Citigroup plans to hire 2,500 coders in 2020

By Viren Vaghela and Jenny Surane
Published 3 Min Read

Citigroup plans to recruit 2,500 programmers this year for the unit that houses its traders and investment bankers, bulking up on coders and data scientists as technology reshapes the business.

Roughly three-quarters of the company’s trade orders last year were electronic, according to Stuart Riley, global head of operations and technology for the bank’s Institutional Clients Group. The ICG arm will add programmers in locations from New York to Chennai, India.

Viren Vaghela and Jenny Surane
From Bloomberg News

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