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Citi · 4 hours ago

Web Product Engineering Lead - Vice President

Irving, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$126K/yr - $189K/yr

8+ years exp

Citi is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Product Lead Engineer to join their Web App Hosting Middleware engineering team. In this pivotal role, you will combine deep technical expertise with product leadership to drive the strategic direction, design, and implementation of web application hosting solutions, focusing on enhancing product engineering capabilities within container orchestration environments.

BankingFinanceFinancial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, and implementation of robust, scalable, and secure web application hosting middleware solutions, with a strong emphasis on Tomcat

Collaborate with product management to define the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for our web app hosting platform, ensuring alignment with overall enterprise goals and developer needs

Drive the adoption and integration of modern cloud-native technologies, particularly OpenShift and Kubernetes, to optimize our web application deployment and management strategies

Provide architectural oversight and technical guidance for the team, ensuring best practices in system design, performance, reliability, and security

Champion engineering best practices, including code quality, testing, CI/CD, and operational excellence, to ensure the delivery of high-quality, maintainable software

Act as a subject matter expert for complex technical issues related to web application middleware, providing advanced troubleshooting and resolution support

Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and technical growth within the team

Work closely with application development teams, infrastructure teams, and security teams to understand requirements, integrate solutions, and provide excellent platform services

Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, standards, and best practices for the web app hosting platform

Qualification

TomcatKubernetesOpenShiftContainerizationJavaCI/CDMicroservicesLeadershipProblem-solvingCommunication

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership or principal engineer role

Deep expertise in Tomcat or WebSphere Liberty product engineering, including configuration, tuning, performance optimization, and troubleshooting

Extensive hands-on experience with containerization technologies, specifically Docker and Kubernetes

Proven experience working with OpenShift for deploying and managing containerized applications

Strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Java, Go, Python)

Solid understanding of web application architecture, microservices, and API design principles

Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Excellent problem-solving skills, with a track record of tackling complex technical challenges

Strong communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across diverse teams

Preferred

Experience with other application servers or web servers (e.g., JBoss, WebSphere, Nginx, Apache HTTP Server)

Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)

Experience with service mesh technologies

Knowledge of observability tools (monitoring, logging, tracing - e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)

Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, YAML)

Prior experience in the financial services industry is preferred

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k)

Life, accident, and disability insurance

Wellness programs

Paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays

Company

Citi

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Citi's mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Founded in 1812

San Antonio, Texas, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.citi.com

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