Citi

Citi

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Senior Development Engineer – Rates Risk Technology (VP)

Posted Sep 28, 2026

Role at a glance

Job function
Software Engineering & IT Backend Engineering
Salary
Not Disclosed
Location
London United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Work arrangement
Hybrid
Employment
Full-time

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Role Summary

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The Senior Development Engineer works in Citi’s Rates Risk Technology team, which delivers technology solutions for Rates trading desks and develops and maintains solutions for Rates and FX businesses. The role owns software components and services and leads a team of experienced developers working on back-end systems.

What You'll Do

  • Own a set of software components and become the subject matter expert for owned components and services.
  • Lead a team of experienced developers.
  • Improve, design, and maintain back-end software systems.
  • Liaise with other team leads and functional component owners to deliver new features.
  • Work with the planning team to advise on delivery timelines for business requests.
  • Reduce technical debt and ensure the use of current, secure components and libraries.

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Qualifications

Required: Extensive applications development experience in Rates and/or Risk management; knowledge of SDLC and the trade lifecycle; C# .NET development skills and IT fundamentals; experience developing .NET applications in C# (some F#), working in a financial IT environment, and people management and leadership; experience with RabbitMQ, TIBCO EMS, or Kafka; experience with .NET Core and Linux; knowledge of industry practices and standards; clear written and verbal communication; and ability to build effective working relationships with front-office stakeholders.

Required

  • preferred

Preferred

  • Desirable: Experience managing and planning feature deliveries in Sprints (Scrum).
  • Desirable: Experience with database and object storage integration (MSSQL, MongoDB, S3, KDB).
  • Desirable: Experience with task management and resource allocation tools (Jira).
  • Desirable: Experience with code management and tracking tools (Bitbucket, GitHub).
  • Desirable: Experience with build/deployment pipelines (TeamCity, uDeploy).
  • Beneficial: Awareness of test-driven development and the importance of test environments (QA/UAT).
  • Beneficial: Awareness of scheduling and monitoring systems.

Original job description

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Senior Development Engineer – Rates Risk Technology (VP)

 

Overview

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.

 

What We do / The Team

Rates Technology is looking to hire an experienced Engineer based in London. This is a global team with a client base spanning 70+ countries. This role will be within the Risk Technology team.

 

Risk Technology is focused on delivering solutions to the Rates Trading desks. This team develops and maintains a complete suite of Risk technology solutions, for both the Rates and FX (including Derivatives) Businesses.

 

Role Overview/What will you do:

 

  • This role will provide a unique opportunity to gain exposure to different asset classes in a Tier 1 investment bank.
  • Responsible for ownership of set of software components
  • Working primarily as lead of a team of experienced developers
  • Become SME (Subject Matter Expert) for components and services that you own
  • Improving, designing, maintaining back-end software systems
  • Liaising with other team leads and functional component owners to deliver new features
  • Working with planning team to advise delivery timelines for business requests
  • Reduce tech debt, ensuring use of latest and most secure components and libraries

 

 

Key Skills and Experience required –

 

  • Extensive experience in Applications Development role within the Rates domain and/or Risk management
  • Proven knowledge of SDLC and Trade lifecycle
  • Proficiency in C# .net, with a good understanding of IT fundamentals
  • Demonstrated capability to develop and maintain effective work relationships with front-office stakeholders
  • Proven people management experience
  • Demonstrated leadership skills
  • Knowledge of industry practices and standards
  • Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

 

 

Essential

  • Proven experience developing .NET applications in C# (some F#) 
  • Several years’ experience working in financial IT environment
  • Several years in leadership role with people management experience
  • Experience with messaging and event streaming technologies (RabbitMQ, TIBCO EMS, Kafka)
  • Experience with .NET Core and Linux environments

 

Desirable

  • Experience managing and planning feature deliveries in Sprints (Scrum)
  • Experience with database and object storage integration (MSSQL, MongoDB, S3, KDB)
  • Experience with task management and resource allocation tools (Jira)
  • Experience with code management and tracking tools (Bitbucket, GitHub)
  • Experience with build/deployment pipelines (TeamCity, uDeploy)

 

Beneficial

  • Awareness of test-driven-development and importance of test environments (QA/UAT)
  • Awareness of scheduling and monitoring systems

 

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

 

What we’ll provide you

By joining Citi, 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 & Life 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

 

Visit our Global Benefits page to learn more.

 

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

 

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

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Citi is a global financial services corporation that offers a wide range of financial products and services, including consumer banking, credit, investment banking, and wealth management. With a presence in nearly 100 countries, Citi serves millions of customers, from individuals and small businesses to large corporations and governments. The company is dedicated to innovation and sustainability, actively working to support economic growth while addressing environmental and social challenges. Citi’s commitment to providing exceptional service and fostering diverse talent makes it a prominent choice for students aspiring to build a career in finance and banking.