Job Description
We are seeking a talented and enthusiastic Front-End Developer to join our Creative Tech & Governance team. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the core of our internal design systems, supporting and developing robust, reusable UI components and libraries using modern web technologies. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our digital interfaces and exploring groundbreaking AI-powered design and development workflows. If you are a pragmatic, inquisitive developer with strong problem-solving skills and a passion for modern web technologies, we encourage you to apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and enhance UI components and libraries for our internal design systems, ensuring high quality, performance, and accessibility.
- Collaborate closely with designers and other developers to translate design specifications into functional and visually appealing user interfaces.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of our component architecture, tooling, and development processes.
- Actively explore and experiment with AI-powered design and development workflows, identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency and creativity within the team.
- Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and ensuring adherence to best practices and coding standards.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to front-end development and design system integration.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in front-end development and AI in design.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (ES6+), with a solid understanding of modern web development principles.
- Demonstrable experience with modern front-end frameworks/libraries (e.g., React, Angular) and their ecosystems.
- Experience or strong understanding of developing and maintaining components within a design system context.
- Excellent problem-solving abilities and a keen eye for detail.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- A proactive and inquisitive mindset, eager to learn new technologies and approaches.
Desirable Skills (Nice to Have)
- Experience with front-end build tools (e.g., Webpack, Vite).
- Familiarity with design tool integration principles (e.g., Figma APIs).
- Exposure to finance technology or financial services.
- Any experience or interest in AI/ML concepts as applied to design or development.
------------------------------------------------------
Job Family Group:
Technology------------------------------------------------------
Job Family:
Digital Design Engineering------------------------------------------------------
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.
View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.
Citi works tirelessly to provide consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial services and products. We strive to create the best outcomes for our clients and customers with financial ingenuity that leads to solutions that are simple, creative and responsible.
"We consistently assess Citi’s role in response to three questions: What are we doing to help create inclusive and resilient communities? How can we use our voice to help drive dialogue toward solutions? Is Citi walking the talk — are we doing the right things within our own firm? The short answer to all three of these questions continues to be the same: that we can and should do more."
— Michael L. Corbat, CEO
| Workplace Initiatives | |
| Program for parents returning to work after Parental Leave? | Yes- Open for vacancies in November 2019 |
| Leadership development programs? | Yes |
| Mentoring programs? | Yes |
| Coaching programs? | Yes |
| Employee-led diversity networks? | Yes |
| Internal women’s networking groups? | Yes |
| Open to discussing flexible work arrangements at interview stage? | Yes |
| No. of weeks paid maternity leave at full salary: | up to 26 weeks |
| Minimum weeks tenure required to be eligible for paid maternity leave: | 26 weeks |
| No. of weeks paid paternity leave at full salary: | 2 weeks |
| Minimum tenure required to be eligible for paid paternity leave: | 26 weeks |
| Workplace Initiatives | |
| Gender pay gap reporting information 2017 (UK): | |
| Average pay gap: | 43.50% |
| Median pay gap: | 32.00% |
| Average bonus gap: | 71.60% |
| Median bonus gap: | 71.40% |
| Signatory of the UK Women in Finance Charter? | Yes |
| Targets to raise the number of women in leadership? | Yes |
| Targets to raise the number of BAME individuals in leadership? | Yes |
| Listed in the Bloomberg Diversity & Inclusion Index? | Yes |
Returner Programme
The Citi Returner Programme is a supportive hiring programme, designed to help you transition from a career break into a career within financial services. You may have worked in the finance sector, the tech sector or another industry all together! We value your knowledge, skills and experience, regardless of how and where you have developed them. We believe that hiring people from different backgrounds with diverse perspectives brings advantages to our teams.
The programme will start in January 2020 and Returners will benefit from a structured and in-depth induction to help them transition successfully back into the workplace, followed by a tailored programme of professional development and learning delivered over a period of 15-18 months, dependent on the role and career pathway.
Returners will undertake professional qualifications as part of the programme and enjoy the benefits of being part of a supportive cohort. Citi recognises the importance of flexible working arrangements and is happy to explore these with you.
Eligible candidates will –
• Have been on a career break for at least two years
• Be looking to start the next phase of their career in financial services, in a range of roles, including operations and technology
• Demonstrate natural curiosity and be motivated to learn new skills
• Exhibit excellent leadership and communication skills
The returner programme will be open for applications on the 1st September 2019.