Backend Java Developer jobs at Citi Group in Canada, St. John's

Responsibilities:

Provide and implement technology solutions for the Mortgage Trading and Finance business including Pricing, Structuring, Risk, Data, Analytics and Reporting.

• Develop high quality software following the Citi Standard Development Life Cycle to achieve a high level of maintainability, scalability, flexibility and fast delivery.
• Work directly with Traders, Salespeople, Quants, and Business Analysts to understand business requirements and to ensure software solutions are addressing business needs.
• Partner with multiple stakeholders across the organization to achieve deliveries.
• Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards
• Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint
• Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals
• Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions
• Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary
• 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 behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Work closely with L1 and L2 Production Support and to provide L3 Support to quickly resolve production issues

Required Skills /Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of hands-on development experience inApps Development, Server Side Development
• 6-10 years of Java development experience with Kafka and Spring Frameworks.
• Familiarity with Python.
• Must have demonstrated experience in delivering systems from inception to adoption.
• Must have demonstrated experience in working with end users to solve business problems.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in distributed system architectures, especially involving streaming services, micro services, distributed caches, Restful APIs and cloud-based deployment.
• Strong knowledge and experience in modern frameworks and tools in Java development including Spring, Sprint Boot, Maven and Gradle.
• Good understanding of DevOps best practices and CI/CD pipelines. Must have experience with JIRA, Bitbucket or GitHub, Sonar Cube, Jenkins/TeamCity/Harness
• Experience in RDBMS such as MS SQL Server or Oracle. Able to write effective SQL queries and tune queries for performance.
• Experience in or knowledge of streaming systems (Kafka is preferred) and event-based architectures.
• Experience in Cloud Computing technology such as Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes, ECS
• Experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Knowledge of Behavior Driven Testing (BDD) and Testing Tools such Cucumber
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate.
• Ability to multi-task, collaborate with multiple stakeholders, and be a team player with a sense of urgency in a dynamic trading environment.
• Able to think on their feet to solve problems collaboratively and in real time.
• Able to work with non-technical users e.g. Business Analysts, to refine, question and
• A strong communicator, in both verbal and written forms. Able to express ideas in concise, clear and direct terms.

Preferred but not Required:

• Financial Industry experience or Financial Product knowledge.
• Understanding of Mortgage Backed Securities or other Fixed Income products.

Bachelor's or University Degree or equivalent experrience

Anticipated Posting Close Date:

• Conduct tasks related to feasibility studies, time and cost estimates, IT planning, risk technology, applications development, model development, and establish and implement new or revised applications systems and programs to meet specific business needs or user areas
• Monitor and control all phases of development process and analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation as well as provide user and operational support on applications to business users
• Utilize in-depth specialty knowledge of applications development to analyze complex problems/issues, provide evaluation of business process, system process, and industry standards, and make evaluative judgement
• Recommend and develop security measures in post implementation analysis of business usage to ensure successful system design and functionality
• Consult with users/clients and other technology groups on issues, recommend advanced programming solutions, and install and assist customer exposure systems
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and help define operating standards and processes
• Serve as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• 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 behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

• 5-8 years of relevant experience
• Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Working knowledge of consulting/project management techniques/methods
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

• Proficient in industry standard best practices such as Design Patterns, Coding Standards, Coding modularity, Prototypes, Object oriented programming etc.
• Thorough in-depth understanding of usage of the fundamental concepts of Java and J2EE
• Knowledge and application of Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, JSP, Servlets, JDBC, Struts framework
• Experience with any SQL/No SQL databases (Oracle, Sybase, Mongo etc.)
• Strong knowledge of unit testing frameworks like JUnit, Mockito
• Experience in debugging, tuning and optimizing Java micro service components
• Expertise in technologies like JMS, Solace is a plus
• Experience working in a Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery environment and familiar with Teamcity, Jenkins, Code Quality/Style Tools -SonarLint, Blackduck etc.
• Knowledge of application servers / webservers (weblogic, Tomcat)
• Proficiency with Git for managing code versions and collaborating with other developers.
• Work experience on the transactional applications for low latency, high availability uses is a plus
• Experience with Single page application development like Angular or React is an added advantage

Time Type:

• Conduct tasks related to feasibility studies, time and cost estimates, IT planning, risk technology, applications development, model development, and establish and implement new or revised applications systems and programs to meet specific business needs or user areas
• Monitor and control all phases of development process and analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation as well as provide user and operational support on applications to business users
• Utilize in-depth specialty knowledge of applications development to analyze complex problems/issues, provide evaluation of business process, system process, and industry standards, and make evaluative judgement
• Recommend and develop security measures in post implementation analysis of business usage to ensure successful system design and functionality
• Consult with users/clients and other technology groups on issues, recommend advanced programming solutions, and install and assist customer exposure systems
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and help define operating standards and processes
• Serve as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• 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 behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

• 5-8 years of relevant experience
• Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Working knowledge of consulting/project management techniques/methods
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

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• Partner with multiple management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals as well as identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements
• Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards
• Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint
• Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals
• Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions
• Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary
• 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 behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role
• Extensive experience system analysis and in programming of software applications
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least one area of Applications Development
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

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• You’ve got a positive energy. You are optimistic about the future and determined to get there.
• You appreciate open and direct communication. You are both – an active communicator and an eager listener.
• You can switch context & pivot on the fly. This group is a horizontal organization, and regulations are constantly changing. What you worked on yesterday may not be what you work on today.
• You want to be part of a winning team. We build & grow with one another and you’re a person who doesn’t shy away from being pushed out of your comfort zone.
• You are often cited as inspiration for the engineers and even senior engineers feel that they can learn something from you.
• You have a “can do” attitude. We engineer & create high-quality software. Owning a problem doesn’t scare you but rather empowers you to take 100% ownership.

• Lead team(s) of passionate engineers supporting multiple systems who take pride in customer satisfaction and ownership
• Set up and maintain processes that empower to move the team quickly
• Be hands-on in technical architecture and reviews, are a strong believer in servant leadership and don’t shy away from rolling up the sleeves.
• Independently own and drive multiple critical work streams, this includes vision/direction setting, overseeing the overall planning and execution toward clear objectives with measurable key results.
• Establish and drive adoption of design and coding best practices within your team
• Liaise with senior stakeholders across the Risk, Finance and Front Office business organizations, and external Market Regulators to assemble execute projects across Capital spectrum.
• Mentor and guide professional development of analysts & engineers on your team, and continuously improve software engineering practices
• Strong written and oral presentation skills and presence
• Collaborate with and across team to design, build and deliver high quality software meeting and exceeding client needs

• You are a hands-on engineering manager with 8-10 years of industry experience and 7+ years of engineering management.
• 4+ years of managing individual contributors across all levels
• 2+ years of managing managers (engineering or product)
• BS or MS in Computer Science or related technical field or related experience
• Graduate in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) or Finance disciplines.
• Broad experience in relational and document databases, data structures, caching and reporting
• Develop enterprise-grade applications using Java 8/JEE (and higher), No SQL, Spring, among other tools
• A track record of managing and mentoring junior and senior engineers, preferably located across multiple time zones
• Experience attracting and hiring top talents, including engineering leaders and software engineers
• Proficient at working with large and complex code bases
• Ability to be metrics / data driven and have a bias for action and result delivery

• Experience in financial industry specifically in Credit Risk & Market Risk Capital domains.
• Technologies and tools: Java, Web / Restful service development, Angular, JSON, Python, SQL, Build tools
• Develop enterprise-grade applications using Java 8/JEE (and higher), No SQL, Spring, among other tools
• Experience in event-driven design of Microservices and 12-factor app development standards
• Experience building modern enterprise applications and deploying to public or private clouds including AWS
• Experience in distributed cache systems like Apache Ignite or Redis
• Experience in big data platforms and technologies such as Hadoop, Hive, HDFS, Presto/Starburst, Spark, and Kafka
• Experience in Spring Framework and Cloud Computing for both batch and real-time high volume data processing
• Experience in understanding complex SQLs and exposure to Database Design Concepts including Data Modeling, Logical/Conceptual Design

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• Conduct tasks related to feasibility studies, time and cost estimates, IT planning, risk technology, applications development, model development, and establish and implement new or revised applications systems and programs to meet specific business needs or user areas
• Monitor and control all phases of development process and analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation as well as provide user and operational support on applications to business users
• Utilize in-depth specialty knowledge of applications development to analyze complex problems/issues, provide evaluation of business process, system process, and industry standards, and make evaluative judgement
• Recommend and develop security measures in post implementation analysis of business usage to ensure successful system design and functionality
• Consult with users/clients and other technology groups on issues, recommend advanced programming solutions, and install and assist customer exposure systems
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and help define operating standards and processes
• Serve as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• 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 behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

• 5-8 years of relevant experience
• Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Working knowledge of consulting/project management techniques/methods
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

• Proficient in industry standard best practices such as Design Patterns, Coding Standards, Coding modularity, Prototypes, Object oriented programming etc.
• Thorough in-depth understanding of usage of the fundamental concepts of Java and J2EE
• Knowledge and application of Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, JSP, Servlets, JDBC, Struts framework
• Experience with any SQL/No SQL databases (Oracle, Sybase, Mongo etc.)
• Strong knowledge of unit testing frameworks like JUnit, Mockito
• Experience in debugging, tuning and optimizing Java micro service components
• Expertise in technologies like JMS, Solace is a plus
• Experience working in a Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery environment and familiar with Teamcity, Jenkins, Code Quality/Style Tools -SonarLint, Blackduck etc.
• Knowledge of application servers / webservers (weblogic, Tomcat)
• Proficiency with Git for managing code versions and collaborating with other developers.
• Work experience on the transactional applications for low latency, high availability uses is a plus
• Experience with Single page application development like Angular or React is an added advantage

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• Partner with multiple management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals as well as identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements
• Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards
• Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint
• Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals
• Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions
• Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary
• 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 behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

• 6 - 10 years + of experience in software development with at least 5 years of experience in Python Spark and Big data frameworks.
• Strong proficiency in Python and Spark with knowledge of core spark concepts (RDDs, Dataframes, Spark Streaming, etc.)
• Experience working in financial markets, risk management and financial instruments.
• Experience in Application Development in Python & Big Data
• Pricing and Analytic Development experience in Python
• Familiarity with market risk concepts including VaR, Greeks, scenario analysis and stress testing.
• Hands on experience with Hadoop, Spark.
• Proficiency on Git, Jenkins and CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and strong mathematical and analytical mindset.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced financial environment.
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least one area of Applications Development
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

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