This role pays less than
67%
of similar roles. Most pay
$161,085–$237,621
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$177k
versus about
$199k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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Citi is one of the world’s most trusted financial institutions, proudly serving millions of customers across the United States.
Citi currently has
272 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$125,760–$188,640
across 256 roles with salary data.
Engineering Lead – Payments Sanctions Platform serves as a senior-level individual contributor and technical architect within the Payments Sanctions Platform team. This role focuses on defining architectural directions for sanctions screening infrastructure, building resilient, AI-powered microservices to process high-volume payment transactions in real-time. The candidate will develop event-driven pipelines using Apache Kafka, implement self-healing systems to reduce false positives, and ensure compliance with OFAC, EU, and UN regulations. Key technical requirements include expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Python, and reactive programming frameworks. Additionally, the role requires proficiency with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle, or Redis, along with CI/CD tools like Jenkins and GitHub Actions. The position addresses critical financial crime compliance challenges by integrating automated screening into the payments processing lifecycle while ensuring high-availability performance for mission-critical transaction data across complex distributed systems.
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