Senior VP, Lead AI Engineer — Banking Tech

Citi; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking an AI-first Lead AI Engineer to architect and deliver enterprise-scale AI solutions across banking domains. You will lead hands-on development, define agentic architectures, and drive adoption of LLMs and AI platforms while mentoring engineers.

You will collaborate with technology and business teams to ensure robust APIs, secure, scalable AI services, and measurable business impact in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on expertise in Python/Java and modern web tech.
• Deep knowledge of AI fundamentals, LLMs, and multi-agent systems.
• Experience with AI platforms (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) and agent frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and deployment of enterprise AI solutions.
• Architect agent-based systems with multiple LLM providers.
• Mentor engineers and drive AI-first culture across teams.

Skills

Python

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

LLM platforms

Agentic AI

API Design

Docker

Kubernetes

TensorFlow

PyTorch

AI Tooling

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, AI, Robotics

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Citi is seeking an AI-first Lead AI Engineer to architect and deliver enterprise-scale AI solutions across banking domains. You will lead hands-on development, define agentic architectures, and drive adoption of LLMs and AI platforms while mentoring engineers.

You will collaborate with technology and business teams to ensure robust APIs, secure, scalable AI services, and measurable business impact in regulated environments.