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Citigroup

Senior Back-End Java Developer — Trading Platforms

AI summary of the role

Lead engineering delivery for the Trade Manager Zone (TMZ) platform within Cash Securities Settlements, supporting the Equity Growth Initiative.

What you’ll do

  • Architect, design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, high-performance applications supporting equity trade settlement workflows on the Trade Manager Zone platform.
  • Lead the integration of AI and ML capabilities into the platform, including intelligent exception handling, anomaly detection, predictive settlement failure analysis, and automated reconciliation workflows.
  • Champion AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) and drive adoption of trunk-based development, TDD, and CI/CD pipelines aligned to Citi Engineering Excellence Standards.
  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers, fostering a culture of craftsmanship, AI curiosity, accountability, and continuous learning.

What you’ll bring

  • Strong hands-on proficiency in Kotlin, Python, and Java for production-grade applications.
  • Deep expertise in microservices architecture, event-driven systems (Kafka or Solace), and low-latency, high-performance computing.
  • Experience integrating AI/ML models into production systems, including model serving, inference pipelines, and real-time scoring.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.

Technologies

Kotlin · Python · Java · Kafka · Solace · Oracle · MongoDB · AWS · Kubernetes · Docker · GitHub Copilot · LLM

About Citigroup

Global bank serving institutions, governments, investors and consumers across payments, markets, banking, wealth and U.S. cards.

Public · 5000+ people

Source and classification

Deployment team leadership · Evidence for this classification:

Apps Development Senior Manager Trade Manager Zone Platform | Cash Securities Settlements | Equity Growth Initiative About the Role We are seeking a visionary and hands-on Apps Development Senior Manager to lead engineering delivery for the Trade Manager Zone (TMZ) platform within the Cash Securities Settlements group, supporting the Equity Growth Initiative. This is a core engineering leadership role at the heart of a high-impact, high-throughput financial platform that processes equity trade settlements at scale. You will lead high-performing engineering teams responsible for building, maintaining, and evolving mission-critical settlement systems — driving architectural excellence, modern delivery practices, and technical transformation. Critically, you will play a defining role in embedding Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning into the platform — from AI-assisted
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