Posted 10 days ago
VP Senior Software Engineer – Java & Distributed Systems
@ Citi
Mississauga, Ontario
Overview
Citi is hiring a senior software engineer for a hands-on individual contributor role spanning design through production, with an AI-first working style. The work centres on designing and building backend services in Java and Spring Boot, with at least 6 years of experience required. The posting states a full-time salary range of $120,800 to $170,800.
Responsibilities:
- Design and build backend services end to end
- Apply sound architecture and quality-first engineering
- Review code and mentor engineers by example
- Use AI tools as part of daily engineering work
Requirements summary:
- 6+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
- Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot
- Working knowledge of relational and/or NoSQL databases
- AI-first mindset and comfort with AI tools
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-27
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-28
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-28
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 6+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
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Citi
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Sioux Falls |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 180 |
About the Role
We're looking for a senior engineer who thinks clearly across the full product development lifecycle, from design through to production, and brings an AI-first mindset to how they work.
This is a hands-on, senior individual contributor role with room to grow over time for the right person. You'll design, build, and ship real systems while setting an example for engineering quality - writing code and making architectural calls that others can learn from, not just talking about best practices.
What You'll Do
- Design and build backend services end to end - from requirements and architecture through implementation, testing, and delivery
- Apply strong engineering fundamentals: clean design, sound architecture, and a quality-first mindset in everything you build
- Champion openness and discoverability in your work - clear documentation, readable code, and decisions others can easily follow
- Use AI tools as a natural part of your daily workflow to work faster and better
- Review code and mentor engineers around you by example - through the quality of your work and how you approach problems
- Stay organized and dependable, able to take ownership of problems and drive them to resolution
- Quickly learn new parts of the stack or domain as needed, and bring that same adaptability to the team
Must-Have
- 6+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
- Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot
- Working knowledge of relational and/or NoSQL databases
- A quick-learning, adaptable approach to new technology and problems
- An AI-first mindset - comfortable using AI tools as part of daily engineering work
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to take ownership and lead by example
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
Nice-to-Have
- 10+ years of experience, including architecture/design-level ownership
- Experience with microservices or event-driven architecture
- Front-end development experience (Angular, React, or similar)
- Experience with cloud-native or containerized environments
- Exposure to test automation practices
- Experience in financial services or other regulated industries
Why Join Us
- Work on systems with real scale and impact, where your contributions are visible and valued
- Start as a senior individual contributor, with the opportunity to grow as you establish yourself
- A team that takes engineering craft seriously and invests in how its engineers grow
- The chance to shape how AI-augmented engineering is done, from the ground up
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