1 month ago
Belfast, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, low-latency electronic execution systems.
- Build components including algorithmic trading, smart order routing, dark pool and internalization engines, client and exchange connectivity, and high-throughput market data processing.
- Partner with traders, quantitative researchers, clients, product development, infrastructure, production support, and QA teams to deliver platform features and performance improvements.
- Lead and collaborate with high-performance development teams across global and cross-regional technology initiatives.
- Improve testing frameworks, development tools, environments, monitoring, trade reconciliation, application recovery, and other platform support functions.
- Champion Agile development, continuous integration and delivery, shift-left testing, and AI-powered development tools throughout the software development life cycle.
Requirements
- Extensive experience and strong technical expertise in Low Latency Java.
- Strong understanding of automated testing techniques and quality engineering practices.
- Understanding of low-latency system design, performance optimization, concurrency, and high-throughput architecture.
- Experience building high-performance electronic trading platforms and leading high-performance development teams.
- Knowledge of regional exchange microstructure and regulatory regimes.
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, set goals, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, globally distributed environment.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to present and understand complex concepts in a multicultural, cross-regional environment.
- Additional programming experience in C++ or Rust is advantageous.
- Prior experience developing electronic trading platforms in a global financial institution or equivalent environment is advantageous.
Benefits
- Hybrid working model with up to two days working from home per week.
- 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Discretionary annual performance-related bonus.
- Private medical care and life insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Pension plan.
- Paid parental leave.
- Employee, family, and friends discounts.
- Access to learning and development resources.
- Full-time employment.
About Citi
Citi is a public financial-services company offering consumer and institutional banking, credit cards, wealth management, treasury and trade solutions, and capital-markets services. It serves individuals, corporations, financial institutions, and governments in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions, earning interest and fee income from lending, payments, trading, and advisory. Founded in 1812 and headquartered in New York, it trades on the NYSE under the ticker C.