Technical Engineering Leader - Director

Citi; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 170,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k)

Paid time off packages

Job summary

Citi is seeking an AI Augmented Engineering Director to lead the strategy and implementation of their Payment and Cash Management platform. The ideal candidate will have over 15 years of experience and a strong hands-on technical background in coding and architecture.

The role includes overseeing the integration of AI in engineering practices, ensuring system reliability, and collaborating with various departments to improve client experiences and operational controls.

Citi offers an attractive salary range of $170,000 to $300,000 and comprehensive employee benefits.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant experience.
• 8-10+ years of managerial experience.
• Hands-on coding required.
• Experience with financial products is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, architecture, and delivery of transactional platforms.
• Drive integration of AI across engineering practices.
• Ensure end-to-end engineering excellence and regulatory compliance.

Skills

AI Augmented Engineering

Hands-on coding

Technical leadership

Managerial experience

Financial products knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Java

Python

React

Kubernetes

Kafka

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 a hands‑on, AI Augmented Engineering Director to 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 a hands‑on involvement in coding, architectural design, advanced troubleshooting, prototyping, and critical code reviews to 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

Salary: $170,000.00 - $300,000.00. 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.

Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi. View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.