Lead Application Developer – Citigroup Careers


Website Citi

Job Overview:

The Lead Application Developer is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.

What you’ll do:

  • Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary
  • Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals
  • 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.
  • Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions
  • Partner with multiple management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals as well as identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements
  • Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards
  • Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
  • Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint

What you’ll have:

  • Demonstrated leadership and project management skills
  • Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
  • Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
  • Preference of no-SQL databases like Cassandra, Elastic Search
  • Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
  • Experience in Java, Angular, Docker containers, Kubernetes, Linux
  • Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, object oriented concepts
  • Extensive experience system analysis and in programming of software applications
  • Experience with Agile methodology
  • Master’s degree preferred
  • Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
  • 6-10 years of relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role