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# Senior C++ Application Developer VP

- **Company:** Citi
- **Location:** Tampa, FL, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $113,840.0 - $170,760.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Boost (C++ Libraries), C++ (Programming Language), Profiling, Software Debugging, Memory Management, Linux System Administration, OpenMP, Memory Leaks, Software Engineering, Multithreading, Standard Template Library (STL), Parallel Computation, Build Management, Production Code, C++14
- **Published:** September 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://citi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/2/job/Tampa-Florida-United-States/Senior-C---Application-Developer-VP_26987708/apply

## About the Role

* 5 or more years of professional experience writing clean, modern C++ (C++17 or C++20), with deep command of the Standard Template Library (STL), Boost libraries, RAII, smart pointers, and move semantics.
 * Demonstrated ability to optimize CPU-bound and memory-bound applications using cache-locality techniques, memory alignment, SIMD vectorization, and allocation minimization strategies.
 * Hands-on experience with multi-threaded programming, including synchronization primitives, lock-free data structures, and parallel computing frameworks such as Intel TBB, OpenMP, or std::execution.
 * Proficiency using performance profiling and debugging tools in Linux environments, including Valgrind, gprof, Intel VTune, perf, and GDB.
 * Ability to work directly with quantitative analysts, risk managers, and regulatory reporting teams to convert mathematical models and regulatory rules into production-grade software.
 * Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience.

## Description

Citi's Market Risk Technology team is hiring a Senior C++ Developer to design, optimize, and build the high-performance risk calculation engines that sit at the core of Citi's global trading book infrastructure. In this role, you will develop and maintain scalable, low-latency systems that execute large-scale stress testing scenarios and complex risk calculations - including Expected Shortfall, Value at Risk (VaR), and sensitivity-based measures - across multi-asset portfolios worldwide. You will operate with a high degree of autonomy, acting as a subject matter expert to senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams at the intersection of high-performance computing and financial risk., * Design and build high-performance C++ risk calculation engines capable of executing multi-scenario stress runs and regulatory risk metrics across global multi-asset portfolios.

 * Architect low-latency, scalable systems that meet the computational demands of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) and enterprise-wide stress testing frameworks.
 * Lead all phases of software development - from feasibility assessment and technical planning through construction, testing, and production implementation.
 * Translate complex quantitative risk models and regulatory requirements into robust, maintainable production code in close collaboration with quantitative analysts and risk managers.
 * Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in CPU-bound and memory-bound systems, applying techniques such as cache optimization, SIMD vectorization, and memory allocation reduction.
 * Define and enforce engineering standards across the codebase, contributing to long-term system quality and operational stability.
 * Advise senior stakeholders and cross-functional technology groups on advanced technical solutions, shaping the architectural direction of risk technology platforms.


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