Lead Java Backend Engineer - Vice President
Citi (company site, opens in a new tab)10+ yrsChennaiOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 35–55 LPA
Posted 3d ago
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About This Role
- Design and deliver Java Spring Boot microservices as the API-first backbone integrating enterprise systems with AI automation platforms.
- Lead API governance including OpenAPI contract-first development, versioning, and API gateway security across environments.
- Implement security (mTLS, OAuth2/JWT, Vault), observability (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana), performance engineering, and CI/CD pipelines for zero-downtime deployments on OpenShift/Kubernetes.
Minimum Requirements
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in Java backend development using Spring Boot, Spring Security and reactive programming with Spring WebFlux.
- Proven experience in API design, including RESTful OpenAPI contract-first approaches and API governance.
- Expertise in enterprise integration technologies like Apache Kafka or IBM MQ.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; Master’s degree preferred.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Senior-level engineer with strong architectural leadership in backend API and microservice integration within financial services.
- Experienced in secure, compliant API delivery meeting financial regulations (SOX, GDPR, MiFID II).
- Proficient in cloud-native containerized environments (OpenShift, Kubernetes) with DevSecOps and observability expertise.