Java Algo Developer, Fixed Income Trading, Vice President

Senior Java Algo Developer within Citi's Fixed Income Algo Technology team, onsite in New York, NY, with a focus on building high performance, low latency trading components and advancing spread-product algorithmic trading.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement reusable components for the algo trading platform, emphasizing speed and low latency.
• Work directly with traders, quants, and product managers to capture business requirements and translate them into functional platform enhancements.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and performance of core algorithmic modules.
• Collaborate with the broader electronic trading teams and Production Support to maintain and upgrade live trading systems.
• Follow rigorous engineering standards and pursue best-in-class design and development practices.

Requirements

• 6 to 10 years of hands-on Java development experience, focused on low-latency, high-throughput distributed applications.
• Strong grounding in computer science fundamentals, data structures, design patterns, object oriented programming, and algorithms complexity analysis.
• Experience with messaging systems such as Solace and Kafka.
• Practical exposure to Chronicle and/or Aeron.
• Knowledge of distributed caching strategies.
• Proven track record building and supporting market data processing and trading applications.
• Experience designing robust back-testing frameworks and managing historical data storage.
• Basic Linux performance tuning and monitoring skills, with ability to troubleshoot performance issues in the Java/Linux stack.
• Familiarity with build and CI tools, including Gradle, Git, TeamCity, Jenkins, and Artifactory.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Engineering, or a related technical/quantitative discipline is preferred.

Technologies

• Java
• Solace
• Kafka
• Chronicle
• Aeron
• Gradle
• Git
• TeamCity
• Jenkins
• Artifactory
• Linux

Benefits

• Discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life, accident, and disability insurance
• Wellness programs
• Paid time off for vacation, sick leave, and holidays

Job details

• Location: New York, NY onsite
• Salary: USD 142,320 - 213,480 per year
• Experience: 6+ years preferred
• Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Anticipated posting close date: Oct 1, 2026
• Job family group: Technology
• Job family: Applications Development
• Time type: Full time
• Primary location: New York, New York, United States