Python Software Engineer - Vice President

Are you a seasoned technologist with a passion for building cutting-edge enterprise products and a hands-on approach to engineering? Join Citi's Cloud Technology Services (CTS) team and contribute to transforming Citi technology through innovative cloud capabilities that drive agility, efficiency, and enterprise-wide modernization.

We enable Citi's businesses to gain a competitive edge by leveraging public cloud scale and delivering new infrastructure capabilities. As a Python Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing our public cloud strategy.

You will be part of a high-impact team delivering major cloud innovations-from building a cloud-based High Performance Compute (HPC) platform for large-scale risk calculations, to enabling enterprise-wide GenAI adoption, to powering next-generation payments solutions.

What You'll Do

Technical Leadership & Engineering

• Provide hands-on technical contributions within a product team focused on the Public Cloud Foundation, supporting Citi's secure, scalable adoption of public cloud technologies.
• Develop and deploy robust backend services and automation tooling that advance our cloud strategy.

Automation & Observability

• Identify and implement automation initiatives to enhance processes related to data collection, analysis, and alerting within Observability systems.
• Improve operational efficiency and deliver measurable business value through automation.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with engineering, product, security, and infrastructure teams across Citi to align Observability initiatives with broader business and technology objectives.

Engineering Excellence

• Contribute to defining and measuring success criteria for service availability, reliability, performance, and resiliency within the Observability domain.

Compliance & Standards

• Ensure adherence to security standards, enterprise policies, and regulatory requirements to protect Citi's reputation, clients, and assets.

Who You Are

You're a talented software engineer with deep hands-on development experience, strong engineering fundamentals, and a passion for building scalable, reliable systems.

• 5+ years of hands-on Python development experience (required).
• Expertise in designing, developing, and operating large-scale, distributed software systems.
• Strong understanding of Observability principles and tools, with experience in:

• Building and maintaining Observability platforms and services.
• Instrumenting applications for monitoring, logging, and distributed tracing.

Technical Skills

• Programming Languages: Python , Go.
• Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience building in AWS and/or GCP.
• CI/CD & IaC Tools: Terraform, Harness, Tekton, Jenkins, etc.
• Testing Frameworks: Pytest, Go testing frameworks, JUnit, etc.

Soft Skills & Mindset

• Adaptable, with the ability to learn new technologies and adjust to evolving priorities.
• Skilled at evaluating complex requirements and translating them into cohesive solutions.
• Excellent communication skills, able to articulate technical concepts clearly.
• Strong team player with a proven ability to collaborate within cross-functional teams., * Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent professional experience.

401(k), Health insurance, Paid time off, Vision insurance, Dental insurance, Disability insurance, Paid holidays