Senior Java Kafka Backend Developer

We are seeking an experienced Sr Java Backend Developer to join our dynamic development team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance backend services using Java and the Spring Framework.

Responsibilities:

• Support and assist senior software engineer managers in coordinating and managing software development projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, and product managers to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of digital software solutions.
• Assist in the planning and execution of software development processes, including requirement gathering, coding, testing, and deployment.
• Help prioritize and assign tasks to team members, ensuring alignment with project timelines and objectives.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constrictive feedback to developers to support growth and development.
• Possess the ability to continuously build a network of talent inside and outside of the company.
• Create mechanisms to help onboard new talent to the organization and be able to mentor others.
• Effectively coach and give feedback to direct reports to help develop talent and support career development
• While managing the team you will be able to apply performance standards and identify resource needs for the team to set and balance goals across team to optimize performance against department goals and employee development. This will include the ability to describe strategic importance of vision inside and outside of the team and to set and articulate expectations around leadership behavior; including role model behavior that exemplifies Citi's leadership principles.
• Design, implement, and deploy software components and solve difficult problems generating positive feedback.
• Have a solid understanding of development approaches (and how to best use them).
• Able to work independently and with your team to deliver software successfully.
• Focus on operational excellence, constructively identifying problems and proposing solutions, taking on projects that improve your team's software, making it better and easier to maintain.
• Able to confidently train new team-mates about your customers, what your team's software does, how it is constructed, tested, operates, and how it fits into the bigger picture
• 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, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

• 8-12 years of relevant experience in an Apps Development role or senior level experience in an Enterprise Architecture role with subject matter expert in one or more areas.
• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Java, KAFKA Messaging, Spring boot rest API, Microservices, Spring MVC, Angular, AWS Cloud, Agile
• Implement and maintain microservices architectures that are scalable, reliable, and efficient.
• Optimize application performance, focusing on speed and scalability.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code, following best practices for software development.
• Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge with the team.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in a timely manner, ensuring the stability and reliability of the backend systems.
• Exhibit expertise in all aspects of technology by understanding broader patterns and techniques as they apply to Citi's internal and external cloud platforms (AWS, PCF, Akamai)
• Lead resources and serve as a functional SME across the company through advanced knowledge of algorithms, data structures, distributed systems, networking, use of knowledge and experience to lead, architect, and drive broader adoption forward.
• Acquire relevant technology and financial industry skills (AWS PWS) and understand all aspects of NGA technology – including innovative approaches and new opportunities.
• Demonstrate knowledge on automating code quality, code performance, unit testing, and build processing in the CI/CD.

Education:

Bachelor's/University degree

Design and deliver web solutions with a focus on multi-tenant architecture.
Develop and maintain robust and scalable web applications using Java, SpringBoot, React, HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, and jQuery.
Design and implement integrations using microservices architecture, with must experience with Kafka.
Work with SQL and other standard database query tools to manage and retrieve data.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, design solutions, and deliver exceptional user experiences.
Contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, and deployment.
Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to coding standards.
Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, proactively seeking opportunities to improve existing systems.
Present technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Experience with Angular.
Experience with Red hat open shift.
Hands-on development experience with Java.
Experience with CI/CD development methodologies and tools (e.g., JIRA, Git, Bitbucket).
Experience with web services such as SOAP and REST.
Experience with data modeling languages such as XML and JSON.
Experience with networking technologies such as routing/switching, load balancing, and DNS.

Job Family Group:

Technology

Job Family:

Digital Software Engineering

Time Type:

Full time

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