Role Overview: We are looking for a dev lead to work on a number of green field services within the structured products world. They will be instrumental in setting and ensuring best code practices and designing well-crafted software. The team work in an agile manner, self-organise their work with BAs, QA, speaking directly with business users across the globe and have good autonomy over technology decisions. They own the continuous delivery pipeline through to production and strive to release frequently into production.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Develop software iteratively, from an idea through to production.
2. Collaborate and Lead with the rest of the team, pairing where appropriate.
3. Build strong relationships with business users through understanding the challenges that they face, then design and build systems that will allow them to overcome them.
4. Produce clean efficient code based on the specifications.
5. Strive to improve and share best engineering practice across the wider technology team.
Technology Skills Desired:
6. For the right applicant this position can be a Full Stack or Frontend role.
7. Frontend: React and Typescript- experience with hooks and ES6 would be preferred. Some applications also use graphql.
8. Backend: The new platform is being built out using Kotlin in a micro service based architecture and is deployed within Kubernetes/Openshift containers. Kafka is used as the core messaging layer. graphql server
9. Best practices around DevOps techniques are expected to be utilised with real-time monitoring and metrics part of the key deliverables/best practice.
10. The team also push for fully automated testing, continuous integration and trunk based development and would want the developer to have experience of working in such an environment
11. Experience with TDD, BDD and agile practices would be ideal - Note: we are agile with our agile!
Education:
12. University degree or equivalent experience in a similar role
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
What we’ll provide you
By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:
13. 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
14. A discretional annual performance related bonus
15. Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
16. Employee Assistance Program
17. Pension Plan
18. Paid Parental Leave
19. Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
20. Access to an array of learning and development resources
Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.
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Job Family Group:
Technology
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Job Family:
Applications Development
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Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.
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Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
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