Java Full Stack Developer

We are looking for a highly capable Java Back-end Full Stack Development Engineering Lead to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Java Full Stack Engineering, with extensive experience in developing and architecting enterprise-level applications. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, and the ability to work collaboratively within a team to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Required Qualifications:

• 6 to 10 years of relevant experience in Java Full Stack Engineering
• 6 to 10 years of experience as a Software Engineer/Developer using Enterprise level J2EE applications with messaging capabilities, Java spring boot, Java microservices,
• Spring, Hibernate
• 6 to 10 years as Senior Developer / Architect / Tech Lead within a distributed, service-based enterprise environment (financial institutions preferred)
• Multiple years of experience architecting and building horizontally scalable, highly available, highly resilient, and low latency applications
• Multiple years of experience with Cloud-native development and Container
• Orchestration tools (Serverless, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.).
• Multiple years of experience on Service Oriented and MicroServices architectures, including REST and GraphQL implementations
• Multiple years of experience with frameworks like Spring Boot, Quarkus, Micronaut, or Vert.x
• Multiple years of experience with software engineering best practices (unit
• testing, automation, design patterns, peer review, etc.)
• Experience with automation of contract, API, and integration testing.
• Multiple years of experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, either
• on-premises or public cloud (i.e., Tekton, Harness, CircleCI, Jenkins, etc.)
• Multiple years of experience with agile and iterative software delivery
• Should have good exposure to Oracle(SQL, PL/SQL). Hands on experience with physical and logical Data modeling.
• Clear understanding of Data Structures and Object-Oriented Principles using Java Experience with systems / applications in Risk technology for financial institutions is preferred

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience mentoring and providing technical leadership for teams of 5 or more developers Exposure to Cloud infrastructure both on-premise and public cloud (i.e., OpenShift, AWS, etc.)
• Exposure to event-driven design and architecture (i.e., Kafka, Spark Flink, etc.)
• Exposure to Quality as Code Implementation (i.e. TDD, BDD, Unit Testing, Selenium)
• Exposure to Security, Observability, and Monitoring tools (i.e., Grafana Prometheus, Splunk,
• ELK, CloudWatch, etc.)
• Exposure to database concepts (RDBMS, NoSQL) and web-based technologies (Angular/React) is a plus
• Exposure to API Management tools

Education:

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master's degree preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Job Family Group:
Technology

Job Family:
Applications Development

Time Type:
Full time

Primary Location:
Tampa Florida United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$113,840.00 - $170,760.00

In addition to salary, Citi's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills
Java Enterprise Edition, Microservices Architecture, REST API Development, Spring Boot.

Anticipated Posting Close Date:
Aug 15, 2025

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