Citi's Markets Technology group is seeking an experienced Senior Python and Data Engineer in Pune to join the engineering organization in developing high-throughput Regulatory & Market Manipulation Controls. In this hands-on technical role, you will code, architect, and optimize scalable Python backend services and data pipelines that process massive volumes of financial market data - including trade lifecycles, orders, executions, and risk analytics. Bridging software engineering with capital markets domain expertise, you will serve as a strategic partner to risk managers, trading desks heads and compliance teams, delivering automated control frameworks and leveraging modern innovations - including Generative AI - to enhance operational resilience and ensure regulatory compliance across Citi's global markets footprint. **Responsibilities** + Lead the hands-on design and implementation of high-throughput, low-latency Python backend services and SQL pipelines to ingest and process massive volumes of financial market data. + Translate complex regulatory mandates and market surveillance policies into robust, deterministic control algorithms and automated surveillance engines. + Partner directly with trading desks, risk managers, and compliance stakeholders to model end-to-end trade lifecycles, order workflows, and multi-asset risk analytics. + Conduct application profiling, database tuning, and SQL query optimization to eliminate bottlenecks, minimize latency, and maximize throughput. + Implement Generative AI-assisted solutions and modern automation patterns to eliminate manual operational activities and streamline control testing workflows. + Act as the technical authority for the engineering team, guiding architectural decisions, system design reviews, and modern CI/CD practices using GitHub and Jira. + Champion engineering best practices, conduct rigorous peer code reviews, enforce testing standards, and mentor engineers across the team. + Ensure technical deliverables strictly adhere to Citi engineering policies, enterprise security standards,



and global regulatory compliance requirements. **Required Qualifications & Skills** + 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with deep hands-on **expertise building backend applications and data-intensive pipelines in Python.** + Advanced proficiency in **SQL** , **relational database design, query optimization, indexing strategies, and database performance profiling.** + Strong domain knowledge in Investment Banking and Capital Markets, including comprehensive understanding of trade and transaction lifecycles, order management, execution workflows, and market risk analytics. + Demonstrated technical leadership capabilities, including conducting architectural reviews, mentoring engineers, and setting engineering standards. + Robust analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the skill to resolve complex, ambiguous technical issues and translate business requirements into robust technical specifications. + Excellent communication and stakeholder alignment skills, with the ability to partner effectively with both technical teams and non-technical business leaders. **Beneficial Skills & Qualifications** + Prior experience building regulatory reporting or market surveillance platforms **(e.g., MiFID II, CAT, Dodd-Frank, MAR, Best Execution).** + Hands-on experience with containerization and container orchestration technologies **(Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).** + Exposure to distributed computing or data streaming technologies **(e.g., Apache Spark, PySpark, Kafka, Solace, MQ).** + Experience applying **Generative AI APIs, prompt engineering, or LLM-driven tooling** to automate workflows and extract structured insights from unstructured datasets.



**Education** + Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent professional experience; Master's degree preferred. **What We Offer** + Direct technical ownership of critical, high-impact systems that safeguard market integrity and ensure regulatory compliance across a global financial leader. + A hybrid working model combining focused remote productivity with in-office collaboration in Pune. + Access to comprehensive technical training and leadership growth programs across Citi's global engineering community. ------------------------------------------------------ **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.

📌 Senior Software Engineer - Python and Data - Vice President (Pune)
🏢 Citigroup
📍 Pune