GenAI Full-Stack Engineering Lead — Hybrid, High Impact

Citi; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 244,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Discretional annual bonus

Private Medical Care

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Learning resources

Job summary

Citi is seeking an SVP GenAI Full-Stack Engineer Lead to shape AI-powered product platforms and engineering culture. You will lead hands-on development, set technical direction across frontend, backend, APIs and cloud components, and mentor senior engineers while partnering with stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions.

The role offers hybrid work and exposure to enterprise-scale AI initiatives, with mentorship and growth opportunities across Citi Tech.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading software engineering organisations in a hands-on capacity.
• Strong software engineering expertise across Python, Go, TypeScript, JavaScript or React.
• Experience delivering AI-enabled or Generative AI solutions within enterprise environments.
• Experience building enterprise-scale cloud-native applications using Kubernetes, containers, microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, resiliency patterns, scalability and performance engineering.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL technologies, API design and integration patterns.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence technology decisions.
• Growth mindset with a passion for mentoring, coaching and developing technical talent.

Responsibilities

• Drive the design and delivery of enterprise-scale applications supporting critical business functions and large user populations.
• Remain hands-on with software architecture, system design, code reviews and engineering decision-making.
• Set technical direction across full-stack ecosystems spanning frontend, backend, APIs, cloud services and platform components.
• Partner with senior technology and business stakeholders to align platform strategy with organisational priorities.
• Deliver high-profile, business-critical programmes with significant operational and executive visibility.
• Champion engineering excellence, DevSecOps principles, platform engineering and continuous improvement.
• Mentor engineering managers, principal engineers and senior engineers, building a culture of technical excellence and accountability.
• Drive adoption of developer platforms, automation capabilities and enterprise engineering standards across multiple teams.

Skills

Python

Go

TypeScript

JavaScript

React

Tools

Kubernetes

Containers

Microservices

Event-driven architectures

Job description

Citi is seeking an SVP GenAI Full-Stack Engineer Lead to shape AI-powered product platforms and engineering culture. You will lead hands-on development, set technical direction across frontend, backend, APIs and cloud components, and mentor senior engineers while partnering with stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions.

The role offers hybrid work and exposure to enterprise-scale AI initiatives, with mentorship and growth opportunities across Citi Tech.