Gen AI VP Engineer — Enterprise AI & Automation Lead

Citi; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a Gen AI Engineer – Vice President to lead the design and delivery of high-scale AI-powered solutions. The role focuses on agentic flows, enterprise integrations, and cross‑team collaboration to accelerate Gen AI adoption across processes.

The candidate should bring 10+ years of experience in large distributed systems, strong Java/Python skills, and hands-on experience with cloud platforms, containerization, and CI/CD. This is a hybrid role with global impact.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in tech roles within financial services or tech firms.
• Strong hands-on with Agile delivery, product management, and value stream practices.
• Proven track record in designing and delivering scalable systems.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to end-to-end engineering and delivery of complex AI-driven solutions.
• Adopt a product-focused approach for robust, scalable enterprise tooling.
• Lead in innovative Gen AI and agentic flows across platforms and integrations.
• Collaborate with global teams and external partners to validate and adopt best-in-breed solutions.
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving and proactive learning.

Skills

Java

Python

React

StreamLit

Spring

Flask

REST APIs

WebSocket APIs

Kafka

JMS/MQ

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Helm

Jenkins

Gradle

LangChain

LLMs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

React JS

StreamLit

Spring (Boot, Core, JDBC, AI)

Flask

Oracle

Postgres

MongoDB

REST

WebSocket

Kafka

JMS/MQ

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Helm

Jenkins

Gradle

Job description

Citi is seeking a Gen AI Engineer – Vice President to lead the design and delivery of high-scale AI-powered solutions. The role focuses on agentic flows, enterprise integrations, and cross‑team collaboration to accelerate Gen AI adoption across processes.

The candidate should bring 10+ years of experience in large distributed systems, strong Java/Python skills, and hands-on experience with cloud platforms, containerization, and CI/CD. This is a hybrid role with global impact.