Digital Software Engineer, VP

Overview of the Role

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.

As a bank with a brain and a soul, Citi creates economic value that is systemically responsible and in our clients’ best interests. As a financial institution that touches every region of the world and every sector that shapes your daily life, our Enterprise Operations & Technology teams are charged with a mission that rivals any large tech company. Our technology solutions are the foundations of everything we do from keeping the bank safe, managing global resources, and providing the technical tools our workers need to be successful to designing our digital architecture and ensuring our platforms provide a first-class customer experience. We reimagine client and partner experiences to deliver excellence through secure, reliable, and efficient services.

Our commitment to diversity includes a workforce that represents the clients we serve from all walks of life, backgrounds, and origins. We foster an environment where the best people want to work. We value and demand respect for others, promote individuals based on merit, and ensure opportunities for personal development are widely available to all. Ideal candidates are innovators with well-rounded backgrounds who bring their authentic selves to work and complement our culture of delivering results with pride. If you are a problem solver who seeks passion in your work, come join us. We’ll enable growth and progress together.

We are seeking a talented and passionate Digital Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying high-quality web applications that deliver an exceptional user experience. You will work across the full technology stack, leveraging your expertise in Java for backend services and modern JavaScript frameworks like Angular or React for the frontend. The ideal candidate is a collaborative problem-solver with a passion for building clean, efficient, and scalable software in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code for complex web applications.

• Develop robust and scalable backend services and RESTful APIs using Java and related frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot).

• Create responsive, intuitive, and high-performance user interfaces using modern frontend frameworks such as Angular or React.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, UX/UI designers, and other engineers, to define requirements and deliver innovative solutions.

• Write comprehensive unit and integration tests to ensure software quality and reliability.

• Participate in peer code reviews to maintain high standards of code quality, readability, and maintainability.

• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing software, providing effective solutions to complex technical problems.

• Actively participate in all phases of the Agile software development lifecycle (SDLC), including planning, development, testing, and deployment.

• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry best practices, and advocate for their adoption where appropriate.

Required Qualifications

• Experience : 6+ years of professional software development experience.

• Backend Development: Strong proficiency in Java and experience with a major framework such as Spring Boot or a similar alternative.

• Frontend Development: Proven hands-on experience with modern JavaScript frameworks, specifically Angular and/or React.

• Web Fundamentals: Solid understanding of core web technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, and modern JavaScript (ES6+).

• API Development: Experience designing, building, and consuming RESTful web services.

• Databases: Familiarity with both relational (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra) databases.

• Version Control: Proficient with Git and common Git workflows.

• Methodologies: Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Googl