Senior Java Developer - Citi - #1798325

25872962 Senior C++ Developer (Belfast) - 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.

Role Overview/What will you do:

On-going development of new functionality for the Global Market Data platform. The Global Market Data platform is evolving rapidly, offering many opportunities to exercise and improve technical skills in the area of low latency.

The role also offers the opportunity to learn the Equity Trading business.

Specific to role:

• Design and development of the Global Market Data platform (C++, Linux).
• Design and development of system functionality.
• Coordination of Exchange mandatory changes as they pertain to the Global Market Data platform.
• Application functionality improvements driven primarily by the Electronic Trading Desk.
• Support for existing Market Data applications and clients.
  
  
  

Key Relationships:

• Global Market Data Team
• Electronic Trading Business
• Equities Business Management
• Other Equities Technology development teams
• Technology Infrastructure Teams.
• Feed Handler Vendors i.e. VELA, Exegy etc.
• Exchanges / Alternative Trading Venues
  
  
  

Key Skills and Experience required -

• Good working knowledge of C++. Also Perl/Shell Scripting, Linux.
• Knowledge and experience in building ultra-low latency market data platform will be a big plus.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines as part of a team.
• Ability to work with floor traders, production support and others in diagnosing and troubleshooting real-world issues.
• Candidate must be able to work effectively as part of a larger team and be able to communicate at an appropriate level depending on the types of people involved.
• Good understanding of Network Protocols - Multicast/TCP/IP.
• Functional testing
  
  
  

Any Beneficial / Nice to have skills and experience:

Desired Skills

• Low Latency Market Data Skills - VELA or any other low-latency platform.
• Working knowledge of containerization platforms e.g. OpenShift.
• Experience of algorithmic trading and electronic trading business or technology would be beneficial, but not essential.
• Experience of working in the finance industry would be beneficial but not essential.
• Sound programming approach with unit test testing, code reviews and following agile methodology.
• Red Hat Linux OS Tuning
• Low latency, network concurrency, multicast, and server configuration knowledge are additional useful skills. Including configuration of 10GB Network Interfaces such as SolarFlare using OnLoad.
• Knowledge of Equities products (stock, futures, options, swaps etc.) would be beneficial.
• JIRA, Confluence, GIT, uDeploy all beneficial to know.
  
  
  

What we'll provide you

By joining Citi London, 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 ourGlobal Benefitspage 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.

Job Family Group:

Technology ------------------------------------------------------

Job Family:

Applications Development ------------------------------------------------------

Time Type:

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