Senior Java Developer – Fixed Income Algo Technology, VP

Overview

Join Citi’s Fixed Income Algo team in EMEA to build and evolve the high-performance, low-latency algo trading platform used by internal market-making and trading desks. You will collaborate with traders, quants and product managers to translate business needs into scalable components that handle real-time data and execution. This role blends cutting-edge engineering with market impact, offering mentorship and a path to advanced technical proficiency across a global, fast-paced environment. You’ll contribute to a strategic growth agenda while shaping the technology that underpins global finance.

Pay / Benefits

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Private medical care & life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid parental leave

Responsibilities

• Design and develop reusable algo trading platform components with emphasis on performance and latency
• Collaborate with Traders, Quants and Product Managers to implement business requirements
• Ensure reliability, scalability and performance of core algorithmic components
• Maintain and enhance live trading systems in coordination with eTrading and Production Support
• Adhere to engineering standards and deliver best-in-class solutions

Key requirements

• Significant hands-on coding experience in core Java with low-latency, high-throughput distributed apps
• Strong fundamentals in data structures, design patterns, OOP, and algorithms complexity
• Experience with messaging technologies (Solace, Kafka)
• Practical experience with Chronicle and/or Aeron
• Distributed caching techniques
• Proven track record in market data and trading applications
• Experience building back-testing frameworks and managing historical data
• Basic Linux performance tuning and troubleshooting in the Java/Linux stack
• Familiarity with Gradle, Git, TeamCity, Jenkins, Artifactory
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Engineering, or related technical field

• Strong verbal and written communication
• Self-motivated with goal-oriented mindset
• Eagerness to learn and grow
• Java (low-latency, high-throughput)
• Distributed systems
• Messaging: Solace, Kafka

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