Senior AI Engineering Lead for Generative & Agentic AI

Citigroup Inc.; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 201,000 - 302,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking an AI Applied Senior Engineering Lead to design, build, and deploy scalable AI solutions for Banking. You will lead MVP‑driven development in agile squads, integrating LLMs and agentic systems across providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google APIs.

Required 10+ years software engineering, 2+ years AI development, and strong Python/Java with full‑stack experience. Banking domain knowledge and leadership to mentor juniors are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Python and/or Java with full‑stack experience.
• Solid understanding of core AI concepts and multi‑agent systems.
• Hands‑on experience with LLMs, RAG, prompt engineering, and agent frameworks.
• Experience delivering enterprise‑scale AI capabilities into production.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy scalable agentic AI frameworks and generative solutions.
• Develop and integrate agentic AI systems leveraging multiple model providers.
• Build full‑stack apps with LLM‑driven workflows and AI coding tools.
• Drive MVP‑first, rapid‑iteration delivery with continuous experimentation.
• Define metrics and feedback loops to improve AI system performance.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and mentor junior engineers.
• Ensure AI solutions align with banking and financial services needs.

Skills

Python/Java

Full-stack

LLM/AI

Git/CICD

API-first architecture

Docker/Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/AI/Robotics

Tools

OpenShift

Devin

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

Antigravity

Job description

Citi is seeking an AI Applied Senior Engineering Lead to design, build, and deploy scalable AI solutions for Banking. You will lead MVP‑driven development in agile squads, integrating LLMs and agentic systems across providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google APIs.

Required 10+ years software engineering, 2+ years AI development, and strong Python/Java with full‑stack experience. Banking domain knowledge and leadership to mentor juniors are essential.