Applications Development Group Manager - Senior Vice President

Citi is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead large-scale application development within our Funds Administration and Accounting Technology team — a group building the high-performance systems that power fund accounting operations across one of the world's largest financial institutions. In this role, you will drive complex engineering initiatives end-to-end, combining hands-on technical depth with cross-functional people leadership to deliver robust, scalable solutions at global scale. If you are a senior engineer who builds with purpose, leads with clarity, and is passionate about applying Agentic AI and modern engineering practices to real-world financial problems, this is your opportunity to make a measurable impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor multiple teams of software engineers and analysts, setting technical direction, conducting performance reviews, and building engineering capability across the group — particularly in AI/ML and intelligent systems development.

• Design and deliver high-performance, large-scale Java applications across the Funds Accounting domain, personally developing key software components and using your code to model best practices in Agentic AI design and implementation.

• Define and enforce application architecture standards, ensuring all systems adhere to scalable, intelligent design patterns aligned with Citi's architectural guidelines.

• Host structured design and code review sessions at multiple levels of the organisation to raise engineering standards and embed AI-assisted development practices, including tools such as GitHub Copilot and Devin AI.

• Analyse complex business and system processes to architect and deliver solutions to high-priority, large-scale engineering challenges — translating end-user requirements into robust system specifications.

• Lead the adoption of emerging technologies — with a strong focus on Agentic AI and Machine Learning frameworks — where they deliver clear business value within Citi's technology landscape.

• Collaborate with a global team of engineers, business analysts, DevOps engineers, and support staff to plan, integrate, and ship software solutions across large budgets and cross-functional programmes.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 10 or more years of progressive software development experience, including deep hands-on expertise in enterprise-level Java, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud, with strong command of the broader Spring ecosystem (Core, Integration, Batch, JDBC, Hibernate).

• Proven ability to design and implement data architecture solutions spanning relational databases (Oracle), NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Hadoop), data warehousing, and big data technologies including Apache Spark and Kafka.

• Practical experience building and deploying microservices architectures, RESTful APIs, and event-driven systems at enterprise scale.

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms — AWS, Azure, or GCP — including cloud-native services, serverless architectures, and distributed caching frameworks such as Oracle Coherence or Redis.

• Proficiency with containerisation and orchestration tools (Docker and Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipeline frameworks including Jenkins, SonarQube, and Git/BitBucket.

• Demonstrated experience leading technical teams in an Agile software development environment, with clear ownership of architecture design, code quality, and delivery outcomes.

• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences, including senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders.

Beneficial Skills & Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Agentic AI frameworks and Machine Learning model integration within production engineering environments.

• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tooling such as GitHub Copilot or Devin AI, and a track record of embedding these practices into engineering team workflows.

• Experience working within large-scale financial services technology environments, particularly in funds administration, fund accounting, or related domains.

• Exposure to secure coding toolkits and security-first development practices within regulated industries.

What We Offer

Joining Citi means working at the intersection of technology and global finance — building systems that operate across more than 160 countries and directly shape how capital moves through the world. Our technology teams operate with the scale and complexity of a major technology company, with the added dimension of real-world financial impact. You will have the opportunity to lead meaningful engineering work, grow