Citi is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead Android engineering excellence within the Citi Mobile App, owning the technical strategy and delivery of the Money Movement domain at a global scale. In this role, you will establish and lead a Center of Excellence for Android development, shaping how millions of customers move money securely and seamlessly through one of the world's most widely used banking applications. This is a rare opportunity to combine deep technical craftsmanship with people leadership, AI-driven development practices, and measurable business impact at a firm operating at the forefront of global financial services.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Android engineering function for the Money Movement domain within the Citi Mobile App, establishing a Center of Excellence that defines standards, patterns, and practices for high-quality Android development across multiple teams.
- Architect and deliver scalable, reusable, and high-performance Android solutions developed in Kotlin capable of supporting very high transaction volumes, maintaining a zero-defect and zero-production-issue engineering culture.
- Drive AI-driven and agentic development practices across the full product delivery lifecycle, staying ahead of emerging Android technology trends and integrating them into engineering strategy.
- Lead and actively contribute to critical-path code for large-scale Android initiatives, including new feature development and significant refactoring efforts, setting a technical bar that others aspire to meet.
- Influence technical and business strategy across three to four teams by identifying architectural deficiencies, removing delivery bottlenecks, and driving engineering best practices including security, quality, and operational excellence.
- Lead design reviews for the Android engineering team and engage in cross-team design reviews to ensure consistency, integration quality, and scalability of mobile solutions across the organization.
- Attract, develop, and retain senior engineering talent by setting high performance standards, sharing talent development best practices, and building individual capability through active mentorship and structured coaching.
- Build and communicate a clear engineering vision aligned to broader organizational goals, translating strategic direction into team priorities and measurable delivery outcomes.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- 10 or more years of experience in software engineering, with demonstrated expertise in Android application development with Kotlin and delivery at scale.
- Proven ability to design mobile architectures that are scalable, reusable, and optimized for performance under very high volume conditions.
- Hands-on experience leading engineering teams in fast-paced, high-growth environments where technical priorities evolve rapidly and quality cannot be compromised.
- Ability to apply data and metrics to validate technical decisions, build engineering cases, and measure the outcomes of architectural choices.
- First-class leadership and communication skills, including the ability to align senior stakeholders, build consensus across teams, and resolve technical disagreements effectively.
- Full people management experience, including hiring, performance evaluation, career development, and budget accountability for engineering teams.
- Commitment to risk-aware engineering, including sound judgment in identifying and escalating compliance, security, or quality control issues with transparency.
- Experience adopting or leading AI-driven and agentic development approaches within software delivery workflows.
- Background in financial services, fintech, or payments technology, particularly in mobile money movement or transactional product delivery.
- Familiarity with driving software engineering best practices across multiple teams simultaneously, including security by design and operational excellence frameworks.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
Job Family Group
Technology
Job Family
Digital Software Engineering
Time Type
Full time
Primary Location
Irving Texas United States
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range
$169,600.00 - $254,400.00
In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.
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Anticipated Posting Close Date
Sep 30, 2026
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