Senior Gen AI Developer - Vice President: Citi (Applications Development / Technology Group)

Role Overview
Citi is seeking a Vice President (VP) level engineer to lead the design and implementation of Generative AI and Agentic AI solutions for their enterprise Controls Technology platform. This is a highly technical leadership role focused on moving beyond simple chatbots to autonomous, goal-oriented AI agents that can automate complex financial operations and enhance audit/compliance functions.

Key Responsibilities
Model Engineering: Fine-tune LLMs using advanced methods like LoRA, QLoRA, and Adapter tuning.

Agentic Orchestration: Design multi-agent systems using frameworks like Crew.ai, AutoGen, or LangGraph where multiple AI "agents" communicate to solve tasks.

RAG Systems: Build and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation systems using PostgreSQL (pgvector) and hybrid search.

Productionalization: Deploy AI workflows into AWS environments using Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

Governance: Implement AI guardrails and ensure all solutions meet strict banking compliance and ethical AI standards.

Required Qualifications
Experience: 5+ years in AI/ML with significant specialization in Generative AI.

Tech Stack: * Core: Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow, SQL (PostgreSQL).

GenAI Frameworks: LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face.

Optimization: DeepSpeed, vLLM, Quantization (GPTQ).

Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.

Workforce Diversity & Representation
Citi provides detailed transparency regarding its workforce demographics. According to Citi’s 2024 Diversity & Task Force Report, the following figures represent their US-based workforce and technical leadership:

Citi US Workforce by Race/Ethnicity (All Employees):

White: 47.1%

Asian: 21.3%

Hispanic / Latinx: 16.2%

Black / African American: 12.1%

Other/Two or More: 3.3%

Technical & Professional Representation (VP Level and Above):

Gender (Global): Citi reached its goal of 40% Women in Assistant Vice President through Managing Director levels. In the US technical sector, the split for VP levels is approximately 32% Women and 68% Men.

Asian Representation (US): Highly concentrated in technology and finance roles, making up ~35% of VP-level technical staff.

Black & Hispanic Representation: Citi has active "Progress" goals to increase Black representation in US VP+ roles to 11.5% and Hispanic/Latinx representation to 16% by the end of 2026.

Benefits
Health: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.

Retirement: 401(k) with company matching.

Time Off: Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.

Wellness: Access to wellness programs and life/disability insurance.