(Python) AI Engineer - Vice President

Citigroup Inc.; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 171,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. is seeking a Vice President, Application Development AI Engineer to lead the design and delivery of scalable software architectures and AI-enhanced development tools.

You will champion modern software practices, drive innovation in product development, and guide multi-team initiatives across front-end and back-end components, leveraging AI tools to accelerate delivery and quality.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience.
• 4+ years designing and building large-scale distributed systems (microservices).
• 4+ years in modern software architecture principles and framework design.
• 6+ years of Python programming experience.
• 3+ years API design (REST, gRPC), data modeling, and SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Hands-on experience using AI-powered development tools (GitHub Copilot, Devin).
• Full stack experience: Java backend, React or Angular frontend.
• Experience with Google AI SDK for Gemini-like models.
• Proficiency with multi-agent architectures (LangGraph).
• Experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems.
• Experience with agent-to-agent communication patterns.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership with product stakeholders to align solutions with market needs.
• Promote agile methodologies and continuous improvement for high-quality products.
• Lead evaluation and adoption of new technologies to improve productivity and capabilities.
• Promote hands-on use of AI development tools to optimize coding, testing, and debugging.

Skills

Python

API design

Distributed systems

Microservices

Software architecture

Full stack - Java backend

React/Angular frontend

AI development tools

Google AI SDK

LangGraph

RAG

A2A communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Devin

LangGraph

Vector databases

Job description

We are seeking a visionary and highly accomplished Vice President (VP), to join our team as an Application Development AI Engineer. The ideal candidate is a seasoned engineer with a proven track record of building and scaling high-performing and resilient products, driving innovation in product development, and designing robust, scalable software architectures. A critical aspect of this role is to champion and integrate cutting-edge AI development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Devin) into our engineering workflows to accelerate development cycles, enhance code quality, and foster a culture of innovation.

Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership:

  • Collaborate closely with Product Management, Design, and other business stakeholders to ensure technical solutions meet customer needs and market demands.

  • Champion agile methodologies and a culture of continuous improvement to deliver high-quality products efficiently and predictably.

• Innovation & AI Integration:

  • Stay at the forefront of industry trends, particularly in software architecture, microservices, and artificial intelligence.

  • Lead the evaluation and adoption of new technologies and tools to enhance engineering productivity and product capabilities.

  • Actively promote and guide the hands-on use of AI-driven development tools like GitHub Copilot, Devin, and other emerging technologies to optimize coding, testing, and debugging processes.

Qualifications and skills required:

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering

• 4+ years' experience and demonstrated expertise in designing and building large-scale, distributed systems using microservices architecture.

• 4+ years' experience and deep and extensive knowledge of modern software architecture principles and framework design.

• Technical Skills:

  • 6+ years' experience and mastery of Python programming language

  • 3+ years proven experience with API design (REST, gRPC), data modeling, and various database technologies (SQL, NoSQL).

  • Hands-on experience and proficiency in leveraging AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Devin) in a professional engineering environment.

  • Must have Full stack -Java backend, React or Angular frontend experience

  • Google AI SDK: Direct experience building applications with the Google AI SDK to leverage models like Gemini for complex reasoning and function calling.

  • Agentic Architectures: Proficiency in designing and implementing multi-agent and stateful workflows using frameworks like LangGraph.

  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG): Demonstrated expertise in building advanced RAG systems, from data ingestion and chunking to integration with vector databases.

  • Agent-to-Agent Communication: Experience designing patterns for autonomous agent-to-agent (A2A) communication and collaboration to solve complex tasks.

• Leadership & Soft Skills:

  • Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate large teams.

  • Strong strategic thinking and business acumen, with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.

  • A passion for innovation and a forward-thinking mindset.

• Education:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience

Job Family Group: Technology

Job Family: Applications Development

Time Type: Full time

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $120,800.00 - $170,800.00

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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