Falling very far behind - Senior Software Engineer Citi Employee Review

1.0
22 June 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Struggling to think here. The Citi name on your CV is good to have in Belfast.

Cons

The biggest con here is salary and benefits. Historically Citi would have been good, but in recent times there's been a lot of new tech entrants to Belfast and it's meant that Citi have fallen far, far behind the competition. There has been a huge exodus of senior talented people in the last year because of this and because salaries are so low, there's no way to get these people back. Other negatives - Technology stack is behind other companies, I think this is the same for most teams - Work life balance is poor, you will do far more than your 8 hours a day - There's not a lot of opportunity for progression or moving roles within Citi - No regard for employees during covid (no checkins to check on their well being, no virtual events, etc) just extra work and longer hours

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5.0
25 May 2026
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Pros

Great benefits. Everyone is friendly and helpful. They do more than just pay lip service to work life balance

Cons

Like any job, the manager is the one that can make or break the position

3.0
8 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great collaboration between work groups. There used to be room for advancement and diversity in the workplace.

Cons

Lack of job security for several years culminating in a layoff after nearly 3 decades with the firm. Like many places, benefits, raises, and advancement opportunities diminished over time as the firm decided to offshore roles.

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