Senior AI Engineer - Wholesale Credit Risk Analytics - Senior Vice President
CitibankSenior AI Engineer - Wholesale Credit Risk Analytics - Senior Vice President
CitibankLocation
Jersey City, NJ, New York, NY
Type
Full-time
Posted
9/26/2026
Compensation
$176,720 - $265,080 per year
Job description
This role is for a senior technology leader in a pioneering financial technology team focused on developing an agentic AI platform for credit risk model development. The candidate will work closely with quantitative analysts and stakeholders to identify impactful use cases and lead a team of developers in building and deploying the platform. The position requires hands-on development and architectural design skills to create a robust and secure system. The ideal candidate will also mentor and inspire their team while ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
Requirements
- 10+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and shipping complex, scalable software systems to production.
- Demonstrable experience in AI Agentic solutions for ad hoc data analysis, documentation, and workflow orchestration.
- Proven experience leading a software development team, including providing technical mentorship and architectural guidance.
- Deep proficiency in Python and its ecosystem of libraries for backend development and data processing.
- Demonstrable, hands-on experience building applications using Large Language Models (LLMs).
- Solid understanding of system design, microservices architecture, REST APIs, and event-driven systems.
- Ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with quantitative model developers, Model Risk Management (MRM), and business leaders to understand their pain points and translate them into a technical vision and product roadmap.
- Identify, scope, and prioritize use cases for the agentic workflow platform, ensuring they deliver measurable value and align with strategic objectives.
- Serve as the primary technical liaison between the engineering team and its users, ensuring a tight feedback loop and continuous alignment.
- Lead the architectural design of a scalable, robust, and secure agentic AI platform.
- Engage in hands-on software development to build foundational components and tackle complex technical challenges.
- Design and implement secure integrations with internal data sources, external APIs, and various LLMs.
- Establish the CI/CD, testing, logging, and monitoring frameworks required for a mission-critical enterprise application.
- Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.
- Guide the team's architectural decisions and oversee the agile development process.
- Manage project timelines, resource allocation, and delivery of key platform milestones.
Benefits
- 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.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Citibank Na
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
75
FY2026
Approval rate
99.0%
FY2026
LCA certified
569
FY2026
Entry-level share
0.5%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
-75%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-58%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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