Generative AI Common Platform Engineer - SVP

CITI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 176,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a forward-thinking organization, where your extensive coding experience will help shape a cutting-edge Generative AI platform. This role offers the opportunity to tackle large-scale engineering challenges, innovate with AI technologies, and collaborate with talented professionals. If you are a self-starter with a passion for developing impactful solutions and thrive in a startup-like environment, this position is perfect for you. Embrace the chance to contribute to a transformative project that will redefine technology in the finance sector.

Benefits

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Wellness programs

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in software applications development.
• Strong knowledge of AI/ML technologies and large-scale platform development.
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and build high-quality, reliable software for the platform.
• Collaborate with development teams and subject-matter experts.
• Run the platform at scale while ensuring compliance with security processes.

Skills

Python

AI/ML

LLMs

RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)

CI/CD

MLOps

Distributed Systems

System Architecture

REST-ful Design

Kubernetes

Public Cloud Development

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

MLflow

Weights & Biases (W&B)

Job description

Are you looking for a career move that will allow you to take a strategic project from zero to one? Then bring your extensive coding experience and passion for change and be part of the team building a green-field development at scale.

By joining Citi’s Common Platform Engineering team, you help create and run the Generative AI platform for Citi. Our remit encompasses large scale engineering challenges on-premise and on cloud, along with cutting edge use of LLMs and supporting toolchains to address the use-cases of our users across the bank.

We are a startup within Citi, where everyone is actively coding. We need innovative and creative self-starters who have previous experience in developing large-scale platforms, data and ML, finance, platform engineering and SRE.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build high-quality, highly reliable software
• Partner closely with other development teams, quants and subject-matter experts in our businesses
• Ensure our software platforms are compliant with Citi's security and SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) processes
• Run the platform at scale while continuing to innovate and evolve

Some of the skills and qualifications we are interested in:

• Strong knowledge and deep experience of Python and toolchains
• Experienced in and strong knowledge of using AI/ML and more particularly LLMs eager to apply this rapidly changing technology
• Strong knowledge with RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
• Experience with CI/CD and MLOps tools/frameworks (e.g. MLflow and W&B)
• Experienced in building and running a large platform at scale
• Strong distributed systems skills and knowledge
• Strong system architecture skills
• Knowledge of other modern, functional languages e.g. Scala, Clojure, Rust, Elixir
• Solid understanding of REST-ful design
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Development experience of at least one public cloud provider

If you are actively coding, have a passion for Generative AI and want to be part of developing a brand-new team – then apply today.

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: New York, New York, United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $176,720.00 - $265,080.00

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.

Anticipated Posting Close Date: Apr 17, 2025

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