AI Applied Senior Engineering Lead

Citi • Mississauga, ON

9d • CA$145,100 - CA$217,700

About The Position

Citi’s Banking Technology organization is seeking a highly hands-on AI Applied Senior Engineering Lead to design, build, and deploy cutting‑edge AI solutions for Investment, Corporate, and Commercial Banking. This role focuses on implementing scalable, agentic AI frameworks and generative AI solutions within small, agile squads. The successful candidate will operate with an AI‑first mindset, emphasizing rapid prototyping, MVP‑driven development, and iterative delivery of production‑grade AI capabilities.

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Python and/or Java (Spring Boot); working knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript (Angular, Node.js).
• Solid understanding of core AI concepts such as knowledge representation, planning, and multi‑agent systems.
• Hands‑on experience with LLMs, RAG, prompt engineering, MCPs, and agent frameworks (e.g., Google ADK).
• Practical experience with ML frameworks and libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit‑learn, NumPy, Pandas).
• Familiarity with AI coding tools such as Devin, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Antigravity.
• Strong grounding in modern engineering practices including Git, CI/CD, testing, code reviews, agile delivery, application resiliency, and security.
• Experience designing API‑first, microservices‑based and event‑driven architectures, including data engineering patterns for AI systems.
• Hands‑on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts.
• Solid understanding of banking/financial services and regulated environments.
• 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience with a strong hands‑on coding background.
• 2+ years focused on AI software development, LLM‑based solutions, agentic systems, and/or machine learning.
• Demonstrated experience delivering enterprise‑scale AI capabilities into production.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, AI, Robotics, or a related quantitative discipline.

Nice To Haves

• Full-stack experience is a plus.
• Experience in data science (statistical modeling, experimentation).
• Interest in mentoring junior AI engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and deploy scalable agentic AI frameworks and generative AI solutions for critical business use cases, ensuring robustness, performance, security, and reliability.
• Develop and integrate agentic AI systems leveraging multiple model providers and platforms (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Google APIs).
• Build full‑stack applications integrating LLM‑driven workflows and AI coding tools (e.g., Devin, GitHub Copilot).
• Drive an MVP‑first, rapid‑iteration approach with continuous experimentation and improvement.
• Define and implement metrics, evaluation strategies, and feedback loops to continuously improve AI system performance and behavior.
• Research, prototype, and integrate advances in agent‑based, autonomous, and generative AI technologies.
• Contribute hands‑on within cross‑functional teams and provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Ensure AI solutions are well‑aligned to banking and financial services requirements, constraints, and business outcomes.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior