Senior Generative AI Developer

Citibank (Switzerland) AG; New York (NY); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a Senior Generative AI Developer in New York to architect and deploy enterprise-grade GenAI solutions. You will build end-to-end AI pipelines, integrate LLMs, and lead multi-agent orchestration while collaborating with data engineers, product managers, and architects.

The role focuses on production-ready Python services, MLOps, and governance to scale AI across COO platforms in a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 2+ years focused on Generative AI / LLM application development.
• Expert-level Python proficiency including async programming, API development, and software design patterns.
• Deep hands-on experience with GenAI frameworks and LLM stacks (LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex).
• Experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, Vertex AI).
• Familiarity with RAG architectures, embeddings, and vector search; strong prompt engineering skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and build end-to-end GenAI pipelines including LLM integrations and RAG systems.
• Develop production-grade Python services and APIs powering AI features.
• Fine-tune and integrate LLMs; build multi-agent orchestration for complex workflows.
• Implement MLOps pipelines for reliable deployment, monitoring, and governance.

Skills

Python

LangChain

LLM Integration

RAG architectures

Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Vector databases

MLOps

Docker/Kubernetes

SQL

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

FastAPI

Git

MLflow

Kubernetes

Job description

## Senior Generative AI DeveloperApplyremote type: Hybridlocations: New York New York United Statestime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: 26984125**About the Role**We are looking for a **Senior Generative AI Developer** to join our COO Technology Division in New York. In this high-impact role, you will architect, develop, and operationalize cutting-edge Generative AI and Large Language Model (LLM) solutions that directly transform how Citi's operational teams work. You will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders - including operations leads, data engineers, product managers, and enterprise architects to deliver enterprise-grade AI capabilities at scale.This is a hands-on engineering role for a builder who thrives at the intersection of applied AI research and production software engineering.**Key Responsibilities*** **Design & Build GenAI Solutions:** Architect and implement end-to-end Generative AI pipelines including LLM integrations, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, autonomous AI agents, and prompt engineering frameworks.* **Python Development:** Develop robust, scalable, and production-ready Python services and APIs that power AI-driven features across COO platforms.* **Model Integration & Fine-tuning:** Evaluate, integrate, and fine-tune LLMs (e.g., GPT-5, Claude, Mistral) and embedding models for domain-specific financial use cases.* **MLOps & Deployment:** Build and maintain ML/GenAI deployment pipelines using modern MLOps practices, ensuring reliability, observability, and governance.* **Agentic Workflows:** Design and implement multi-agent orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, Google ADK) for complex, multi-step operational workflows.* **Enterprise AI Governance:** Collaborate with Citi's AI Risk and Compliance teams to ensure all AI solutions align with regulatory requirements, responsible AI frameworks, and data privacy standards.* **Data Engineering:** Design and optimize data pipelines feeding AI systems, working with vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector) and enterprise data platforms.* **Technical Leadership:** Mentor junior developers, lead code reviews, and contribute to GenAI standards and best practices across the COO Technology organization.* **Stakeholder Collaboration:** Translate complex business requirements from COO operations stakeholders into technical AI solutions, providing clear communication of trade-offs and timelines.**Required Qualifications*** **Experience:** 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least **2+ years focused on Generative AI / LLM application development**.* **Python:** Expert-level Python proficiency — including async programming, API development (FastAPI, Flask), and software design patterns.* **GenAI & LLM Stack:** + Deep hands-on experience with LLM frameworks: **LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex etc** + Hands on experience with **Google Cloud AI Platform** + Proven experience with **RAG architectures**, embedding pipelines, and vector search + Strong understanding of **prompt engineering, few-shot learning, and chain-of-thought** techniques + Experience integrating with LLM APIs: **OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, or Google Vertex AI*** **Machine Learning:** Solid grounding in ML fundamentals; familiarity with model evaluation, fine-tuning (LoRA, PEFT), and inference optimization.* **Cloud Platforms:** Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider — **AWS, Azure, or GCP** — particularly managed AI/ML services.* **Data & Databases:** Proficiency with SQL, NoSQL, and **vector databases** (Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma, pgvector).* **Software Engineering Practices:** Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, containerization (**Docker, Kubernetes**), version control (Git), and automated testing.* **Financial Services Acumen (Preferred):** Prior experience in banking, fintech, or a regulated industry is a strong plus.**Preferred Qualifications*** Experience with **multi-agent orchestration** frameworks (MS AgentFramework, ADK, Strands, LangGraph)* Familiarity with **MLflow, Weights & Biases, or similar** experiment tracking and model management tools* Knowledge of **responsible AI practices**: bias detection, explainability, hallucination mitigation* Exposure to **Kafka, Spark, or Airflow** for data pipeline engineering* Experience working in an Agile/SAFe delivery environment* Advanced degree (M.S.) in Computer Science, AI/ML, or a related discipline — or equivalent demonstrated experience**Technical Stack (Working Knowledge Expected)****Languages**: Python (expert), SQL, Bash**GenAI Frameworks**: LangChain, LlamaIndex, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel**LLM Providers**: OpenAI / Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI**Vector Databases**: Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector, Chroma**Cloud**: AWS / Azure / GCP**MLOps**: MLflow, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions**Data Engineering**: Spark, Airflow, Kafka**Databases**: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis**Education:*** Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience* Master’s degree preferred------------------------------------------------------## **Job Family Group:**Technology------------------------------------------------------## **Job Family:**Systems & Engineering------------------------------------------------------## **Time Type:**Full time------------------------------------------------------## **Primary Location:**New York New York United States------------------------------------------------------## **Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:**$142,320.00 - $213,480.00In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. 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