Fixed Income - eTrading Senior Java Developer - VP – London

Fixed Income Technology is responsible for delivering state of the art technology solutions to the Global FI business. Initiatives includes deliveries across sales, risk, pricing, algorithmic trading, execution, trade processing, and much more.
Citi is one of the top global dealers on the street in Fixed Income and contributing to that success is a great opportunity to develop cutting edge technical skills with strong career opportunities.The FI business has set out an ambitious growth plan, and strong technical development is critical to achieving our goals and enhancing our leading position in the financial market.Job Responsibilities / Role:Designing and developing front office eTrading applications to the trading businessWorking directly with Traders, Sales, and Quants to contribute towards the future direction of the platform.Utilizing creativity and innovation to improve the technical capabilities of the platform and ensuring it remains stable, flexible, and maintainable.Driving engineering standards and continuing to strive for bestEnhancing our automated testing efforts and optimizing our UAT processMentoring strong and energetic team in EMEA regionServing as advisor or coach to new or lower-level analystsTroubleshooting challenging performance and scalability issuesEngaging with business users in London and across Europe (Paris, Milan)Assisting in third line support during core trading hoursActing as Subject Matter Expert to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.Liaising with the global business, product team, support, and development teams on various exciting projectsJob Opportunities:Build a strong profile in a high-performance global team (London, Paris, Manchester. NY, Mississauga, Shanghai, Sydney, and Tokyo)Develop efficient and robust solutions to challenging business problems.Work on a globally distributed team to deliver the next generation e-Trading experience for traders at Citi.Gain knowledge and exposure to Front Office Trading Systems, Fixed Income, and Derivatives flows.Qualifications:Required10+ years of programming experience with an Object-oriented language (preferably Java), Multi-Threading and any relational databaseSolid architectural understanding of enterprise applicationsUnderstanding of computing science fundamentals – concurrency, algorithms, data structures, design patterns, etc.PreferredExperience with Java Core, Spring framework and LinuxExperience developing large financial software trading systems with substantial hands-on development experience in building systems with an attention to optimizing and tuning performance, while also demonstrating critical thinking skills related to re-use, scalability, and troubleshooting.Experience of delivering solutions with ION Trading, Transficc or other recognised connectivity vendorsKnowledge of major Fixed Income Financial Products (e.g. corporate bonds, ETFs, Interest Rate Swaps etc) and Broker/Customer Markets electronic trading flows.Experience of KDBExperience with modern software development practices such as Agile development, test-driven development, and continuous integration and continuous delivery.Worked in an Agile globally distributed team using tools such as Jira, Bitbucket, Sonar and Team CityWorked with tools such as IntelliJ, Gradle, etc.,Experience on JSON/XML and REST service
Education:Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experienceCompetencies:Excellent communication skills, oral and written; ability to face off to business users.Good team-work skills, and the ability to work in a distributed global team environmentStrong analytical and problem-solving skillsSelf-motivated with the determination to learn and achieve his/her goalsExperience in full lifecycle developmentJob Family Group:Technology
Job Family:Applications Development
Time Type:Full time
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