Collaboration Engineering Lead - Engineering Manager SVP

Collaboration Engineering Lead - Engineering Manager SVP

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Job Overview

Developer Enablement is a function of the CTO organization. Our mission is to make it easy and enjoyable for software engineering teams to go from a business idea to delivering an innovative product solution. The main goals are to improve and upgrade our tools, streamline our processes, automate and strengthen our controls, and help development teams adopt modern working methods.

The Role

Software Engineers are critical to building the products and services we need to deliver innovative tooling within our department. Joining us as an Engineering Leader you will have the opportunity to build high-profile products, work closely with a talented group of peers and have the room to build and improve your own skillset. We believe that our Engineers should be a part of all steps of our product from idea to execution and you will be a key part along every step of that journey. You will also work with Generative AI technologies, such as GPT-5 or Gemini, embedding their capabilities through prompt engineering in our systems.

As a Lead Engineer and Engineering Manager, you will need to demonstrate a deep understanding of user needs and contribute to the overall product vision. Our tech stack is diverse, encompassing (but not limited to) Java/Kotlin, Go, TypeScript, React, Kafka, Kubernetes, Mongo, and Generative AI.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and test software applications
• Work closely with other team members to ensure that the software is developed and delivered on time and within budget
• Set the standards for what good looks like; high quality software and great user experiences
• Stay up to date on the latest software development trends and technologies
• Ensure our software platforms are compliant with Citi's security and Software Development Life Cycle processes
• Work with a wide variety of teams across the organization and help drive them towards an everything-as-code and a codified controls mind-set
• Support and drive cultural change, instigating critical thinking about controls and processes and encouraging a culture of continuous improvement

Characteristics:

• Able to identify and solve problems effectively
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• A strong product mindset, putting the user requirements at the forefront of decision making
• Connected to latest technologies such as Generative AI, and keen to put them in practice
• Pragmatic, and a creative approach to managing risk
• A growth mindset and willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment
• Shows enthusiasm and develops trust through empathy
• An advocate of inclusion and diversity in every way
• Connected to latest technologies and keen to put them in practice
• A self-starter with the ability to work effectively in teams and remotely

Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering
• Experience managing a diverse team
• Proven experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer in product teams
• Strong Experience delivering Java/Spring Boot code with a Mongo database to production
• Proven experience with Kafka, Kafka Streams, and managing large volumes of data
• Proficiency in UI development using modern frameworks (e.g. JavaScript, Node, TypeScript, React, Angular)
• Experience with distributed systems, event-driven architectures, container-based micro-services, distributed logs, SQL and NoSQL databases
• Experience with containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working in an agile software development environment
• Strong hands-on experience with architecting and delivering enterprise scale projects

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Master's degree preferred