Full-Time
Java Applications Development Lead
Posted on 9/10/2026
Citi
10,001+ employees
Global financial services including banking, investment
Compensation Overview
$120.8k - $170.8k/yr
Mississauga, ON, Canada
Hybrid
Hybrid work arrangement in Mississauga.
Bachelor's, Master's
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- At least 10 years of hands-on application development and technical leadership experience in the financial services domain, focused on Markets Treasury, Money Markets, and Trade Lifecycle Management.
- Deep hands-on expertise in Core Java 17 or later and the Spring Boot ecosystem, including Spring Cloud, Spring Security, and Spring Data.
- Strong experience with NoSQL databases, specifically MongoDB, including document modeling, aggregation framework, indexing, sharding, and performance tuning.
- Strong understanding of financial and treasury accounting concepts, including Profit Attribution Analysis, Profit and Loss calculation and attribution, accrual accounting, accrual interest, amortization, yield calculations for Money Market instruments, and IRDL and CRDL risk calculations.
- Proven experience integrating trading and treasury platforms with downstream ledger, accounting, and books and records systems for PnL, accrual processing, and financial reconciliation.
- Demonstrated experience diagnosing and solving complex performance issues across application flows, including database queries, messaging ingestion, and API exposure layers.
- Expertise in cloud-native development principles and in designing and building highly resilient, scalable, and observable services in cloud or containerized environments such as OpenShift or AWS.
- Experience with distributed caching such as Redis or GemFire and event-driven architectures using messaging middleware such as Kafka or Solace.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Tekton, or Harness; Git; Scrum or Agile methodologies; and JIRA.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot and experience using AI for development tasks, code generation, and optimization.
- Bachelor's or university degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical business partners and manage stakeholders and consensus-building.
- Strong project management, prioritization, and organizational skills, with the ability to adjust priorities in a dynamic environment.
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of high-throughput, low-latency transactional systems and microservices for Money Market trading, funding, and trade lifecycle management.
- Partner with Markets Treasury business desks, product managers, and management teams to align technology solutions with business goals and define system enhancements for financial products and process improvements.
- Provide subject matter expertise in modern application design and ensure microservices and system integrations follow architecture blueprints, security standards, and cloud-native principles.
- Resolve complex technical and business process issues by evaluating system flows, database performance, data ingestion pipelines, and API exposure layers.
- Establish and enforce standards for clean coding, unit testing, integration testing, performance testing, debugging, and automated deployment.
- Serve as a technical advisor, coach, and mentor to mid-level and junior developers; allocate work and conduct code reviews.
- Assess risk in business decisions, safeguard the organization, clients, and assets, drive regulatory compliance, apply ethical judgment, and escalate control issues transparently.
- Master's degree.
Citi provides financial services including consumer banking, credit, investment banking, and wealth management to individuals, corporations, and governments. The company operates by earning interest on loans and collecting fees for managing investments, processing trades, and facilitating cross-border transactions through its digital platforms. Unlike many local banks, Citi maintains a physical and digital presence in over 160 countries, allowing it to serve as a single partner for clients with global financial needs. Its goal is to drive growth and profitability for its clients and shareholders while supporting environmental and social sustainability initiatives.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1812
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 revenue rose 14% to $24.8 billion, showing broad business momentum.
- Assets under custody and administration reached $35 trillion, up 22% year over year.
- Citi won $250 million from FundPark, expanding trade-finance and SME financing capacity.
What critics are saying
- Britain fined Citi £4.7 million on September 2, 2026 for Russia sanctions failures.
- Citi cut about 1,000 jobs in January 2026 and plans more March layoffs.
- China brokerage approval in September 2026 still leaves Citi exposed to CSRC rejection and delays.
What makes Citi unique
- Citi's Services franchise hit $6.4 billion in Q2 2026, led by TTS and Securities Services.
- Citi processed live tokenized-dollar transfers with DBS and SWIFT in minutes.
- Citi is launching Custody+ and Japan blockchain payments, extending global transaction-banking reach.
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Company News
Citigroup will launch instant cross-border payment services for Japanese companies using blockchain-based tokenized deposits as early as this year. The US bank claims this will be the first such service offered to Japanese clients by a foreign financial institution. The blockchain-based system will enable companies to make foreign-currency transfers instantly, including during nights and holidays when traditional banking systems are unavailable. The service represents an expansion of Citi's blockchain payment capabilities into the Japanese market, offering businesses greater flexibility in managing international transactions outside standard banking hours.
NEOM has secured approximately $3 billion in export credit agency financing from Italy's SACE under a long-term multicurrency untied facility. The deal, NEOM's first corporate ECA financing and the largest untied financing ever guaranteed by SACE, is backed by nine international banks including HSBC, Bank of America, and J.P. Morgan. The financing will support various projects across NEOM, particularly in infrastructure, urban development, construction, and transport. It will enable NEOM to leverage supplies from Italian businesses, especially SMEs. Italian suppliers and contractors have already supported NEOM projects with contracts worth $6.3 billion. The partnership aims to generate capital investment aligned with Saudi Vision 2030 and diversify the Kingdom's economy through foreign investment.
DBS and Citi completed a live cross-border US dollar payment on a Saturday in minutes using tokenized deposits through SWIFT's blockchain-based Digital Ledger. The transaction between DBS in Singapore and Citi's New York office took place on 5 September, whilst conventional transfers can take up to two business days. SWIFT declared its blockchain ledger ready for initial use in July, with 17 banks across six continents preparing live pilots. Participants include Citi, DBS, HSBC, Standard Chartered, UBS, BNY, Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas, and MUFG. Banks issue tokenised representations of deposits on their own ledgers, whilst SWIFT's shared ledger coordinates payment commitments. Final settlement occurs through existing infrastructure. Citi has already processed live transactions with First Abu Dhabi Bank and OCBC.
Citigroup is expected to receive Chinese regulatory approval for its fully owned mainland brokerage as early as this month, Reuters reported. The US bank applied for the licence in late 2021 as part of efforts to deepen its China operations. The bank plans to expand the unit's workforce to around 100 employees by year-end, roughly double current levels, according to sources. Recruitment will cover senior revenue-generating roles and operational positions through relocations and external hiring. The brokerage will seek permission for A-share trading, underwriting, research and principal trading. It aims to leverage Citi's existing mainland corporate relationships for equity and M&A work, focusing on technology, healthcare, consumer and financial sectors. Citi declined to comment on the application.
Anthropic, the developer behind Claude AI chatbot, has secured a $15 billion credit facility ahead of its initial public offering. Major financial institutions including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Citigroup are backing the arrangement. The facility significantly exceeds last year's $2.5 billion loan and surpasses the company's roughly $10 billion target. Anthropic now expects over $65 billion in annualised revenue, representing more than a sevenfold increase from its pace at the end of last year. Additional banks including Barclays and Bank of America have joined the arrangement. The timing coincides with renewed activity in the US IPO market, positioning Anthropic for a substantial market debut.