Technical Engineering Leader Director

Citi

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Work type
Remote
Location
Jersey City, NJ
Salary
$170,000–$300,000 / yr
Posted
86 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Similar $236k
This role $235k
$154k most similar roles pay here $316k

This role pays more than 50% of similar roles. Most pay $208,300–$262,950 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $235k versus about $236k for comparable roles.

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

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TL;DR · Technical Engineering Leader Director

Technical Engineering Leader - Director joins the Markets Payment & Cash Management Technology team to lead the strategy, architecture, and delivery of mission-critical transactional platforms. This hands-on role involves designing and implementing a next-generation platform while integrating AI across engineering practices to optimize systems. The leader will perform coding, architectural design, advanced troubleshooting, prototyping, and critical code reviews to ensure secure, reliable operations in a 24x7 environment. Key responsibilities include mentoring teams on Gen AI solutions, React, and cloud-native microservices. The technical stack includes Java, Python, Spring Boot, gRPC, GraphQL, Kafka, Oracle, Redis, Elastic/OpenSearch, Kubernetes, Helm, Istio, Linkerd, Terraform, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, Tempo, Kibana, OAuth2, and mTLS. This role addresses the critical business problem of driving risk reduction, operational efficiencies, compliance, and competitive advantage within payment and cash management systems.

What you'll do

  • Lead the strategy, architecture, and delivery of next-generation Payment and Cash Management platforms.
  • Integrate AI across engineering practices to optimize system design, development, and operations.
  • Perform hands-on coding, architectural design, prototyping, and critical code reviews for mission-critical systems.
  • Guide teams in developing Gen AI solutions, React frontends, and cloud-native microservices.
  • Ensure platform scalability, resiliency, low latency, and regulatory compliance in a 24x7 environment.
  • Manage the deployment of Java and Python services on Kubernetes using modern CI/CD pipelines.
  • Partner with Product, Risk, and Operations teams to deliver secure, client-grade financial experiences.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must have 15+ years of relevant experience.
  • Candidates must have 8-10+ years of managerial experience.
  • Hands-on coding skills are required for architectural design, troubleshooting, and code reviews.
  • Experience with Gen AI solutions and integration into engineering practices is required.
  • Proficiency in React, Java, Python, and cloud-native microservices on Kubernetes is preferred.
  • Knowledge of financial products and industry competition is preferred.
  • A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.
  • A Master’s degree is preferred.

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