Backend Full Stack Developer (Java/Angular/React)

About the role

Citi's Markets & Banking FXLM team is a high-intensity product development unit that builds front-office and back-office applications for the Global FX and Local Markets business. This Senior Developer role sits in the Development team behind the Front-office and Backoffice system, working on complex front-office risk and back-office settlement and payment projects within Markets Technology. The position is based in Seef, Bahrain.

Key responsibilities

• Take ownership of the development tasks assigned and deliver them within tight timelines.
• Understand requirements from the Project Lead and ensure quality, optimized code with proper documentation.
• Participate in the entire project lifecycle, including technical design, and do peer code reviews.
• Develop unit plans, run unit tests and help the Support team where needed.
• Help the Project Lead coordinate with business analysts and users, and contribute to innovative solutions.

Required profile

• Proven senior-level hands-on experience in pure technical development roles.
• Graduation or post-graduation qualification in Computer Engineering or an equivalent field with a strong academic record.
• Strong analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills, resilience under pressure and accountability.
• Ability to work with non-technical and remote colleagues across time zones.

Required skills

• In-depth knowledge of Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, HTML/CSS, React JS, Angular and JavaScript.
• Exposure to Oracle on UNIX, SQL scripting and performance tuning.
• Awareness of JUnit or TestNG, JBoss and Tomcat.
• Plus: transactional, low-latency applications; JMS / Kafka; container platforms such as AWS and OpenShift; treasury products (FX, money markets, fixed income, derivatives).