Python Risk Developer - Vice President

About the role

Citi is looking for a Vice President‑level Python Risk Developer to join its London Commodities Risk Technology team. You will work on a high‑performance, front‑office risk platform that processes large volumes of market data and supports traders across multiple commodity asset classes.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain fault‑tolerant Python micro‑services that power the risk platform.
• Collaborate with traders, risk managers and quantitative analysts to gather requirements and deliver functional enhancements.
• Integrate pricing models from the Markets Quantitative Analytics team and market data from the Commodities Market Data team.
• Support production operations, including SL3 incident resolution.
• Work closely with global technology teams to ensure seamless deployment on OpenShift/Kubernetes environments.

Required profile

• Proven experience building large‑scale, distributed Python applications.
• Strong understanding of data modelling, grid computing and high‑throughput processing.
• Ability to translate business needs from traders and risk managers into technical solutions.
• Excellent communication skills for cross‑geography collaboration.

Required skills

• Python
• RabbitMQ
• Kubernetes / OpenShift
• Micro‑services architecture
• Distributed processing and data modelling
• Fault‑tolerant system design

What we offer

• Direct interaction with front‑office business users.
• Opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technologies in a global financial institution.
• Career growth within Citi’s extensive network of professionals.