This lead application development role is a senior level app development position responsible for leading UI development of a pricing system for Mortgage Trading Desk. The role will manage, architect and deliver high-performance frontend, working at the intersection of cutting-edge frontend engineering and complex financial workflows. This role offers high visibility, direct engagement with trading desk stakeholders, and the opportunity to shape the long-term strategic roadmap for Mortgage Trading Technology
Responsibilities:
- Lead as well as hands-on UI development to provide and implement technology solutions for Mortgage Trading desks in Spread Products business for Pricing, Structuring, Risk and Reporting
- Provide architectural and technical solutions based on own deep understanding of business processes and functional requirements
- Develop a comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business integrate to accomplish business goals
- Work closely with L1 and L2 Production Support to provide L3 Support for production issue investigation
- Reaching out to broader UI development community in the company to seek synergies, collaborations, knowledge sharing.
- Shift the development practice to AI agent driven to improve the efficiency and improve time to market
- Mentor and guide junior or mid-level team members, providing technical leadership and effective work allocation on projects related to sales and trading application development.
- Ensure all technical and business decisions are made with a keen awareness of risk, upholding Citigroup's reputation and safeguarding its assets. This includes strict adherence to compliance, regulatory requirements, ethical standards, and transparent reporting of control issues.
- Required Skills/Qualifications:
- 6+ years of recent hands-on experience in the software development based on Web UI tech stack. Experience in web frontend in Desktop environment such as Electron is a plus.
- Extensive experience system analysis and in programming of software applications with strong knowledge and experience in building UI component using HTML5, TypeScript/Java Script, Angular, Node.js and AgGrid.
- Strong knowledge and experience in Object-Oriented Programming, WebSocket, Restful API. Experience with high-performance UI handling large dataset and high update volume is preferred.
- Strong ownership, initiative, leadership mindset.
- Strong ability to understand the context of complex situation and strong analytical skill.
- Good knowledge or experience of AI and using AI agent in coding.
- Good understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), DevOp and CI/CD pipeline, Cloud computing environment, with experience in JIRA, GitHub,
- Skills in other technologies such as Python, Java, SQL, streaming services, is a plus
- Ability to multi-task, collaborate with multiple stakeholders, and be a team player with a sense of urgency
- Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
- Financial Industry experience especially in Mortgage Trading is preferred but not mandatory.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Master’s degree preferred
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Job Family Group:
Technology
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Job Family:
Applications Development
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Time Type:
Full time
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Primary Location:
New York New York United States
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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$142,320.00 - $213,480.00
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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Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.
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Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
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Anticipated Posting Close Date:
Jul 08, 2026
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