Technical Engineering Leader - Director

Citigroup Inc.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. is seeking an AI-augmented Engineering Director to lead strategy, architecture, and delivery of the next-generation Payments and Cash Management platform in Jersey City.

This role blends hands-on coding with high-level design to drive secure, scalable, and compliant systems in a 24x7 environment. You will mentor teams in Gen AI, React, and cloud-native microservices, shape technical roadmap, review designs, and ensure end-to-end engineering excellence while partnering with

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant experience.
• 8-10+ years of managerial experience.
• Hands-on coding required.
• Nice to have: Experience with financial products.
• Nice to have: Industry knowledge of competitors’ products and services.
• Nice to have: Advanced knowledge of strategic direction of the function within the business.
• Demonstrated technical leadership, management, and development skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, architecture, and delivery of mission-critical platforms.
• Drive AI integration across engineering practices.
• Hands-on involvement in coding and prototyping.
• Mentor teams across Gen AI, React, and cloud-native microservices.
• Ensure end-to-end engineering excellence, security, and reliability.

Skills

Hands-on coding

Technical leadership

Management skills

Financial industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

React

Java

Spring Boot

Python

Kafka

GraphQL

Kubernetes

Terraform

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Job description

Markets Payment & Cash Management Technology is undergoing a major transformation to drive risk reduction, operational efficiencies, compliance, and competitive advantage. This presents an exciting opportunity to engage with Markets business and operations, owning the design and implementation of our next-generation Payment and Cash Management platform.

We are seeking ahands-on, AI Augmented Engineering Directorto lead the strategy, architecture, and delivery of mission-critical transactional platforms for Payments and Cash Management. This leader will drive the strategic integration of AI across our engineering practices, influencing how we design, build, and optimize our systems. While maintaining a strategic overview, this role requires ahands-on involvement in coding, architectural design, advanced troubleshooting, prototyping, and critical code reviewsto ensure end-to-end engineering excellence, secure, and reliable operations. You will actively guide design reviews, mentor teams across Gen AI solutions, React (UX), and cloud-native microservices hosted on hybrid cloud (preferably Java and Python) running on Kubernetes with modern CI/CD and observability.

You will be accountable for scale, resiliency, latency, and regulatory compliance in a 24x7 environment, partnering tightly with Product, Architecture, QA, Risk, and Operations to deliver client-grade experiences and bank-grade controls. Your leadership will ensure our engineering practices are augmented by AI, leading to more efficient development, intelligent systems, and superior outcomes.

Tech Stack

• Gen AI Productivity Tools: Devin, GitHub CoPilot

• Nice to have: Gen AI - ADK, MCP, LangGraph/ LangChain.

• Frontend: React

• Backend: Java (11+/17+), Spring Boot, Python, gRPC/REST, GraphQL

• Eventing/Data: Kafka, Oracle, Redis, Elastic/OpenSearch

• Platform: Kubernetes, Helm, Service Mesh (Istio/Linkerd), API Gateway, Terraform.

• Observability: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, Jaeger/Tempo, Kibana

• Security: OAuth2, mTLS, SBOM

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of relevant experience

• 8-10+ years of managerial experience

• Hands-on coding required

• Nice to have: Experience with financial products

• Nice to have: Working knowledge of the industry and competitors’ products and services

• Nice to have: Advanced knowledge of strategic direction of the function within relevant part of the business

• Demonstrated technical leadership, management, and development 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:

Jersey City New Jersey United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

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.

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Jun 24, 2026

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