Citi—Data Platform Engineer - Assistant Vice President

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Description: We are seeking a talented and passionate engineer to join our growing team. As a key member of our data platform team, you will design, develop, and maintain a high-performance platform for streaming data pipeline and analytics using cutting-edge technologies. You will work closely with the Platform Lead Engineer and other team members to deliver innovative solutions that drive data-driven decision-making within the organization. Responsibilities: * Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable data platform using Java and related technologies (e.g., Apache Flink, Kafka, Trino). * Advise data engineers on how to build and optimize real-time and batch data processing applications to support low-latency requirements. * Extend the platform with data integration solutions between various data sources and targets, including databases, APIs, and streaming platforms. * Contribute to the design and development of event-driven architectures. * Write clean, well-documented, and testable code. * Collaborate effectively with other engineers, product managers, and stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC), adhering to Agile methodologies. * Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in the data engineering space. Qualifications: * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. * Minimum 5 years of experience developing and deploying production-ready Java applications in a data engineering context. * Strong experience with core Java (version 11 or higher), SQL, and database APIs. * Proven experience working with distributed stream processing frameworks like Apache Flink, Spark Streaming, or Kafka Streams. * Experience with event-driven architectures and real-time data processing. * Solid understanding of OOP concepts, multithreading, and thread pools. * Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and deployment platforms like Openshift, ECS, or Kubernetes is a plus. * Experience producing high quality code using agentic coding assistants * Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Preferred Skills and Qualifications: * Master’s degree in a relevant field. * Contributions to open-source projects. * Experience working in a cloud environment (AWS, GCP) ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family Group: Technology------------------------------------------------------ Job Family: Applications Development------------------------------------------------------ Time Type: Full time------------------------------------------------------ Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above.------------------------------------------------------ Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.------------------------------------------------------ Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi. View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.