Systematic & Credit Portfolio Trading Tool Developer, Assistant Vice President

Engineer the future of global finance. At Citi, our Tech team doesn’t just support finance – we are helping to redefine it. Every day, $5 trillion crosses through our network. We do business in 180+ countries operating at a scale few can match. From deploying advanced AI to helping shape global markets, we build systems that matter.

Citi is seeking a highly motivated and curious engineer as a trading tool developer to work embedded within the Systematic & Credit Portfolio Trading business. This role offers a unique opportunity for in‑person collaboration with traders, quants, and product development. You will rapidly iterate on revenue‑making & risk‑reducing tooling, learn the business context, and balance strategic builds versus immediate needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Define trade tooling business requirements directly with traders
• Work collaboratively with traders, quants and product development team to develop trading tools (such as portfolio optimization, P&L analysis, trading recommendations, etc.)
• Maintain an ecosystem for rapid application tooling that can support contributions directly from traders in a sustainable manner
• Leverage Python and React to create high quality software that can be delivered and adapted at the pace the business operates
• Collaborate with production support to ensure stability and maintainability of critical trading functions

Required Skills / Experience

• Proven experience building applications and tools in Python/Java or similar language
• Experience with containerized deployment Kubernetes/OpenShift, Helm and Docker
• Strong engineering fundamentals – managing complexity and designing for stability and maintainability
• Experience with CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins, Harness, etc.
• Experience analyzing complex data sets and drawing evidence‑based conclusions
• Experience using agentic coding agents to accelerate development while maintaining high quality code and comprehensibility of the resulting system
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Prior experience in Credit or capital markets is a plus
• Prior experience in Credit other secondary trading businesses is a plus

Education

Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

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 discretionary 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

Equal Opportunity & Accessibility

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