AI Engineer – Startups & Partnerships

Citi; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking an AI Engineer for the Startups & Partnerships team in Jersey City to build, test, and deploy real AI-driven applications across the bank. You will work directly with business stakeholders, evaluate new models, and move fast inside a global institution.

The role emphasizes hands-on development over research, with collaboration across AI labs, product teams, and risk/governance. A startup-speed mindset in a regulated environment is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience with AI systems and production-grade deployments is valued.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship AI applications, pipelines, and workflows across Citi's lines of business.
• Evaluate emerging AI technology with structured proofs of concept.
• Prototype quickly from idea to working demo.
• Integrate LLMs with enterprise APIs and data pipelines.
• Deliver PoCs into production paths with governance and risk teams.
• Communicate impact clearly to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Applied AI/LLM experience

Production AI apps

LLMs & prompt engineering

Software engineering fundamentals

Stakeholder comms

Learning new tools

Startup speed in bank

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

AutoGen

APIs integration

Job description

Citi is seeking an AI Engineer for the Startups & Partnerships team in Jersey City to build, test, and deploy real AI-driven applications across the bank. You will work directly with business stakeholders, evaluate new models, and move fast inside a global institution.

The role emphasizes hands-on development over research, with collaboration across AI labs, product teams, and risk/governance. A startup-speed mindset in a regulated environment is essential.