Senior Java Developer - Assistant Vice President

Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Employment Type: Regular

The Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst is an intermediate level position responsible for participation in the establishment and implementation of new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Technical lead to design, develop, and maintain software applications using Java, Spring, and Angular. 

• Monitor and control all phases of development process and analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation as well as provide user and operational support on applications to business users

• Recommend and develop security measures in post implementation analysis of business usage to ensure successful system design and functionality

• Develop common, reusable components and services, adhering to Citi’s best practices.

• Design and develop high-performance, low-latency applications within existing Citi frameworks.

• Ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of developed components.

• Adopt an engineering mindset, thoroughly understanding use-cases, estimating volume and compute velocity requirements, and openly discussing implementation challenges and solutions.

• Actively contribute to system design and architectural decisions.

• Evaluate new strategic initiatives through Proof-of-Concepts (POCs) and transition successful concepts into robust, industrial-grade solutions.

• Provide post-release support to business, development, and support teams.

• Develop applications adhering to best practices, including Test-Driven Development (TDD), high unit test coverage, and Continuous Integration (CI).

Qualifications:

• 5-10 years of relevant experience in Requirement, analysis, Software programming, development, and Deployment of software applications

• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects

• Working knowledge of consulting/project management techniques/methods

• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements

• Modern Java Technologies: Core Java, Java EE, Spring Boot, Spring Microservices.

• Programming Principles: Strong understanding of OOPS (Object-Oriented Programming), Data Structures, and Algorithms.

• Solution Design: Extensive experience in designing and developing integrated solutions with non-functional requirements (scalability, availability, consistency).

• Coding & Troubleshooting: Expertise in problem-solving and troubleshooting, ability to write "clean code" using Core Java, J2EE, Collections, and Multithreading.

• API Development: Proficiency in API and Web Services development using REST protocols.

• Front-end Technologies: Experience in ReactJS or AngularJS and basic front-end technologies: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+).

• Messaging Platforms: Experience with High-Speed Messaging platforms, particularly Kafka.

• Hands-on experience with database technologies, including RDBMS (e.g., Oracle) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB).

• Testing: Strong experience in Unit testing and ensuring test coverage.

• Cloud Platforms: Solid understanding of Docker and Kubernetes.

• API Documentation: Experience using Swagger/OpenAPI to define, document, implement, and test APIs.

• Design Patterns: Familiarity with Standard and Enterprise Design Patterns.

• Databases: Advanced knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL, and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate).

• Security: Expertise in Authentication, Authorization, and security protocols.

• CI/CD: Experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools.

• Communication: Proven ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

• AI/ML/LLMs: Knowledge of AI/ML, LLMs (including Spring AI).

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

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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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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$94,300.00 - $141,500.00

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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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