Senior AI Engineering Lead — Agentic & GenAI Systems

Citi; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 205,000 - 308,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a highly hands-on AI Applied Senior Engineering Lead to design, build, and deploy cutting-edge AI solutions for investment, corporate, and commercial banking. You will drive MVP-driven development, iterate rapidly, and mentor junior engineers in a fast-paced, AI-first environment.

Lead cross-functional squads, integrate LLM-driven workflows and AI coding tools, and ensure robust, secure deployments aligned with banking requirements. Primary location: Mississauga, Canada.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive software engineering with hands-on coding.
• 2+ years in AI software development and agentic systems.
• Experience delivering enterprise-grade AI capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and deploy scalable agentic AI frameworks.
• Develop AI-driven workflows and LLM-powered applications.
• Prototype MVPs with rapid iteration and tests.
• Collaborate across teams and mentor junior engineers.
• Align AI solutions with banking and regulatory needs.

Skills

Python

Java/Spring Boot

LLMs & AI concepts

Agentic systems

Full-stack AI engineering

CI/CD & DevOps

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/AI

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

GitHub Copilot

Devin

Claude Code

Job description

Citi is seeking a highly hands-on AI Applied Senior Engineering Lead to design, build, and deploy cutting-edge AI solutions for investment, corporate, and commercial banking. You will drive MVP-driven development, iterate rapidly, and mentor junior engineers in a fast-paced, AI-first environment.

Lead cross-functional squads, integrate LLM-driven workflows and AI coding tools, and ensure robust, secure deployments aligned with banking requirements. Primary location: Mississauga, Canada.