Join Citi's Fixed Income Algo Technology team as a software engineer focused on enhancing algorithmic trading capabilities for the Spread Product business. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on one of the industry's largest trading platforms, collaborating closely with traders and quants to address complex challenges. You will be responsible for developing high-performance, low-latency trading components that directly impact client outcomes. The position requires a strong commitment to engineering excellence and collaboration across teams.

• 6-10 years of extensive hands-on coding experience in core Java, specializing in low-latency, high-throughput distributed applications.
• Profound understanding of software development fundamentals, data structures, design patterns, object-oriented programming, and algorithms complexity analysis.
• Demonstrated experience with messaging technologies such as Solace and Kafka.
• Practical experience with Chronicle and/or Aeron.
• Experience with distributed caching techniques.
• Proven track record in implementing and supporting market data processing applications and trading applications.
• Experience building robust back-testing frameworks and managing historical data storages.
• Basic proficiency in Linux system performance tuning and monitoring.
• Familiarity with build tools, including Gradle, Git, TeamCity, Jenkins, and Artifactory.
• Strong academic record, ideally with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Engineering, or a related technical or quantitative discipline.

• Design and develop reusable algo trading platform components with a focus on high performance and low latency.
• Collaborate directly with Traders, Quants, and Product Managers to understand business requirements and implement functional enhancements.
• Ensure the strong reliability, scalability, and performance of core algorithmic components.
• Work seamlessly with wider eTrading Teams and Production Support to maintain and enhance live trading systems.
• Adhere to stringent engineering standards and continuously strive for best-in-class solutions and practices.

• Citi offers a comprehensive benefits package including competitive pay, stock programs, healthcare coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, parental leave, and programs supporting employee wellbeing and professional development.