Overview of the Role:

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.

 

As a bank with a brain and a soul, Citi creates economic value that is systemically responsible and in our clients’ best interests. As a financial institution that touches every region of the world and every sector that shapes your daily life, our Enterprise Operations & Technology teams are charged with a mission that rivals any large tech company. Our technology solutions are the foundations of everything we do from keeping the bank safe, managing global resources, and providing the technical tools our workers need to be successful to designing our digital architecture and ensuring our platforms provide a first-class customer experience. We reimagine client and partner experiences to deliver excellence through secure, reliable, and efficient services.

 

Our commitment to diversity includes a workforce that represents the clients we serve from all walks of life, backgrounds, and origins. We foster an environment where the best people want to work. We value and demand respect for others, promote individuals based on merit, and ensure opportunities for personal development are widely available to all. Ideal candidates are innovators with well-rounded backgrounds who bring their authentic selves to work and complement our culture of delivering results with pride. If you are a problem solver who seeks passion in your work, come join us. We’ll enable growth and progress together.

The Pega Principal Engineer is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities:

• The candidate will be a Principal engineer who has strong hands on experience with Pega Platform ( PRPC, decisioning, infinity, PEGA Cloud ) , integration patterns( REST, SOAP, APIs) with other systems  .
• Lead design, development, migration, and deployment of scalable, robust Pega applications
• Mentor junior developers, system architects, and foster a culture of technical excellence
• Deep knowledge of object-oriented design, multi-threading and concurrent programming.
• Demonstrated expertise in modern programming languages such as Java, with a strong background in asynchronous programming, high-performance applications, and system design—including microservices, databases (SQL/NoSQL), message queues, and API development.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business requirements into actionable technical solutions.

Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role
• Candidate should have strong understanding of Pega Constellation and should be able to build advanced UI's with Angular, React etc..
• Should be able to build new Applications and Workflows with Latest pega features taking advantage of the AI features like Blueprint
• Architect and Transform Business requirements into Pega solutions using latest Pega features.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or Engineering
• Master’s degree preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

Irving Texas United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$125,760.00 - $188,640.00

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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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Jan 13, 2026

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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.

 

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