Job Overview

Citi is hiring a Senior Java Software Engineer for a Vice President-level Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst position in Pune, Maharashtra. This is a full-time hybrid opportunity for an experienced software professional with 11 or more years of Java development experience.

The role focuses on XiNG, Citi’s large-scale distributed calculation platform, including the XiP calculation engine. The platform performs high-volume risk and suitability calculations and operates across a large distributed computing environment. The engineer will help evolve the platform so it can process increasingly demanding workloads while maintaining performance, reliability, scalability, and security.

This opportunity is suited to a senior engineer who enjoys distributed systems, performance optimization, large-scale application development, and solving complex engineering problems. You will work closely with software engineers, DevOps teams, stakeholders, and customers while contributing to the long-term technical direction of the platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Java-based components for the large-scale calculation platform.
• Contribute to the long-term technical evolution of the XiP platform and help prepare it for future scale requirements.
• Improve calculation engine performance, resource utilization, scalability, and throughput.
• Analyze distribution and parallelization mechanisms and identify opportunities to improve execution efficiency.
• Design and implement enhancements without creating unacceptable performance impacts across high-volume workloads.
• Work on complex distributed computing challenges involving data movement, workload coordination, and large numbers of machines.
• Plan and coordinate technical changes required to achieve future scaling milestones.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure platform improvements remain aligned with customer and business requirements.
• Participate in Agile and Scrum ceremonies, technical discussions, design activities, and engineering reviews.
• Share technical knowledge with peers and contribute to collaborative problem solving.
• Work with DevOps and engineering teams to support reliable, secure, and scalable platform operations.
• Apply appropriate software development, testing, and engineering practices throughout the application lifecycle.

Required Skills

Strong professional experience with Java is essential. Candidates should have at least 11 years of software development experience and a strong understanding of object-oriented programming and software design patterns.

Experience with Java frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot, or Quarkus is required as part of the technical background. The role also calls for hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining large-scale distributed systems.

Knowledge of RESTful API design and implementation is important. Candidates should understand how scalable services communicate and how APIs can be designed for reliable enterprise applications.

Experience with unit testing, integration testing, and test automation is expected. Familiarity with JUnit and Mockito is specifically relevant to the role.

Preferred Skills

Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP is valuable. Experience with container technologies including Docker and Kubernetes is also desirable because the platform operates at significant scale.

Knowledge of NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB or Cassandra is considered an advantage. Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices is also useful for supporting modern software delivery and operational processes.

Candidates should be comfortable working in Agile and Scrum environments and contributing to technical decisions that affect large and complex systems.

Education

A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline is required.

Experience

A minimum of 11 years of professional software development experience with Java is required. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience working with enterprise-scale or distributed systems and should be comfortable handling complex technical challenges involving performance, scalability, and reliability.

Required Technologies

• Java
• Spring
• Spring Boot
• Quarkus
• RESTful APIs
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• AWS
• Microsoft Azure
• Google Cloud Platform
• MongoDB
• Cassandra
• JUnit
• Mockito
• CI/CD
• DevOps
• Agile
• Scrum
• NoSQL
• Distributed Systems
• Object-Oriented Programming
• Design Patterns
• Test Automation

Soft Skills

The position requires strong analytical and problem-solving abilities because the engineer will work on complex distributed computing and performance challenges. Clear communication is important when discussing technical designs, platform changes, risks, and scaling initiatives with engineering teams and stakeholders.

A collaborative approach is also important. The role involves working with software engineers, DevOps professionals, customers, and other stakeholders. Seniority at this level also calls for technical ownership, knowledge sharing, sound engineering judgment, and the ability to contribute constructively to strategic technical discussions.

Benefits of Working in this Role

This role offers the opportunity to work on a high-scale financial technology platform where software performance and distributed computing are central to the engineering challenge. Engineers can deepen their expertise in Java, distributed systems, cloud technologies, containers, APIs, testing, and DevOps practices.

The position also provides exposure to large-scale risk calculation workloads and engineering decisions involving scalability, resource efficiency, reliability, and platform evolution. For senior Java professionals interested in complex backend systems and financial technology, this can be a strong opportunity to work on technically demanding applications.

Work Mode

This is a hybrid role based in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It is a full-time position within Citi’s Technology and Applications Development organization.

Location

The position is located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Pune is a major technology and software engineering hub with opportunities across enterprise applications, financial technology, cloud engineering, Java development, and distributed systems.

Who Should Apply

This opportunity is intended for experienced software engineers with 11 or more years of professional Java development experience. It is particularly relevant to Senior Java Developers, Lead Java Engineers, Distributed Systems Engineers, Backend Engineers, and experienced Applications Development professionals.

Candidates should have strong experience with Java frameworks, distributed systems, RESTful APIs, object-oriented design, testing, and software architecture. Professionals with additional experience in cloud platforms, Docker, Kubernetes, NoSQL databases, CI/CD, and DevOps will have relevant supporting skills.

This is not a fresher opportunity because the role requires significant professional experience and senior-level technical ownership.

Career Growth

Working on a large-scale distributed platform can help experienced engineers strengthen their expertise in system scalability, performance engineering, Java application architecture, cloud-native technologies, distributed computing, and enterprise software development. The role also offers opportunities to contribute to strategic technical direction, collaborate across teams, and broaden experience in financial technology systems.

Application Advice

Before applying, ensure your resume clearly demonstrates 11 or more years of Java software development experience. Highlight projects involving Spring, Spring Boot, Quarkus, distributed systems, RESTful APIs, performance optimization, and large-scale backend applications.

Also mention relevant experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, NoSQL databases, JUnit, Mockito, CI/CD, and DevOps where applicable. Describe the scale and technical impact of your work when possible, especially examples involving performance, scalability, reliability, parallel processing, or distributed workloads. Keep your resume focused on measurable engineering contributions and senior-level responsibilities.