Productivity and Tooling Java Developer

Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting‑edge ideas, best‑in‑class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

Join the Technology Application Strategy team, where we empower Citi's global developer community to build better, faster, and with greater satisfaction. We are a dynamic and globally distributed team of passionate technologists across London, Belfast, and the US, dedicated to designing, building, and deploying cutting‑edge productivity and tooling solutions. Our mission is to revolutionise the developer experience at Citi, providing innovative tools and platforms that streamline workflows, enhance efficiency, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

• You will play a key role in developing tooling for the Citi developer community using a range of technologies including Java and Spring Boot microservices on Linux on Open Shift.
• You’ll build APIs to integrate with other systems across the bank using industry best practices.
• You will engage across the entire Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), from initial design and architecture to development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support, ensuring the delivery of high‑quality, impactful solutions.
• Act as a trusted consultant and partner to developers worldwide within Citi, providing expert guidance, facilitating their onboarding, and maximizing their utilisation of the innovative tools and platforms you help create.
• You will serve as a subject‑matter expert for both senior stakeholders and team members, role‑modeling engineering excellence and actively fostering a culture of continuous learning and openly sharing your knowledge and experience.

• You will be a highly motivated self‑starter who is comfortable taking on new challenges with an open and inquisitive mind and a readiness to learn.
• You will be a competent Java developer who drives with tests and understands the importance of writing clean, testable code.
• You have a strong understanding of core Java and experience building apps using Spring Boot.
• You have experience working with build tools such as Gradle.
• You are comfortable working with Linux and are familiar with standard developer tooling, such as Git, Bit Bucket/Git Hub, Jiraлиз, Confluence, etc.
• You have knowledge of build pipelines, CI/CD and the pathway to production.

• Working knowledge of app containerisation and deploying applications on cloud platforms (Open Shift, AWS, GCP) with Docker or Podman.
• Experience with relational databases such as Oracle.

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & وفر Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their tale self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.