The **Application Development Tech Lead** is a senior, hands-on technical leadership position responsible for architecting and building core platforms. As a hands-on technical leader for one or more Scrum teams, you will serve as a key voice in our architecture, driving innovation and ensuring our engineering practices meet the highest standards of quality and efficiency. This role is ideal for a "player-coach" who thrives on influencing system design, mentoring engineers, and contributing directly to the codebase. **Responsibilities** + **Team Leadership & Personnel Management:** Manage one or more Application Development teams to accomplish established goals, while handling core personnel duties. + **Technical Oversight:** Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple Application Development domains to provide technical oversight of systems and applications. + **Solution Architecture:** Review and analyze proposed technical solutions across ongoing and upcoming projects. + **Strategic Contribution:** Contribute to the formulation of technical and architectural strategies for Application Development and related functional areas. + **Cross-Functional Alignment:** Develop a comprehensive understanding of how various business areas integrate to achieve organizational goals. + **Decision-Making:** Provide evaluative judgment based on the analysis of factual data in complex, ambiguous, or unique situations. + **Delivery & Work Allocation:** Drive impact across Application Development by monitoring end-to-end delivery and managing day-to-day operations, including resource planning and work allocation within the team/project. + **Standards & Governance:** Ensure essential procedures and governance policies are followed, contribute to defining engineering standards, and negotiate with external parties when necessary.



+ **Innovation & Tooling:** Actively explore and integrate modern AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, advanced code analyzers) to accelerate delivery velocity, elevate code quality, and foster a culture of engineering innovation. **Recommended Qualifications** + **Experience:** 12+ years of hands on experience in software design and development, with deep expertise in **Java technologies.** Proven track record in developing and optimizing multithreaded, high-throughput applications. + **Database Expertise:** In-depth experience with SQL Server, including database design, query optimization, indexing, and performance tuning. + **Frontend Knowledge:** Familiarity with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Angular) is a significant plus. + **DevOps & CI/CD:** Hands-on experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and modern infrastructure tooling. + **Architecture & Integration:** Strong knowledge of system integration principles and practical experience implementing up-to-date integration patterns (e.g., RESTful APIs, event-driven architecture, messaging queues). + **Problem-Solving:** Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to execute effectively in fast-paced environments. + **Leadership & Mentorship:** Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, conduct code reviews, and mentor engineers. + **Communication:** Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.



**Education** + Bachelor's degree (or equivalent university degree/experience) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field + Master's degree preferred _This job description provides a high-level summary of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required._ ------------------------------------------------------ **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._ Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Minority/Female/Veteran/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

📌 Java SQL Application Development - Vice President (Pune)
🏢 Citigroup
📍 Pune