Sr Java Developer - Low latency Spring Kafka Assistant Vice president

**Job Description** **Role Overview:** As a part of the Rates eTrading team at Citi, you will be involved in the development of high-performance, low latency technology to support the execution of client trades in the electronic trading landscape. You will have the opportunity to work on a modern technology platform with a global presence, gaining exposure to the fast-paced world of front office trading and finance. **Key Responsibilities:** - Understand and adhere to good design principles, developing common and reusable components using Citis best practices - Create high-performance, low latency applications within the existing Citi framework, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance - Apply engineering mindset to development work, developing metrics for volume and compute velocity requirements, and actively contributing to system design decisions - Evaluate and build POCs for new initiatives, provide post-release assistance, and ensure compliance with best practices such as TDD and maintain high unit test coverage - Assist in third-line support during core trading hours **Qualifications:** **Required:** - 8+ years of Java development experience with expertise in Spring or another dependency injection framework - 5+ years experience in developing highly scalable, real-time, low latency microservices - Experience with real-time messaging middleware, multi-threaded applications, software development fundamentals, and data structures - Application deployment and debugging on UNIX/LINUX **Nice to Have:** - Understanding of capital markets and financial derivatives - Experience in system performance tuning, low latency Java programming, database technologies, and In-Memory Datastore/Cache libraries - Experience with CI/CD pipelines and test-driven development **Competencies:** - Strong verbal and written communication skills - Self-motivated with determination to achieve goals - Willingness to learn and strong analytical/problem-solving skills - Good team working skills and ability to work in a distributed global team environment - Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and deliver quality results within the required timeframe **Education:** - Bachelors degree/University degree or equivalent experience If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity, review Accessibility at Citi.,