Generative AI Software Engineer

Citigroup Inc.; Pune District; Remote; INR 14,299,000 - 18,112,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. is seeking a hands-on Generative AI Software Engineer to design, prototype, and scale AI technologies across the group. You will join a global team spanning the US, UK, and India, delivering AI-first product experiences with a focus on scalable services and robust governance.

The role emphasizes end-to-end development, RAG, prompt engineering, and containerized microservices, backed by strong engineering discipline and measurable business impact.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience building enterprise-grade applications and platforms.
• Full-Stack Development Fluency in at least two programming languages, with strong preference for Python, JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience building Generative AI applications using proprietary and open-weight LLMs.
• Deep understanding of RAG architectures, prompt engineering, agent orchestration, model evaluation, and AI application design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design and build LLM-powered AI agents that automate and streamline AI Strategy workflows end-to-end.
• Build rapid proofs of concept (PoCs), prototypes, and production-ready solutions to validate emerging technologies and business use cases.
• Develop scalable APIs, microservices, and backend services that integrate AI capabilities into enterprise applications.
• Build high-quality, reliable products with user experience at the center.
• Contribute to the evolution of the core AI Strategy platforms - architecture, performance, and reliability.
• Maintain strong engineering discipline: clean architecture, performance optimization, testing, and documentation

Skills

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Full-stack development

LLM applications

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Snowflake

Job description

Do you thrive on solving complex problems and building full-stack solutions that make an impact? Ready to influence big tech decisions and help shape the AI Strategy of a global bank?

Group AI is Citi's unified Artificial Intelligence organization, responsible for defining and executing the Citi's AI strategy, platforms, products, governance, and adoption initiatives. The organization enables scalable, responsible, and business-aligned AI innovation, accelerating transformation while ensuring robust controls, risk management, and operational excellence across the enterprise.

The AI Strategy, Strategic Partnerships and Enablement organization within Group AI, is seeking a hands‑on Generative AI Software Engineer to evaluate, prototype, and scale emerging AI technologies across the firm. This role sits at the intersection of AI engineering, innovation, and enterprise adoption, partnering with startups, technology vendors, and internal stakeholders to develop cutting-edge AI capabilities and accelerate the delivery of business value.

We are seeking a Generative AI Software Engineer with expertise in modern AI technologies and a passion for building AI‑first product experiences. The role is hands‑on development role to join existing engineering team based out US, UK and India. The candidate will be joining an existing global team of strategy analysts, project/product managers and engineers.

What You’ll Do

• Design and build LLM-powered AI agents that automate and streamline AI Strategy workflows end-to-end
• Build rapid proofs of concept (PoCs), prototypes, and production-ready solutions to validate emerging technologies and business use cases.
• Develop scalable APIs, microservices, and backend services that integrate AI capabilities into enterprise applications.
• Build high-quality, reliable products with user experience at the center
• Contribute to the evolution of the core AI Strategy platforms - architecture, performance, and reliability
• Maintain strong engineering discipline: clean architecture,, performance optimization, testing, and documentation

What You Bring

• 7+ years of software engineering experience building enterprise-grade applications and platforms.
• Full-Stack Development Fluency in at least two programming languages, with strong preference for Python, JavaScript/TypeScript. Ability to build and own end-to-end features across backend services and user-facing interfaces.
• Strong proficiency in Python and modern AI development frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, Pandas, Scikit-learn, Hugging Face, LangChain, and LangGraph.
• Hands-on experience building Generative AI applications using proprietary and open-weight LLMs.
• Deep understanding of RAG architectures, prompt engineering, agent orchestration, model evaluation, and AI application design patterns.
• Cloud-Native & Container Orchestration Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift. Proven ability to design and deploy scalable, resilient microservices in containerized environments.
• Data & Persistence Solid understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL platforms (MongoDB), as well as cloud data warehousing with Snowflake. Ability to design appropriate data models for AI-driven applications, including vector stores and knowledge bases.
• Engineering Discipline Strong commitment to clean architecture, test coverage, documentation, and adherence to engineering standards. Experience working in regulated or enterprise environments is a plus.

Preferred but not must -

• Experience with AI observability platforms, LLM evaluation frameworks, and software development agents.
• Familiarity with AI governance, model risk management, data privacy, and security requirements in regulated environments.
• Experience evaluating third-party AI platforms, startup technologies, or emerging AI solutions.
• Financial services, fintech, or other regulated-industry experience preferred.

Why Join Us

You will join a high-discipline, AI-first engineering team within Group AI, building and deploying enterprise-grade AI agents

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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