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26957806
Location(s):
Irving, Texas, United States
Job Type:
On-Site/Resident
Posted:
May. 01, 2026
Discover your future at Citi
Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.
Job Overview
The Digital S/W Engineer Sr Mgr accomplishes results through the management of professional team(s) and department(s). Integrates subject matter and industry expertise within a defined area. Contributes to standards around which others will operate. Requires in-depth understanding of how areas collectively integrate within the sub-function as well as coordinate and contribute to the objectives of the entire function. Requires basic commercial awareness. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Has responsibility for volume, quality, timeliness and delivery of end results of an area. May have responsibility for planning, budgeting and policy formulation within area of expertise. Involved in short-term planning resource planning. Full management responsibility of a team, which may include management of people, budget and planning, to include duties such as performance evaluation, compensation, hiring, disciplinary and terminations and may include budget approval.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver End to end Advisor Platform integration in target state architecture.
- Drive integration across services, APIs and existing components
- Solve Cross platform interoperability challenges
- Exposure to industry wide AI Integration models, and transformation mindset.
- Strong hands-on knowledge of Openshift, Platform API engineering,
- Create mechanisms to help onboard new talent to the organization and be able to mentor others.
- Effectively coach and give feedback to direct reports to help develop talent and support career development
- While managing the team you will be able to apply performance standards and identify resource needs for the team in order to set and balance goals across team to optimize performance against department goals and employee development. This will include the ability to describe strategic importance of vision inside and outside of the team and to set and articulate expectations around leadership behavior; including role model behavior that exemplifies Citi’s leadership principles.
- Design, implement, and deploy software components and solve difficult problems generating positive feedback.
- Have a solid understanding of development approaches (and how to best use them).
- Able to work independently and with your team to deliver software successfully.
- Deliver work that is consistently of a high quality (e.g., secure, testable, maintainable, low-defects, efficient, etc.) and incorporates best practices. Your team trusts your work.
- Code reviews tend to be rapid and uneventful; provide useful code reviews for changes submitted by others.
- Focus on operational excellence, constructively identifying problems and proposing solutions, taking on projects that improve your team’s software, making it better and easier to maintain.
- Make improvements to your team’s development and testing processes.
- Have established good working relationships with team-mates and peers working on related software.
- Recognize discordant views and take part in constructive dialogue to resolve them.
- Able to confidently train new team-mates about your customers, what your team’s software does, how it is constructed, tested, operates, and how it fits into the bigger picture
- Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.
Qualifications
- 6-10 years of relevant experience in an Apps Development role or senior level experience in an Enterprise Architecture role with subject matter expert in one or more areas.
- Exhibit expertise in all aspects of technology by understanding broader patterns and techniques as they apply to Citi’s internal and external cloud platforms (AWS, PCF, Akamai)
- Lead resources and serve as a functional SME across the company through advanced knowledge of algorithms, data structures, distributed systems, networking, use of knowledge and experience to lead, architect, and drive broader adoption forward.
- Acquire relevant technology and financial industry skills (AWS PWS) and understand all aspects of NGA technology – including innovative approaches and new opportunities.
- Demonstrate knowledge on automating code quality, code performance, unit testing, and build processing in the CI/CD.
Education:
Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred
Job Family Group:
Technology
Job Family:
Digital Software Engineering
Time Type:
Full time
Primary Location:
Irving Texas United States
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$138,720.00 - $208,080.00
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:
May 08, 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.
Job Req Id:
26957806
Location(s):
Irving, Texas, United States
Job Type:
On-Site/Resident
Posted:
May. 01, 2026
Discover your future at Citi
Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.
Job Overview
The Digital S/W Engineer Sr Mgr accomplishes results through the management of professional team(s) and department(s). Integrates subject matter and industry expertise within a defined area. Contributes to standards around which others will operate. Requires in-depth understanding of how areas collectively integrate within the sub-function as well as coordinate and contribute to the objectives of the entire function. Requires basic commercial awareness. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Has responsibility for volume, quality, timeliness and delivery of end results of an area. May have responsibility for planning, budgeting and policy formulation within area of expertise. Involved in short-term planning resource planning. Full management responsibility of a team, which may include management of people, budget and planning, to include duties such as performance evaluation, compensation, hiring, disciplinary and terminations and may include budget approval.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver End to end Advisor Platform integration in target state architecture.
- Drive integration across services, APIs and existing components
- Solve Cross platform interoperability challenges
- Exposure to industry wide AI Integration models, and transformation mindset.
- Strong hands-on knowledge of Openshift, Platform API engineering,
- Create mechanisms to help onboard new talent to the organization and be able to mentor others.
- Effectively coach and give feedback to direct reports to help develop talent and support career development
- While managing the team you will be able to apply performance standards and identify resource needs for the team in order to set and balance goals across team to optimize performance against department goals and employee development. This will include the ability to describe strategic importance of vision inside and outside of the team and to set and articulate expectations around leadership behavior; including role model behavior that exemplifies Citi’s leadership principles.
- Design, implement, and deploy software components and solve difficult problems generating positive feedback.
- Have a solid understanding of development approaches (and how to best use them).
- Able to work independently and with your team to deliver software successfully.
- Deliver work that is consistently of a high quality (e.g., secure, testable, maintainable, low-defects, efficient, etc.) and incorporates best practices. Your team trusts your work.
- Code reviews tend to be rapid and uneventful; provide useful code reviews for changes submitted by others.
- Focus on operational excellence, constructively identifying problems and proposing solutions, taking on projects that improve your team’s software, making it better and easier to maintain.
- Make improvements to your team’s development and testing processes.
- Have established good working relationships with team-mates and peers working on related software.
- Recognize discordant views and take part in constructive dialogue to resolve them.
- Able to confidently train new team-mates about your customers, what your team’s software does, how it is constructed, tested, operates, and how it fits into the bigger picture
- Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.
Qualifications
- 6-10 years of relevant experience in an Apps Development role or senior level experience in an Enterprise Architecture role with subject matter expert in one or more areas.
- Exhibit expertise in all aspects of technology by understanding broader patterns and techniques as they apply to Citi’s internal and external cloud platforms (AWS, PCF, Akamai)
- Lead resources and serve as a functional SME across the company through advanced knowledge of algorithms, data structures, distributed systems, networking, use of knowledge and experience to lead, architect, and drive broader adoption forward.
- Acquire relevant technology and financial industry skills (AWS PWS) and understand all aspects of NGA technology – including innovative approaches and new opportunities.
- Demonstrate knowledge on automating code quality, code performance, unit testing, and build processing in the CI/CD.
Education:
Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred
Job Family Group:
Technology
Job Family:
Digital Software Engineering
Time Type:
Full time
Primary Location:
Irving Texas United States
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$138,720.00 - $208,080.00
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:
May 08, 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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Target companies with established platform teams
Large tech companies and scale-ups with dedicated platform or infrastructure organizations file H-1B petitions routinely. Their legal teams handle LCA filings efficiently, which reduces your risk of paperwork delays or first-time sponsorship mistakes.
Clarify sponsorship scope before deep interviews
Ask whether the company sponsors H-1B transfers, not just new cap-subject filings. Platform Engineering Lead is a senior role, and many employers will fast-track premium processing for the right candidate without you needing to negotiate it.
Align your resume to specialty occupation standards
USCIS requires the role to demand a specific bachelor's degree field. Highlight systems design, distributed infrastructure, and engineering leadership to reinforce that generic degrees cannot substitute for the technical depth this role requires.
Australians should evaluate the E-3 path first
The E-3 visa skips the H-1B lottery entirely. Platform Engineering Lead qualifies comfortably as a specialty occupation, and E-3 consular processing in Australia typically takes two to four weeks, making it a faster path to starting work.
Senior title strengthens your EB-2 green card case
Lead-level engineering roles often involve specialized knowledge and organizational influence, which supports National Interest Waiver eligibility. Ask prospective employers whether they initiate PERM or NIW sponsorship for senior platform engineering hires.
Document your technical leadership with specifics
USCIS scrutinizes senior engineering petitions for evidence the role genuinely requires an advanced specialist. Quantify your impact on platform reliability, team size led, and infrastructure scope to make the specialty occupation argument straightforward.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Platform Engineering Lead qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. Platform Engineering Lead roles require at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field, which satisfies the specialty occupation definition. USCIS approves H-1B visa petitions for senior platform and infrastructure engineering roles at a high rate when the job description clearly requires field-specific theoretical and practical knowledge, not just general technical aptitude.
How does the H-1B lottery affect my chances of getting sponsored for this role?
The annual H-1B lottery selects roughly 25 to 30 percent of registrations, so there is real uncertainty. However, Platform Engineering Lead is a senior role, and some employers will file under the cap-exempt route if they are universities or qualifying nonprofits. Australian citizens can sidestep the lottery entirely via the E-3 visa. Canadians and Mexicans may qualify for TN visa status under the engineer category.
What degree do employers and USCIS expect for a Platform Engineering Lead?
Computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, or information systems degrees are the most defensible for USCIS purposes. Some employers accept equivalent combinations under the three-for-one rule, where three years of specialized work experience can substitute for one year of formal education, but a directly related bachelor's degree significantly reduces petition risk at the H-1B stage.
Can I find Platform Engineering Lead roles that sponsor visas on Migrate Mate?
Yes. Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically for employers willing to sponsor work visas, so you are not sifting through postings from companies that only hire U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Browsing Platform Engineering Lead roles on Migrate Mate surfaces employers already familiar with H-1B, E-3 visa, and green card sponsorship for senior engineering positions.
Is green card sponsorship realistic for a Platform Engineering Lead?
It is realistic, particularly at larger companies with established immigration programs. The EB-2 category covers positions requiring advanced degrees or exceptional ability, and senior platform engineering roles often meet that bar. Employers typically initiate PERM labor certification after two to three years of H-1B employment. Indian and Chinese nationals face significantly longer waits due to per-country backlog limits, so timing matters.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Platform Engineering Lead jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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