Application Development Technology Senior Lead- Senior Vice President

Citi; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 141,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

The Citi Tampa, FL location seeks an App Dev Senior Tech Lead Analyst to define and execute the technical vision for a Financial Analytics platform. You will lead a top-tier engineering team, contribute to core development, and deliver scalable, secure solutions that impact banking operations.

Responsibilities include architecture, hands-on coding, and collaboration with product, AI, and security teams to ensure reliable, auditable systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 12+ years of software engineering experience with 2+ years in leadership.
• Proven hands-on leader who writes code and mentors engineers.
• Experience building scalable, cloud-native platforms from the ground up.
• Financial services domain knowledge is a plus, especially Financial Analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, architecture, and hands-on development of a scalable AI platform.
• Serve as technical authority, guiding frameworks, tooling, and infrastructure decisions.
• Define product strategy and technical roadmap with product and business leaders.
• Collaborate with AI platform teams and external partners to accelerate delivery.
• Drive AI/ML integration using LLMs, ADK, Vertex AI, and MCP-based patterns.
• Institute CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure-as-code, and monitoring.

Skills

Leadership

Hands-on coding

Architectural design

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Python

Go

PostgreSQL

Oracle

MongoDB

REST/gRPC

Apigee

Kong

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Splunk

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

As the App Dev Senior Tech Lead Analyst, you will responsible for the technical vision, architecture, and execution of Financial Analytics application. You will lead a world-class technology team, while remaining deeply technical and contributing to the core development of the platform. This is a unique opportunity to blend strategic leadership with hands‑on engineering to build a product that will have a direct and measurable impact on the front lines of our business.

Key Responsibilities

• Platform Architecture & Development: Lead the design, architecture, and hands‑on development of a scalable, secure, and resilient agentic AI platform from concept to production.
• Technical Leadership & Hands‑On Engineering: Serve as the lead engineer and technical authority, guiding critical decisions on frameworks, technologies, and infrastructure. You will be expected to write code, build prototypes, and lead by example.
• Strategic Roadmapping: Partner closely with product management and senior business leaders in banking to define the product strategy and technical roadmap. Translate complex business needs into elegant and scalable technical solutions.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Partner effectively with horizontal AI platform teams, enterprise architecture, and external vendor partners to leverage existing capabilities, influence roadmaps, and accelerate delivery.
• AI & ML Integration: Drive the strategy for integrating and operationalizing Large Language Models (LLMs), agentic frameworks (e.g., Google ADK, LangChain,), and other AI/ML technologies to solve real‑world banking challenges.
• Operational Excellence: Implement and champion best‑in‑class engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure‑as‑code, and robust monitoring to ensure enterprise‑grade reliability.
• Business Impact: Define, measure, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to platform adoption, user productivity, and the ultimate impact on business outcomes like wallet share growth.
• Compliance & Security: Ensure the platform adheres to the highest standards of data privacy, security, and regulatory compliance required in the banking industry.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience: 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2+ years in a leadership role, leading high‑performing engineering teams.
• Hands‑On Leader: Proven experience as a "player-coach" who can lead from the front, contribute to the codebase, and mentor junior and senior engineers.
• Platform Building: A strong track record of designing, building, and launching scalable, distributed, cloud‑native platforms from the ground up.
• Domain Knowledge: Experience in the financial services, especially Financial Analytics is a significant plus. An understanding of banking workflows and data is highly desirable.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders and to articulate a clear technical vision that aligns with business goals.

Technical Skills

• Backend & Distributed Systems
  • Languages: Java full stack/Spring Boot (enterprise standard) and Python Go (plus)
  • Architecture: Microservices, domain‑driven design, event‑driven systems
  • APIs & Integration: REST/gRPC; Apigee, Kong
  • Data & Messaging: PostgreSQL/Oracle, MongoDB
• AI / GenAI /
  • LLM & Agentic Frameworks: Deep expertise in building production‑grade agentic systems using GCP as primary (ADK, Vertex AI)
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP) & Integrations: Experience integrating agents with enterprise tools and data sources using MCP or equivalent context‑sharing patterns
  • Knowledge Graphs & Reasoning: Building and leveraging knowledge graphs for context enrichment, reasoning, and workflow automation
  • RAG & Knowledge Systems: End‑to‑end RAG pipelines using enterprise search + vector stores (e.g., Elastic, Pinecone) with grounding, evaluation, and optimization
  • Model Lifecycle & Governance: Model evaluation, monitoring, prompt/version control, and Responsible AI / MRM compliance
• Enterprise AI Integration & Data
  • API‑and event‑driven integration of AI into enterprise workflows
  • Data platforms: Databricks, Spark
• Cloud & DevSecOps
  • Cloud Platforms: Strong experience with GCP (preferred); working knowledge of AWS; Azure exposure optional (not a dependency)
  • Containers: Docker, Kubernetes (GKE/EKS)
  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins
  • Observability: Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana
• Security & Compliance
  • Secure coding, API security, Zero Trust
  • Data privacy, encryption, access control
  • Regulatory compliance and AI governance (MRM)

What We Offer

• A leadership role in a high‑priority, transformative initiative with executive visibility.
• The opportunity to build a cutting‑edge AI platform
• A competitive compensation package including salary and benefits.
• A collaborative and innovative culture that values technical excellence and business impact.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in implementing projects
• Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications
• Demonstrated Subject Matter Expert (SME) in area(s) of Applications Development
• Demonstrated knowledge of client core business functions
• Demonstrated leadership, project management, and development skills
• Relationship and consensus building skills

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

Job Family Group

Technology

Job Family

Applications Development

Time Type

Full time

Primary Location

Tampa Florida United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range

$141,440.00 - $212,160.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills

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

Anticipated Posting Close Date

Sep 02, 2026

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