Generative AI Software engineer - AVP

Citigroup Inc.; London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services company in London is looking for a candidate with extensive coding experience to join their Common Platform Engineering team. This role focuses on developing a Generative AI platform and requires knowledge of Python, AI/ML, and platform engineering. The position offers a hybrid working model and competitive benefits, making it ideal for innovative self-starters.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Discretional annual performance bonus

Private Medical Care & Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Special discounts for employees, family, and friends

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge and deep experience of Python and toolchains.
• Eager to apply AI/ML technology.
• Experienced in building and running a large platform at scale.

Responsibilities

• Design and build high-quality, highly reliable software.
• Partner closely with other development teams and subject-matter experts.
• Ensure compliance with security and SDLC processes.

Skills

Python

AI/ML

CI/CD and MLOps tools

Distributed systems

System architecture

Functional languages (e.g. Haskell, Clojure, Scala)

REST-ful design

Containers and Kubernetes

Public cloud provider experience

Job description

Are you looking for career move that will allow to take a strategic project zero to one? Then bring your extensive coding experience and passion for change and be part of the team building a green-field development at scale.

By joining Citi’s Common Platform Engineering team you help create and run the Generative AI platform for Citi. Our remit encompasses large scale engineering challenges on-premise and on cloud, along with cutting edge use of LLMs and supporting toolchains to address the use-cases of our users across the bank.

We are a startup within Citi, where everyone is actively coding. We need innovative and creative self-starters who have previous experience in developing large-scale platforms, data and ML, finance, platform engineering and SRE.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build high-quality, highly reliable software
• Partner closely with other development teams, quants and subject-matter experts in our businesses
• Ensure our software platforms are compliant with Citi's security and SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) processes
• Run the platform at scale while continuing to innovate and evolve
  

Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge and deep experience of Python and toolchains
• Experienced in and strong knowledge of using AI/ML and more particularly LLMs eager to apply this rapidly changing technology
• Experience with CI/CD and MLOps tools/frameworks (e.g. MLflow and W&B)
• Experienced in building and running a large platform at scale
• Strong distributed systems skills and knowledge
• Strong system architecture skills
• Knowledge of other modern, functional languages (e.g. Haskell, Clojure, Scala)
• Solid understanding of REST-ful design
• Experience with containers and Kubernetes
• Development experience of at least one public cloud provider
  

If you are actively coding, have a passion for Generative AI and want to be part of developing a brand-new team – then apply today.

What we’ll provide you

This is a unique role that will put you in the position to be part of a new venture and actively drive change. Every day there will be new challenges that will help you develop new skills that can drive your career.

By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
  

Visit ourGlobal Benefitspage to learn more.

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Systems & Engineering

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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