Citi Trends

Algorithmic Trading Developer – Vice President

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, United States of America · Exec · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$142k-$213kDetected 1 day ago

JavaAlgorithmsCode ReviewAnsibleCI/CDAgileCommunication

About the role

Apply expert knowledge of system architecture, data flow, and development standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation.
Qualifications: 5+ years of hands-on experience in software development with a strong focus on high-performance, low-latency systems.
Expert-level technical knowledge in Core Java, including a deep understanding of JVM internals, concurrency, garbage collection, and memory management in a low-latency context.

Take a leading role in the design, development, and optimization of high-performance, low-latency microservices and applications, with a primary focus on the firm's algorithmic trading strategies and infrastructure.
Implement and enhance complex trading logic, execution strategies, and performance optimizations to ensure best execution and system stability.
Participate in and lead technical design discussions and conduct rigorous code reviews to ensure the highest standards of quality, performance, and architectural integrity.
Partner with product development, quantitative researchers, and other technology teams to deliver new trading capabilities and enhance existing systems.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives in testing frameworks, development tools, and deployment processes for our low-latency and high-throughput environment.
Build and maintain robust solutions for trading platform monitoring, trade reconciliation, and application recovery.
The overall objective of this role is to drive the technical implementation and innovation of our algorithmic trading engines, critical components of our electronic trading infrastructure, utilizing modern, high-performance Java and microservices architecture.

5+ years of hands-on experience in software development with a strong focus on high-performance, low-latency systems.
Experience with microservices architecture and developing distributed systems.
Demonstrable experience with modern testing frameworks, Agile methodologies, and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) processes.
Excellent communication skills with a demonstrable ability to present and grasp complex technical and business concepts.

Familiarity with messaging and data grid technologies (e.g., Solace, AMPS, Chronicle, KDB+), infrastructure automation tools (e.g., Ansible), or experience with other high-performance languages like Rust is a plus.
Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making.
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$142,320.00 - $213,480.00 In addition to salary, Citi's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards.

Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs.
Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays.
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Equities Technology at Citi is undertaking a bold, multi‑year transformation to build a best‑in‑class global platform across execution, prime, clearing and cross‑product margining.
We are re‑engineering our technology estate to achieve world‑leading performance and resiliency, enabling new capabilities in advanced execution, global market connectivity, and modernised post‑trade, clearing and margin processes.
Our ambition is to deliver a seamlessly integrated, highly automated platform that drives outstanding client outcomes and accelerates growth across our global franchise.
As part of the team, you'll collaborate closely with high‑calibre engineers and deeply engaged business and product partners - working together to define and deliver the next generation of Equities technology at Citi.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Algorithmic Trading Developer to join our Equities Electronic Trading team.
This is a VP-level position responsible for the design, development, and optimization of our core low-latency execution platform.

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