.
- Problem Solving under Pressure: Proven track record of managing competing priorities, meeting delivery milestones, and adapting to shifting business requirements.
- Communication & Collaboration: Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical peers and non-technical business stakeholders.
- Agile Mindset: Experience working effectively within geographically dispersed, cross-functional Agile/Scrum squads.
Education:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent practical experience).
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Primary Location:Tampa Florida United States------------------------------------------------------
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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Anticipated Posting Close Date:Nov 02, 2026------------------------------------------------------
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Skills Required
- 5-8 years of professional hands-on software development experience building enterprise-scale distributed systems
- Professional experience in Financial Services
- In-depth knowledge of Core Java, JVM internals, concurrency, multithreading, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs
- Strong proficiency with modern Angular, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, responsive UI design, and single-page application architecture
- Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, or Sybase, including query tuning, schema design, and transaction management
- Experience with microservices architecture, REST/JSON APIs, and message brokers or event streaming such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or JMS
- Experience with unit testing and mocking frameworks such as JUnit, Mockito, Jasmine, Karma, or Jest
- Familiarity with Git or Bitbucket, Maven or Gradle, Jenkins, Docker, and deployment automation tools
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience
- Knowledge of hedge fund operations, fund administration, institutional billing, asset management, or capital markets
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, including Red Hat OpenShift
- Experience with Hibernate/JPA and Spring Batch
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Experience working in geographically dispersed, cross-functional Agile/Scrum teams
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