The Lead Applied AI Engineer will define, architect, and deliver enterprise-scale AI solutions for Investment, Corporate, and Commercial Banking. This role emphasizes deep technical leadership and architectural ownership, focusing on the adoption of LLMs, agentic workflows, and generative AI platforms. The engineer will work closely with various technology and business teams to foster an AI-first engineering culture. The position requires a strong understanding of banking domain challenges and aims to improve efficiency, automation, and risk reduction.

• Expert-level proficiency in Python and/or Java (Spring Boot).
• Deep knowledge of AI fundamentals including knowledge representation and decision-making under uncertainty.
• Extensive hands-on experience with LLM platforms such as OpenAI and Anthropic.
• Strong experience with ML frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch.
• Exceptional ability to articulate complex technical concepts and influence senior stakeholders.
• 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience with sustained hands-on contributions.
• 3+ years of dedicated experience in AI, LLM-based systems, and agentic architectures.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, AI, Robotics, or a related quantitative discipline.

• Lead the design, hands-on implementation, and deployment of scalable agentic AI and generative AI solutions.
• Architect advanced agent-based systems integrating multiple LLM providers.
• Build and deliver production-grade, full-stack AI applications using modern ML/LLM platforms.
• Champion MVP-driven delivery, rapid iteration, and experimentation to achieve fast time-to-value.
• Define rigorous evaluation frameworks and metrics for AI and agent performance.
• Proactively evaluate and integrate emerging AI technologies while acting as a thought leader.
• Provide front-line technical leadership and mentor engineers across AI, data, and application teams.
• Ensure all AI solutions are grounded in deep banking domain understanding.

• Citi offers a comprehensive benefits package including competitive pay, stock programs, healthcare coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, parental leave, and programs supporting employee wellbeing and professional development.