Senior Development Engineer – Rates Risk Technology (VP)

Overview

In this role you will lead and own back-end software components within Citi’s Rates Risk Technology team in London. You’ll guide a team of experienced developers, act as SME for key components, and drive secure, high-quality software across the risk domain. You’ll collaborate with front-office stakeholders and planning to shape delivery timelines, reduce tech debt, and upgrade technology. This position offers exposure to multiple asset classes in a Tier 1 environment with meaningful impact on risk tooling for Rates and FX businesses.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model (up to 2 days work from home per week)
• competitive base salary
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• discretionary annual bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Pension Plan

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain a set of software components within the risk technology suite
• Lead a team of experienced developers and provide technical direction
• Become SME for owned components and services
• Design and maintain back-end systems with a focus on reliability and security
• Collaborate with other team leads and component owners to deliver new features
• Advise planning on delivery timelines for business requests
• Reduce technical debt by adopting current, secure components and libraries

Key requirements

• Extensive Applications Development experience in Rates domain and/or risk management
• Proven SDLC and trade lifecycle knowledge
• Proficiency in C# .NET (with some F#) and strong IT fundamentals
• Experience building relationships with front-office stakeholders
• People management experience and leadership skills
• Understanding of industry practices and standards
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Several years in a financial IT environment
• Experience with messaging/event streaming (RabbitMQ, TIBCO EMS, Kafka)
• Experience with .NET Core and Linux environments

• strong communication
• stakeholder management
• leadership
• .NET / C#
• .NET Core
• Linux

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