Overview
We’re looking for a Design Engineer to help build our next generation Developer Experience (DevEx) platform at Citi. You’ll be joining a small, high‑impact team, shaping the daily lives of our 50,000 engineers globally.
Where you’ll work
You’ll sit within Development Enablement, part of Citi’s CTO organisation – a group focused on innovation, developer platforms and internal tools. We operate like a startup inside a global bank: shipping fast and experimenting.
What you’ll do in your first year
By day 45 – Build a component used by engineers in production
You’ll identify a pain point in the engineering workflow and solve it. For example, jumping between a JIRA issue and related builds or pull requests. You will design in Figma, build the interaction design (e.g., CSS animations, D3.js) in Storybook, and ship the finished UI component to production.
Outcome: Your component will help engineers complete a key task at least 50% faster.
By 3 months – Validate what we’re building and create relationships
You’ll actively seek feedback through both informal and formal user testing sessions. You’ll establish relationships with engineers across the org and begin capturing metrics to show your work is making a difference.
Outcome: Network of relationships outside the team, iterated on designs based on feedback, and identified a few actionable KPIs that prove we’re solving real problems.
By 6 months – Establish a base of UI components and patterns that shape how engineers interact with their developer workflows
You will have shipped a few components — for example, a CI/CD status view or a widget that shows production errors — and started extracting reusable patterns and best practices that form the foundation for our design system.
Outcome: Several components built inside Storybook and shipped to production. Your components or designs will have influenced 1–2 external teams across CTO and even inspired design changes across Citi.
By 12 months – Own and evolve key parts of the developer experience
You’ll own parts of the design and front‑end implementations of complete workflows, such as being able to see the flow between a JIRA ticket all the way into production. You will have had a meaningful impact on the lives of our users.
Outcome: Show real improvement in our DevEx metrics of cognitive load, flow state, and feedback loops. Analytics to demonstrate engineers are using our app to move through their SDLC workflow faster, e.g., from a JIRA ticket to its associated builds with a single click.
What you will bring
* Strong front‑end engineering skills: TypeScript, React, CSS, and data visualization tools like D3.js.
* Strong product/design skills: Proficient in Figma, interaction design, and component reuse.
* Comfortable taking part in either formal or informal user research: you talk to users early and often, integrating insights into your work.
* Ability to innovate: excited to push the boundaries in design and engineering with your unique skillset that brings strengths from both worlds.
Tools you’ll use
* React, TypeScript, REST APIs, VS Code, Figma, Storybook and internal design systems
* Mac or PC — it’s up to you
* Access to time-saving AI tools such as GitHub Copilot and Cognition.ai’s Devin
Why you’ll love working here
* You’ll shape the daily experience of tens of thousands of engineers at one of the largest engineering organizations in the world.
* You’ll work in a small autonomous team, with impact across our global organization.
* You’ll combine your design and engineering skills to push boundaries others can’t and help change how internal platforms are made.
What we’ll provide you
By joining Citi Belfast, you will be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), and you will receive a competitive base salary (annually reviewed), plus a range of benefits:
* 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
* A discretionary annual performance-related bonus
* Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
* Employee Assistance Program
* Pension Plan
* Paid Parental Leave
* Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
* Access to a wide range of learning and development resources
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