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INTRODUCTION
Are you a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineer looking to make a significant impact in the dynamic world of finance? Join our cutting-edge technology team and play a pivotal role in developing and enhancing our proprietary Prime Sequel Platform, a critical component of our Prime Finance P&L allocation engine. This is an exceptional opportunity to apply your technical expertise to complex, computing-intensive financial solutions within a collaborative and globally connected environment. This role is at the heart of our Prime Finance division, where you will contribute to the evolution of a sophisticated P&L allocation engine. This engine leverages a complex model and intricate business logic to optimize profit and loss allocation, directly impacting our financial operations. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will be instrumental in delivering end-to-end software solutions, ensuring scalability, performance, and robustness for our critical financial systems.
Responsibilities:
As a key member of our global development team, you will:
- Innovate & Develop: Design, develop, and implement robust and scalable application systems and programs for the Prime Sequel Platform, aligning with strategic technology initiatives.
- Problem Solve: Conduct in-depth feasibility studies, analyze complex technical and business challenges, and propose innovative solutions that enhance system functionality and business processes.
- Project work: Monitor and guide all phases of the software development lifecycle, from analysis and design through construction, testing, and implementation, ensuring timely and high-quality project delivery. Provide user and operational support on applications to business users.
- Strategic Impact: Utilize your deep expertise in application development to make evaluative judgments, recommend security measures, and contribute to post-implementation analysis, ensuring optimal system design and functionality.
- Collaboration & Consultation: Partner closely with project managers, business stakeholders, and senior managers to translate complex business requirements into well-architected technical solutions. Consult with users and other technology groups, providing advanced programming insights and support.
- Operational Excellence: Ensure adherence to best practices and essential procedures.
- Mentorship & Guidance: Serve as a technical mentor and coach to junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
- Autonomy & Ownership: Operate with a high degree of independence and judgment, taking ownership of critical initiatives and driving them to successful completion.
- Risk Management: Proactively assess and manage technical risks, demonstrating a strong commitment to regulatory compliance, ethical judgment, and transparent reporting of control issues.
QUALIFICATIONS
We are seeking a talented individual with:
- Experience: 4-6 years of progressive experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications, with a proven track record of implementing successful projects.
- Technical Acumen:
- Strong proficiency in Java application technologies, including deep experience with TDD (Test-Driven Development), Spring framework, and Microservices architecture.
- Solid understanding and experience with SQL.
- Proficiency in Linux environments.
- Experience with job scheduling.
- Methodology: Working knowledge of project management techniques and methods, with a focus on agile methodologies.
- Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple deadlines, and adapt quickly to evolving requirements and priorities.
- Collaboration: A strong team player with excellent communication skills, capable of working effectively with global teams to deliver integrated solutions.
Nice to Have:
- Experience with Angular / TypeScript (latest versions) and a strong understanding of HTML5 and CSS.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
Job Family Group: Technology
Job Family: Applications Development
Time Type: Full time
Primary Location: New York New York United States
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $121,200.00 - $181,800.00
In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.
Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.
Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
Anticipated Posting Close Date: Aug 04, 2026
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.
INTRODUCTION
Are you a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineer looking to make a significant impact in the dynamic world of finance? Join our cutting-edge technology team and play a pivotal role in developing and enhancing our proprietary Prime Sequel Platform, a critical component of our Prime Finance P&L allocation engine. This is an exceptional opportunity to apply your technical expertise to complex, computing-intensive financial solutions within a collaborative and globally connected environment. This role is at the heart of our Prime Finance division, where you will contribute to the evolution of a sophisticated P&L allocation engine. This engine leverages a complex model and intricate business logic to optimize profit and loss allocation, directly impacting our financial operations. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will be instrumental in delivering end-to-end software solutions, ensuring scalability, performance, and robustness for our critical financial systems.
Responsibilities:
As a key member of our global development team, you will:
- Innovate & Develop: Design, develop, and implement robust and scalable application systems and programs for the Prime Sequel Platform, aligning with strategic technology initiatives.
- Problem Solve: Conduct in-depth feasibility studies, analyze complex technical and business challenges, and propose innovative solutions that enhance system functionality and business processes.
- Project work: Monitor and guide all phases of the software development lifecycle, from analysis and design through construction, testing, and implementation, ensuring timely and high-quality project delivery. Provide user and operational support on applications to business users.
- Strategic Impact: Utilize your deep expertise in application development to make evaluative judgments, recommend security measures, and contribute to post-implementation analysis, ensuring optimal system design and functionality.
- Collaboration & Consultation: Partner closely with project managers, business stakeholders, and senior managers to translate complex business requirements into well-architected technical solutions. Consult with users and other technology groups, providing advanced programming insights and support.
- Operational Excellence: Ensure adherence to best practices and essential procedures.
- Mentorship & Guidance: Serve as a technical mentor and coach to junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
- Autonomy & Ownership: Operate with a high degree of independence and judgment, taking ownership of critical initiatives and driving them to successful completion.
- Risk Management: Proactively assess and manage technical risks, demonstrating a strong commitment to regulatory compliance, ethical judgment, and transparent reporting of control issues.
QUALIFICATIONS
We are seeking a talented individual with:
- Experience: 4-6 years of progressive experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications, with a proven track record of implementing successful projects.
- Technical Acumen:
- Strong proficiency in Java application technologies, including deep experience with TDD (Test-Driven Development), Spring framework, and Microservices architecture.
- Solid understanding and experience with SQL.
- Proficiency in Linux environments.
- Experience with job scheduling.
- Methodology: Working knowledge of project management techniques and methods, with a focus on agile methodologies.
- Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple deadlines, and adapt quickly to evolving requirements and priorities.
- Collaboration: A strong team player with excellent communication skills, capable of working effectively with global teams to deliver integrated solutions.
Nice to Have:
- Experience with Angular / TypeScript (latest versions) and a strong understanding of HTML5 and CSS.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
Job Family Group: Technology
Job Family: Applications Development
Time Type: Full time
Primary Location: New York New York United States
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $121,200.00 - $181,800.00
In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.
Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.
Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
Anticipated Posting Close Date: Aug 04, 2026
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.
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A snapshot from current openings nationwide, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Citi59
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)58
- Infojini47
- Infosys46
- Collabera40
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software947
- Consulting & Professional Services190
- Investment & Asset Management81
- Banking & Financial Services79
- Staffing & Recruiting35
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in back end developer jobs.
- Proficiency in at least one server-side language such as Python, Java, Node.js, or Go
- Experience designing and consuming RESTful or GraphQL APIs
- Working knowledge of relational databases including SQL query optimization
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure
- Experience with version control using Git and collaborative development workflows
- Understanding of containerization tools such as Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes
Tips for Your Back End Developer Job Search
Tailor your resume to the stack
Back end roles are filtered hard on specific technologies. If the job description lists Node.js and PostgreSQL, mirror that exact language in your resume rather than listing every language you've ever touched. Recruiters screen by stack before they read anything else.
Quantify system impact on your resume
Vague bullets like 'improved API performance' get skipped. Describe the scale you worked at, the problem you solved, and the measurable outcome. Latency reduced, requests per second handled, or uptime improved all signal engineering judgment to a hiring team.
Build a GitHub portfolio around production-like work
Interviewers look at your GitHub before the call. Push projects that show system design decisions: a REST or GraphQL API with authentication, database schema, and documentation. A single well-documented repo outweighs a dozen half-finished projects.
Filter openings by your actual stack
Back end is broad. A Python microservices role and a Java monolith role require different preparation. Narrow your search to the languages and frameworks you can represent confidently in a technical screen. Shallow applications across mismatched stacks slow your pipeline down.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists back end developer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare for system design questions at every level
Even junior back end interviews now include a light system design component. Practice designing a URL shortener, a rate limiter, or a simple messaging queue out loud. Interviewers care more about your reasoning process than a perfect answer.
Back End Developer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most back end developers?
The companies hiring the most back end developers right now include Citi, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and Infojini, with the largest share of openings in Texas, California, and New Jersey, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Demand is concentrated in fintech, healthtech, and enterprise SaaS organizations scaling their engineering teams.
How many back end developer jobs are remote?
About 25% of back end developer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, making it one of the more remote-accessible engineering disciplines. API development, microservices work, and cloud infrastructure roles tend to have the highest remote availability compared to roles requiring close coordination with on-site hardware or data center teams.
How do you become a back end developer?
Start by gaining proficiency in a server-side language like Python, Node.js, or Java, then learn how to build and consume REST APIs. Study relational databases and practice writing efficient SQL queries. Build projects that demonstrate those skills on GitHub. From there, pursue roles at a junior level, where you'll develop production experience with deployment pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and system design.
Can you get a back end developer job without professional experience?
Yes, back end developer roles at the junior level regularly go to candidates without prior professional experience if they can demonstrate technical competence. A portfolio with working API projects, database integration, and clean documentation substitutes for a work history. Contributing to open-source projects and completing take-home assessments confidently are two of the most direct ways to close the experience gap.
What does the back end developer interview process look like?
Most back end developer interviews include a recruiter screen, a technical phone screen covering language fundamentals and data structures, and a multi-stage loop with a coding exercise, a system design discussion, and a behavioral interview. Take-home assignments are common at startups. Senior roles weight the system design round most heavily, while junior roles focus more on coding problem-solving and foundational knowledge.
Where can I find and apply to back end developer jobs?
You can find and apply to back end developer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your stack and experience level, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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