Senior FX Technology Engineer in London

Discover your future at Citi. Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Engineer the future of global finance. At Citi, our Tech team does more than just support finance – we help redefine it. Every day we go beyond the billions in network operations, deploy advanced AI, and shape global markets. Your work will influence economies, drive innovation and outcomes, and be backed by mentorship, continuous learning, and flexibility with potential hybrid work opportunities. Help solve real‐world challenges that touch millions and get the chance to build the future of finance with Citi Tech.

Citi FX has a physical presence in 83 countries with 1,400 dedicated staff, giving us the largest FX presence of any bank globally. Foreign Exchange has been one of the defining businesses of Citi for much of its 200‐year existence. Increasing investment in technology has seen us roll out award‐winning applications. Technology is a central pillar for our plans to sustain and grow our FX business.

Role Overview / What will you do

• Be a senior member in a delivery‐focused engineering team
• Work as a hands‐on contributor towards technical deliveries on critical components and services supporting the FX business
• Operate independently with a limited level of direct supervision
• Act as an SME for stakeholders and/or other team members, including acting as a role‐model/mentor for more junior members in the team
• Drive the design and development of key elements of our system architecture, work with end‐users of the systems, and take full ownership of deliverables
• Contribute to a culture of continuous change and improvement through challenge, engagement and delivery

The role does not involve line management.

Key Skills and Experience Required

• Extensive experience in hands‐on software development in Java and related frameworks (Java 8/11/17, Spring Boot)
• Exposure to Angular, React, JavaScript/TypeScript, and WPF for front‐end development desirable
• Experience designing and developing distributed systems (microservices, event‐driven architectures, messaging)
• Understanding of computer science fundamentals – concurrency, algorithms and operating systems
• Ability to work directly with business partners and other stakeholders
• Highly credible hands‐on engineer, confident to deep‐dive into a product and codebase and offer detailed, constructive analysis and feedback
• Understanding of FX desirable but not necessary

Education

• University degree or equivalent experience in a similar role

This job description provides a high‐level review of the types of work performed. Other job‐related duties may be assigned as required.

What we'll provide you

By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business‐casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is reviewed annually) and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretionary annual performance‐related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Alongside these benefits, Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is a place where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.

Citi is an equal‐opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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