This role pays less than
83%
of similar roles. Most pay
$157,200–$220,900
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$142k
versus about
$189k
for comparable roles.
Based on 239 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
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Listed pay typically runs
$125,760–$188,640
across 261 roles with salary data.
Senior Java Engineering Lead (Payments Technology) — Vice President joins the Core Payment Systems team to architect, build, and evolve global payment processing platforms. This role involves leading the end-to-end delivery of critical applications, managing the full software development lifecycle from architectural design to production deployment. You will develop high-throughput, low-latency microservices using Java 8+, Spring Boot, and cloud-native principles while implementing Domain-Driven Design and event-driven architecture. Key technologies include Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Oracle, and MongoDB. The role requires integrating AI-powered tools like GitHub Copilot into the development lifecycle to enhance velocity and automated testing. You will ensure high availability through active-active failover and resilience patterns while managing SLAs and Chaos Engineering experiments. This position addresses the technical challenge of building resilient, scalable infrastructure for mission-critical financial transactions within a regulated environment.