Staff Software Engineer & Tech Lead - DevEx Architect

citi.com; Belfast; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services firm is seeking an exceptional Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of a next-generation Developer Experience platform. The ideal candidate will have substantial expertise in Kotlin, RESTful APIs, and event-driven architectures, with a passion for solving complex engineering challenges. This position offers the opportunity to directly impact thousands of engineers globally by defining the future of developer experience. Collaboration with various stakeholders is essential for delivering robust backend solutions.

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of experience in server-side engineering, preferably with Kotlin.
• Strong background in building and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Familiar with asynchronous programming and event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architectural design considering near real-time requirements.
• Solve large-scale engineering challenges as a technical authority.
• Collaborate with product, design, and UI engineers to deliver robust solutions.

Skills

Kotlin

RESTful APIs

Event-Driven architectures

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools

Tools

Kafka

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Job description

A global financial services firm is seeking an exceptional Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of a next-generation Developer Experience platform. The ideal candidate will have substantial expertise in Kotlin, RESTful APIs, and event-driven architectures, with a passion for solving complex engineering challenges. This position offers the opportunity to directly impact thousands of engineers globally by defining the future of developer experience. Collaboration with various stakeholders is essential for delivering robust backend solutions.