Data Platform Engineer - Assistant Vice President

We are seeking a talented and passionate engineer to join our growing team. As a key member of our data platform team, you will design, develop, and maintain a high-performance platform for streaming data pipeline and analytics using cutting-edge technologies. You will work closely with the Platform Lead Engineer and other team members to deliver innovative solutions that drive data-driven decision-making within the organization. **Responsibilities:** \* Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable data platform using Java and related technologies (e.g., Apache Flink, Kafka, Trino). \* Advise data engineers on how to build and optimize real-time and batch data processing applications to support low-latency requirements. \* Extend the platform with data integration solutions between various data sources and targets, including databases, APIs, and streaming platforms. \* Contribute to the design and development of event-driven architectures. \* Write clean, well-documented, and testable code. \* Collaborate effectively with other engineers, product managers, and stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC), adhering to Agile methodologies. \* Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in the data engineering space. **Qualifications:** \* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. \* Minimum 5 years of experience developing and deploying production-ready Java applications in a data engineering context.  \* Strong experience with core Java (version 11 or higher), SQL, and database APIs. \* Proven experience working with distributed stream processing frameworks like Apache Flink, Spark Streaming, or Kafka Streams. \* Experience with event-driven architectures and real-time data processing. \* Solid understanding of OOP concepts, multithreading, and thread pools. \* Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and deployment platforms like Openshift, ECS, or Kubernetes is a plus. \* Experience producing high quality code using agentic coding assistants \* Excellent communication and collaboration skills. **Preferred Skills and Qualifications:** \* Master’s degree in a relevant field. \* Contributions to open-source projects. \* Experience working in a cloud environment (AWS, GCP) \------------------------------------------------------ **Job Family Group:** --------------------- Technology \------------------------------------------------------ **Job Family:** --------------- Applications Development \------------------------------------------------------ **Time Type:** -------------- Full time \------------------------------------------------------ **Most Relevant Skills** ------------------------ Please see the requirements listed above. \------------------------------------------------------ **Other Relevant Skills** ------------------------- For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. \------------------------------------------------------ _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](https://www.citigroup.com/citi/accessibility/application-accessibility.htm)._ _View Citi’s [EEO Policy Statement](https://www.citigroup.com/global/eeo-aa-policy) and the [Know Your Rights](https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) poster._