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This position is responsible for the development of new and revised applications. The candidate will perform in-depth application systems analysis and programming, collaborating closely with various technology and business teams globally to deliver robust and efficient software solutions.\nAs an Application Developer, you will be at the forefront of our technology initiatives, contributing directly to the systems that support our Rates trading business. Your primary duties will involve a hands-on server side development and delivering quality software solutions.\nResponsibilities:\nBusiness Collaboration: You will work in close partnership with the Rates trading desks to thoroughly understand their requirements and workflow challenges. A key part of your role will be to translate these complex business needs into intuitive, efficient, and user-centric server side solutions.\nServer Development: You will be responsible designing scalable server architecture, writing high-quality code, and conducting comprehensive testing to ensure functionality meets business specifications.\n Process Improvement: You will actively contribute to the continual improvement of our software development lifecycle (SDLC). 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Risk and Compliance Management:\nAppropriately assess risk when making business and technical decisions, giving particular consideration to the firm's reputation and the safeguarding of Citigroup, its clients, and its assets.\nDrive compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations by adhering to company policies and applying sound ethical judgment in all personal and business conduct.\nProactively escalate, manage, and report control issues with complete transparency.\nProactively practice culture of accountability to maintain essential standards.\nKnowledge and Experience\nDevelopment Experience: A minimum of 4+ years of in-depth professional development experience, with a dominant focus on building sophisticated enterprise applications.\nServer-Side Technologies: Extensive, hands-on experience in Java, SpringBoot, Quarkus and reactive programming paradigms.\nAPI and Microservices Development: Proven experience in developing high-throughput, low-latency systems, including building microservices.\nCore Technology Stack: Extensive practical experience with a range of essential back-end and middleware technologies, specifically including Kafka, Solace, and MongoDB.\nDevOps and Deployment: Demonstrable experience with modern CI/CD pipelines and tools, such as Tekton, and container orchestration platforms like OpenShift and Kubernetes.\n Professional Skills:A self-starting individual with prior experience working in a fast-paced, desk-facing role within a financial services environment.\nExposure to and appreciation for software quality techniques such as Test-Driven Development (TDD) and application performance profiling.\nA strong mathematical aptitude and a genuine ambition to learn the complex mathematics associated with financial derivatives.\nExcellent aptitude for analysis and a methodical, effective approach to problem-solving.\nConsistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.\nHigh attention to detail, strong self-motivation, and a persistent willingness to learn and adapt.\n\nBusiness Knowledge: Prior knowledge of the Rates Derivatives business is preferred and will be a significant advantage.\nEducation:\nBachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience\nThis job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. 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Additionally, if you so choose, or consent, we can match your skills and abilities to other suitable roles at Citi.\nImportantly, all our hiring processes and decisions, including determining your suitability for a role, are conducted, checked, and decided by individuals. Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making. 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