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Job Overview

Lead Applied AI Engineer, Banking Technology C14 (SVP Level) (Hybrid)

Role Overview

We are seeking an AIfirst Lead AI Engineer to define, architect, and deliver enterprisescale AI solutions for Investment, Corporate, and Commercial Banking.

This role combines deep handson technical leadership with architectural ownership, driving the adoption of LLMs, agentic workflows, and generative AI platforms to improve efficiency, automation, simplification, and risk reduction. The Lead AI Engineer will shape both technical delivery and AI-first engineering culture, partnering closely with multiple technology and business teams.

Key Responsibilities

EndtoEnd AI Leadership: Lead the design, handson implementation, and deployment of scalable agentic AI and generative AI solutions for highimpact business use cases.

Agentic Architecture: Architect advanced agentbased systems (perception, reasoning, planning, execution), integrating multiple LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google).

FullStack AI Engineering: Build and deliver productiongrade, fullstack AI applications using modern ML/LLM platforms and AI coding tools (e.g., Devin, GitHub Copilot).

Rapid Value Delivery: Champion MVPdriven delivery, rapid iteration, hypothesis testing, and experimentation (A/B testing) to achieve fast timetovalue.

Evaluation & Optimization: Define rigorous evaluation frameworks and metrics for AI and agent performance, ensuring continuous optimization and alignment with business goals.

Technology Foresight: Proactively evaluate and integrate emerging AI technologies, particularly in agentbased and autonomous AI systems, while acting as a thought leader and coach.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Provide frontline technical leadership, guide architectural decisions, and mentor engineers across AI, data, and application teams to build an AIfirst engineering culture.

Strategic Domain Alignment: Ensure all AI solutions are grounded in deep banking domain understanding and clearly articulate business and risk impact beyond pure technical implementation.

Qualifications

Programming: Expertlevel proficiency in Python and/or Java (Spring Boot); solid experience with JavaScript/TypeScript (Angular, Node.js).

AI/ML Expertise:

Deep knowledge of AI fundamentals (knowledge representation, automated planning, decisionmaking under uncertainty, multiagent systems).

Extensive handson experience with LLM platforms (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google), RAG pipelines, MCPs, and agent frameworks (Google ADK).

Demonstrated effectiveness with AI coding tools (Devin, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Antigravity).

Strong experience with ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch) and data science libraries.

Proven ability to design and expose robust, scalable APIs for AI services.

Engineering Excellence: Deep expertise in software engineering best practices, including system design, CI/CD, testing strategies, resiliency, security, and operational stability for AIdriven platforms.

Architecture & Data: Strong experience designing APIfirst, microservicesbased, and eventdriven systems, including AIfocused data pipelines and lifecycle management.

Platforms: Handson experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

Leadership & Communication: Exceptional ability to articulate complex technical concepts, influence senior stakeholders, and lead highimpact technical discussions.

Domain Expertise: Strong understanding of banking and regulated financial environments, with the ability to connect AI capabilities to measurable business outcomes.

Nice to Have

Advanced data science expertise (statistical modeling, experimentation).

Demonstrated experience mentoring and scaling AIfirst engineering talent in rapidly evolving toolchains.

Experience:

10+ years of progressive software engineering experience with sustained handson contributions.

Advanced level of expertise in Python language

3+ years of dedicated experience in AI, LLMbased systems, and agentic architectures.

Proven success architecting and delivering multiple enterprisescale AI solutions into production.

Education:
Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, AI, Robotics, or a related quantitative discipline.

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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:

Jersey City New Jersey United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$176,720.00 - $265,080.00

In addition to salary, Citis 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:

Sep 02, 2026

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