Applications Development Tech Lead

Citi

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Tampa, FL
Salary
$113,840–$170,760 / yr
Posted
15 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $180k
This role $142k
$102k most similar roles pay here $229k

This role pays less than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $144,600–$216,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $142k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Citi

Citi is one of the world’s most trusted financial institutions, proudly serving millions of customers across the United States.

Citi currently has 256 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $140,080–$210,120 across 238 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Applications Development Tech Lead

As an Applications Development Tech Lead, you will take technical ownership of large-scale enterprise application development within the Technology function. In this senior individual contributor role, you will design, develop, and maintain full-stack solutions while mentoring mid-level engineers and collaborating with product, DevOps, and business teams. You will build robust data exchange systems using Kafka, manage complex PL/SQL database designs, and develop frontends using React and Angular. The role requires expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices architecture, and RESTful API development. Additionally, you will implement agentic AI workflows involving RAG and multi-agent orchestration. You will solve complex technical challenges by translating business requirements into scalable architectures while ensuring compliance and security standards are met across the enterprise infrastructure to support high-throughput, low-latency systems in a large-scale financial services environment.

What you'll do

  • Design, develop, and maintain full-stack enterprise applications using Java, React, Kafka, and PL/SQL.
  • Architect and implement scalable data exchange and messaging solutions using Kafka for distributed systems.
  • Build agentic AI workflows including RAG, prompt engineering, and multi-agent orchestration frameworks.
  • Develop secure RESTful APIs, gRPC services, and GraphQL endpoints with robust security protocols.
  • Define and enforce engineering standards for coding, testing, debugging, and deployment across the codebase.
  • Translate business requirements from stakeholders into scalable technical solutions and roadmaps.
  • Mentor mid-level developers through code reviews, technical guidance, and work allocation.
  • Assess and mitigate technical risks to ensure compliance with security and quality standards.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required; Master's degree preferred.
  • 6-10 years of relevant experience in applications development or systems analysis roles.
  • Extensive experience in system analysis and programming of software applications.
  • Expertise in full-stack development using Java, React, Kafka, and Oracle/PL-SQL.
  • Experience designing microservices, RESTful APIs, gRPC, and GraphQL endpoints.
  • Proficiency in AI engineering including RAG, prompt engineering, and agentic workflow orchestration.
  • Demonstrated leadership, project management skills, and experience mentoring junior engineers.
  • Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and translate business requirements into technical solutions.

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