Digital Assets Senior Backend Engineer

Are you ready to redefine the future of finance? Join a pioneering team at Citi's Innovation Labs and leverage cutting-edge blockchain technology to revolutionize global financial institutions. If you're a visionary Senior Backend Engineer with a passion for innovation and a drive to build enterprise-grade web applications that will transform how the world interacts with digital assets, then this is your opportunity to shape the next era of finance.

Team/Role Overview
You will be a pivotal member of the core team building the Citi Integrated Digital Assets Platform (CIDAP). This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a groundbreaking initiative within Citi's larger software engineering network. Our team is at the forefront of digital asset innovation, creating robust and scalable solutions that will set new industry standards. We are a dynamic group of highly motivated individuals pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the financial technology space.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with a visionary team to implement next-generation web applications, harnessing the power of blockchain technology.
• Own and deliver end-to-end functional scope for applications leveraging blockchain, ensuring unparalleled quality and performance.
• Tackle complex engineering challenges, delivering innovative solutions that meet and exceed stakeholder expectations in the rapidly evolving digital assets landscape.
• Champion and apply best practices and cutting-edge design patterns for both enterprise and web3 applications, ensuring architectural excellence.
• Drive the proper use of collaborative tools and methodologies to manage and deliver high-impact work within a distributed, agile team.
• Contribute to and maintain high-quality technical documentation, fostering knowledge sharing and ensuring the longevity of our innovative solutions.

What We'll Need From You
We are seeking a seasoned and passionate Senior Backend Engineer who thrives on building robust, scalable, and secure enterprise-grade web applications. You will be instrumental in driving our digital asset initiatives forward.

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of extensive experience in full software development and testing lifecycle, with deep expertise in Backend web development using Java Spring.
• An understanding of web3 infrastructure, blockchain technology, and digital assets, with a proven ability to develop web applications leveraging these technologies – advantage .
• Demonstrated experience developing high-performance web applications, adhering to best practices and patterns for reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Excellent computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and design patterns, translated into elegant, working code.
• Familiarity with Agile Methodology and Scrum, and proficiency with collaborative tools for distributed team environments.
• Love coding and creating things, especially when people actually use your builds

What We Can Offer You
This role offers an unparalleled opportunity to gain significant exposure to cutting-edge technologies, businesses, and engineering groups across Citi. You will work with a highly motivated, T-shaped team, solving complex problems and discovering disruptive opportunities that deliver commercial benefits. You'll gain visibility across Citi and access to executive management, directly contributing to the strategies that shape the future of finance.

• A challenging role that offers the opportunity to build in-depth knowledge of financial services operations, with new business challenges daily that will help you develop new skills.
• Competitive base salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including generous holiday allowance, private medical insurance, and employee assistance programs.
• A business-casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week).
• A workplace where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, where the best talent is energized to join, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

Job Family Group:
Technology

Job Family:
Applications Development

Time Type:
Full time

Most Relevant Skills
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Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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