Citi seeks an Engineering Lead to set the architecture and technical direction for its payments sanctions screening platform, focusing on resilient real-time screening and regulatory compliance. The role combines deep hands-on Java/payments expertise with cross-functional technical leadership across engineering, compliance, and business teams.
What you’ll do
Define architecture and technical direction for sanctions screening platform
Lead development of real-time screening capabilities
Ensure resilient high-availability microservices
Support regulatory compliance
Provide technical guidance and mentoring
Collaborate with engineering, compliance, and business stakeholders
What you’ll need
10+ years software engineering experience
Java/Spring Boot/Spring Cloud/reactive expertise
Payments or sanctions screening platform experience
Kafka event-driven architecture experience
Sanctions regimes and watchlist matching knowledge
CI/CD, databases, observability, and AI tooling experience
Original job description
Citi is hiring an Engineering Lead to define the architecture and technical direction of its payments sanctions screening platform. The role leads development of resilient, real-time screening capabilities, supports regulatory compliance, and provides technical guidance while collaborating with engineering, compliance, and business stakeholders.10+ years…