Senior Low Latency Electronic Trading Software Engineer

About the role

Citi's Equities Technology organization is looking for a Software Engineer to join the Equities Electronic - Execution (Electronic Trading) team. The person in this role designs, develops and delivers Citi's next-generation low-latency execution platform, which covers algorithmic trading, smart order routing, dark pool and internalization engines, client and exchange connectivity and high-throughput market data processing. The senior engineer works with a cross-functional team of developers and aligns with global strategy and cross-regional delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain high-performance, low-latency electronic execution systems.
• Partner with traders, quant researchers and clients to turn their needs into product features such as execution performance improvements, new liquidity sources and DMA capabilities.
• Improve testing frameworks, development tools and environments to keep the platform reliable and performant at scale.
• Use Citi's AI-powered development tools across the software development life cycle to boost productivity and code quality.
• Support Agile development and CI/CD, with a focus on shift-left testing and faster release cycles.
• Build and maintain common solutions for trading platform monitoring, trade reconciliation and application recovery.

Required profile

• Minimum 7 years of experience with strong technical knowledge of low-latency Java, C++ or Rust.
• Prior experience building electronic trading platforms in a global financial institution or equivalent environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, globally distributed environment, with excellent communication skills in a multicultural setting.
• Knowledge of regional exchange microstructure and regulatory regimes; prior experience managing small teams is a plus.

Required skills

• Low-latency Java, C++ or Rust
• Automated testing and quality engineering practices
• Agile and continuous integration methods
• Low-latency system design, performance optimization, concurrency and high-throughput architecture