Full Stack Engineer - Vice President

Citi; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a seasoned Full Stack Engineer to help build enterprise-wide solutions, focusing on agentic flows, process efficiencies, and AI-driven enhancements. You will collaborate with multiple tech teams to standardize engineering practices and promote scalable, secure architectures.

Ideal candidates have deep experience across Java/Python, React, and cloud-native stacks, with a track record of delivering robust distributed systems in fast-paced environments.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional experience in financial services, technology firms, or dynamic startups.
• Strong hands-on experience with Agile delivery, product management, and value stream methodologies.
• Proven track record in designing and delivering scalable distributed systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT or Engineering; Master’s preferred.

Responsibilities

• Contribute significantly to engineering & delivery of end-to-end solutions.
• Adopt a product-focused approach with robust, scalable solutions.
• Lead in fast-paced environments, emphasize iterative development and rapid delivery.
• Drive adoption of Generative AI and agentic flows across enterprise apps.
• Collaborate with multiple tech teams and external partners for best-in-class solutions.

Skills

Java

Python

React

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Kubernetes

Docker

Cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)

CI/CD

SQL/NoSQL databases

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Jenkins

Gradle

Git

Kafka

Job description

Overview of Citi:

Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 100 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

Overview of the organization:

The COO Enterprise Solution Engineering capability is responsible for the development of best-in-class technology platforms for Operations, including development of an integrated portfolio of Operations tools, end-to-end solution design for large scale transformation initiatives, design governance, and adoption of Generative AI solutions for driving operational efficiencies.

Role :

This role is for an innovative Full Stack Engineer to help the build out of solutions that comprise of agentic flows & application integration, focusing on process efficiencies, automation, simplification, and risk reduction across enterprise business solutions. The successful candidate will contribute to the technical direction of products and services, instil engineering best practices, and promote cultural change within the organization. This position involves close collaboration with various technology teams to push the adoption of Generative AI technologies and agentic flows across enterprise-wide applications and processes, and to develop partnerships with third-party providers for validating and adopting best-of-breed solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute significantly to engineering & delivery of end-to-end solutions.
• Adopt a product-focused approach, ensuring the development of robust, scalable, and user-friendly solutions.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment by continuously testing, learning, and tackling cutting-edge problems.
• Actively engage in pair programming, promote lean methodologies, and streamline processes by removing unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Prioritize rapid delivery and iterative development, demonstrating adaptability and a willingness to pivot rather than pursuing a perfect upfront solution.
• Drive the enterprise-wide adoption and successful integration of Generative AI solutions.
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving capabilities and a proactive learning mindset, continuously acquiring new skills.
• Exhibit excellent communication and collaboration skills, effectively engaging with diverse stakeholders.
• Be adaptable and resourceful in navigating complex technical and organizational challenges

Required Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Required Skills

• Strong engineering experience with high-performance, large-scale distributed systems.
• Fluency in Java, Python or both.
• UI development skills with technologies such as React JSorStreamLit
• Experience with frameworks such as Spring(Boot, Core, JDBC, AI etc.) or Flask
• Proficiency in database technologies, such as Oracle,Postgres, orMongoDB.
• Experience designing and implementing RESTorWebSocketAPIs
• Experience with messaging and integration platforms like KafkaorJMS/MQ.
• Familiarity with one of the major cloud platforms including AWS,GCP, orAzure
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure tools, including Docker,Kubernetes,Terraform, andHelm.
• Experience with build and deployment (CI/CD) tools such as JenkinsandGradle.

Good to have skills

• Proficiency inJavascript/TypescriptorGolangis also highly valued
• Understanding ofGen AI Engineering - LangChain,LangGraph, andMLFlow, LLMs,transformers,agentic frameworks,vector stores, andsearch algorithms.
• Experience using AI coding assistants such as CoPilot or Devin

General Experience & Qualifications :

• A minimum of 12+ years of professional experience in financial services, technology firms, or dynamic start-up environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Agile delivery, product management, and value stream methodologies.
• Proven track record in producing high-quality project artifacts.
• Demonstrated ability to drive the design, development & implementation of scalable systems.
• Motivated self-starter with the ability to quickly learn new skills and effectively navigate complex organizational structures.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Engineering is required; a Master’s degree is preferred.

Job Family Group:

Technology

Job Family:

Applications Development

Time Type:

Full time

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills

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

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