Full Stack Senior Engineering Lead
Citi
Irving, Texas
Full-Time
$125,760
RemoteManager
Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Our core activities are safeguarding assets, lending money, making payments and accessing the capital markets on behalf of our clients.
Citi’s Mission and Value Proposition explain what we do and Strategy explain how we do it. Our mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress. We strive to earn and maintain our clients’ and the public’s trust by constantly adhering to the highest ethical standards and making a positive impact on the communities we serve.
The Full Stack Senior Engineering Lead is a senior-level position responsible for leading the solutioning, design, and implementation of microservice-based architectures for Inventory Orchestration. This role will collaborate extensively with developers and architects across our Inventory Orchestration teams. The overall objective is to spearhead engineering activities, ensuring that our solutions meet the highest quality standards and align with our strategic framework, with a strong emphasis on leveraging AI-assisted development tools to boost productivity and innovation.
Responsibilities:
Serve as a technology subject matter expert for full-stack microservice architecture, providing technical leadership and direction for internal and external stakeholders.
Lead the design and solutioning of robust, scalable, and resilient microservices for the Inventory Orchestration domain.
Collaborate with multiple development teams to ensure cohesive integration of services, alignment with business goals, and adherence to architectural blueprints.
Drive the adoption and effective use of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Devin, Anthropic Claude, GitHub Copilot) to enhance developer productivity and code quality.
Define and govern system enhancements required to deploy new products and process improvements.
Mentor and guide junior and senior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning.
Identify problem causality, business impact, and root causes, leading efforts to resolve complex technical challenges.
Influence engineering decisions through expert advice, counsel, and the facilitation of technical discussions and design reviews.
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.
Qualifications:
Full Stack Development Experience: At least 10+ years of professional experience in software development, with significant hands-on experience in both backend and frontend technologies.
AI-Assisted Development: Demonstrable, deep knowledge and practical experience using AI tools like Devin, Anthropic Claude, and others for code generation, debugging, and as a core part of the development lifecycle.
Backend Expertise: Proven expertise in developing enterprise-level applications using the Java and Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud).
Frontend Expertise: Strong proficiency in modern frontend frameworks such as React and Angular, with experience building complex, responsive user interfaces.
Microservices & API Design: Deep competency in designing, developing, and integrating RESTful APIs and event-driven microservice architectures.
Containerization & Orchestration: Solid understanding and practical experience with container technologies (Docker) and container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, OpenShift).
Event-Driven Messaging: Hands-on experience with event-driven messaging platforms, particularly Apache Kafka (including Kafka Streams, Schema Registry, and topic design), for building reliable, high-throughput asynchronous communication between distributed services.
Automation & IaC: Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and tools, particularly Ansible.
CI/CD & DevOps: In-depth experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and tools like Git and Jenkins.
Leadership & Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, articulate complex architectural concepts, and present solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Education:
Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience, Master's degree preferred
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
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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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