Senior Software Engineer, CalcGraphs - Vice President

Senior role on XiNG large-scale distributed calculation platform at Citi. The team builds a next-generation cross-asset calculation system and operates Java Spring Boot services in a distributed environment deployed on OpenShift and EKS, with plans to onboard Google Kubernetes Engine in 2025.

The calculation engine handles a high volume of risk and suitability computations daily, running across hundreds of thousands of pods to deliver performant, scalable results for Citi clients.

Responsibilities

• Take part in the long-term strategic direction of the XiP Calculation Engine; develop future versions to improve speed, resource utilization, and scalability without negatively impacting performance.
• Serve as advisor or coach to team members, allocating and overseeing work; mentor mid-level developers, perform code reviews, and support career development; foster a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
• Lead design, development, and implementation of enhancements to Citi's Risk Calculation Engine, with focus on distribution mechanisms and parallelization to improve efficiency, scalability, and throughput.
• Operationally support optimization of risk calculations by analyzing distributed execution, providing SME-level insights to guide improvements and optimizations.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute strategic changes to reach next scaling milestones; manage initiatives and align with customer needs.
• Provide specialized customer support to optimize large, distributed calculations; act as primary point of contact to address issues and improve inefficiencies during execution.

Qualifications

• Multiple years of professional software development experience with Java.
• Solid experience with Java frameworks (e.g., Spring, Spring Boot, Quarkus).
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining large-scale, distributed systems.
• Experience with RESTful API design and implementation.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and design patterns.
• Exposure to NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra) is a plus.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is desirable.
• Experience with unit testing, integration testing, and test automation frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Mockito).
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Practical experience with Python for scripting, automation, or data processing tasks.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices is a plus.

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Job Details

• Job Family Group: Technology
• Job Family: Applications Development
• Time Type: Full time
• Seniority level: Not Applicable
• Employment type: Full-time
• Industries: Banking, Financial Services, and Investment Banking

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