Lead Java Developer - Vice President

Overview

Senior technical role as Vice President, Application Development Tech Lead Analyst (C13) on the XVA team in Pune, India. The team builds regulatory-driven strategic systems that manage market and counterparty credit risk for Citi Capital Markets.

What you'll do

• Provide expertise in applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint.
• Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation.
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how architecture and infrastructure integrate to accomplish business goals.
• Guide the team to establish design standards, improving development workflow efficiency and product rollout.
• Take ownership of smooth production release planning and execution.
• Oversee software quality and system modifications.
• Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary.
• Analyze existing operations to identify risks and redundancies.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments to develop solutions.
• Liaise with team members and management to ensure projects meet application development and governance standards.
• Keep up to date with industry trends and developments.
• Resolve high-impact problems and projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards.
• Appropriately assess risk in business decisions, driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

What you'll need

• 12-15 years of relevant experience in an Apps Development role with hands-on coding.
• Demonstrated thought leadership in designing complex and distributed systems.
• In-depth knowledge of Java, Spring, Kafka, and distributed cache/systems (e.g. Apache Ignite).
• Great exposure to microservices architecture.
• API-first design thinking and implementation using REST, WebSocket and gRPC.
• Experience building applications on cloud platforms such as Docker, Kubernetes or OpenShift.
• Proven implementation of design patterns and enterprise-level architecture.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team, multi-task and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Mathematics or equivalent.

Nice to have

• Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB.
• Experience with Python.
• UI tech stack knowledge.
• Business knowledge of CVA, XVA, regulatory stress testing.
• A Master's degree.
• Practical experience with automation testing frameworks and tools.
• Experience with Generative AI concepts and their application in product development or quality assurance.
• Familiarity with AI-powered development tools such as Copilot.

Details

• Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India.
• Employment type: Full time.