Lead Applied AI Engineer – Banking AI Solutions (Hybrid)

Citi; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 177,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Jersey City, NJ is seeking a Lead Applied AI Engineer to define, architect, and deliver enterprise‑scale AI solutions for banking domains. This role blends hands‑on technical leadership with architectural ownership to adopt LLMs, agentic workflows, and AI platforms across teams.

You will drive MVP‑driven delivery, establish evaluation frameworks, mentor engineers, and ensure AI initiatives align with risk and business goals in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience
• 3+ years of AI/LLM-based systems
• Proven experience delivering enterprise AI solutions
• Strong architectural and leadership abilities

Responsibilities

• End-to-End AI Leadership: Lead the design, hands-on implementation, and deployment of scalable agentic AI and generative AI solutions for high-impact business use cases.
• Agentic Architecture: Architect advanced agent-based systems (perception, reasoning, planning, execution), integrating multiple LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google).
• Full-Stack AI Engineering: Build and deliver production-grade, full-stack AI applications using modern ML/LLM platforms and AI coding tools (e.g., Devin, GitHub Copilot).
• Rapid Value Delivery: Champion MVP-driven delivery, rapid iteration, hypothesis testing, and experimentation (A/B testing) to achieve fast time-to-value.
• Evaluation & Optimization: Define rigorous evaluation frameworks and metrics for AI and agent performance, ensuring continuous optimization and alignment with business goals.
• Technology Foresight: Proactively evaluate and integrate emerging AI technologies, particularly in agent-based and autonomous AI systems, while acting as a thought leader and coach.
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Provide front-line technical leadership, guide architectural decisions, and mentor engineers across AI, data, and application teams to build an AI-first engineering culture.
• Strategic Domain Alignment: Ensure all AI solutions are grounded in deep banking domain understanding and clearly articulate business and risk impact beyond pure technical implementation.

Skills

Python

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

LLM platforms

API design

CI/CD

Leadership

Communication

Cloud platforms

Multi-agent systems

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/AI/Robotics

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Devin

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

OpenAI

Anthropic

Google ADK

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Citi in Jersey City, NJ is seeking a Lead Applied AI Engineer to define, architect, and deliver enterprise‑scale AI solutions for banking domains. This role blends hands‑on technical leadership with architectural ownership to adopt LLMs, agentic workflows, and AI platforms across teams.

You will drive MVP‑driven delivery, establish evaluation frameworks, mentor engineers, and ensure AI initiatives align with risk and business goals in a hybrid work environment.