VP, Senior Low Latency Exchange Connectivity Software Engineer

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Job Overview

Citi Equities Technology organization is looking for a senior software engineer in the APAC Equities Electronic Trading team. The person in this role will be responsible for the design, development and delivery of Citi’s next gen low latency execution platform in APAC. This platform encompasses critical components, including Dark Pool, Algorithmic Trading, Client and Exchange Connectivity, Smart Order Routing (SOR), and high-performance market data processing. 

The senior engineer will collaborate with a team of developers and work with the product development team, other technology team, production support, and quality assurance. Close alignment with the global strategy is important for this role.

Responsibilities:

• Exchange Connectivity Development: Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, ultra-low latency exchange connectivity components for the electronic execution platform. This includes implementing and optimizing exchange-specific protocols (e.g., FIX, native exchange APIs) for order entry and drop copy feeds.
• Product Collaboration: Partner with traders, quant researchers, and clients to understand their needs and translate them into innovative product features and enhancements.
• Testing: Continuously improve and maintain testing frameworks, development tools, and environments.
• AI-Powered SDLC: Leverage Citi's suite of AI-powered development tools throughout the SDLC to enhance productivity, code quality, and innovation. 
• Agile & CI/CD: Contribute to and champion Agile development practices and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) processes.
• Platform Support & Enhancement: Build and maintain common solutions for trading platform monitoring, trade reconciliation, application recovery, and other essential support functions.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 7 years of experience with strong technical knowledge and expertise in Java, C#
• Proven experience developing automated trading platforms.
• Python knowledge is a plus.
• Strong understanding of automated testing techniques.
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and Continuous Integration processes.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, set goals, and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills with a demonstrable ability to present and grasp complex concepts in a multicultural environment.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience