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Citi · 7 hours ago

Senior GenAI Application Engineer (Python) - Assistant Vice President

Irving, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$107K/yr - $161K/yr

5+ years exp

Citi is a global financial services company, and they are seeking a Senior GenAI Application Engineer (Python) to contribute to the development of new techniques and improve processes within their applications development team. The role involves leading mid-size application design and development efforts, influencing design decisions, and ensuring adherence to architectural standards while collaborating with various teams and vendors.

BankingFinanceFinancial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Accountable for executing and driving mid-size feature application design and development efforts to completion, serving as a development lead on medium-scale projects and supporting the execution of larger efforts

Proficient at operating with considerable autonomy and discretion as you will significantly influence the way an application is designed and developed by providing subject specific expertise and an advanced level of understanding of application programming principles

Sought after due to ability to analyze and troubleshoot coding, application performance and design challenges

Capable of research in root cause of development and performance concerns as well as the resolution of defects

Have a deep understanding of the technical requirements for the solutions being built

Understand engineering needs including those required to build, maintain, and operate the system through all phases of its life

Proficient in information modeling, data structures and algorithms

Understand maintenance characteristics, runtime properties and dependencies that exist in support of your system’s software. These dependencies will include but not limited to: hardware, platform, operating system, performance and load requirements, as well as contingencies with upstream and downstream systems

Demonstrate an advanced understanding of supported main system flows and possess a comprehensive understanding of how the system and others (i.e. architecture or infrastructure) collectively integrate to contribute towards achieving business objectives. Using this expertise, assist with the development of standards for coding, testing, debugging and implementation. This will ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint

Participate in design discussions as a Development Lead and as such will play the part of a key decision maker in driving design decisions. This is evidenced by your knowledge of the application code details and your experience with the technology and teams engaged

Work with limited guidance, seeking guidance only as needed as the development and delivery strategy is defined; the design is not

Exhibit the ability to turn complex application design into a well written application

Partner with industry vendors that provide technology or user experience design components that support our Digital architecture and work with vendors on our implementation plans and roadmaps identifying partnership opportunities to increase our development velocity and our learnings

Participates in the full development life cycle, identify dependencies between agile and waterfall delivery, working within broadly defined parameters, including test plan execution and software quality needs

Directly impact the business by influencing strategic functional decisions through advice, counsel or provided services. This will require persuading and influencing others through strong and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills

Communicate progress, anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, identify, assess, track and mitigate issues/risks at multiple levels

Recognize discordant views and take part in constructive dialog to resolve them

Work across teams to optimize processes

Regularly review metrics and proactively seek out new and improved mechanisms for visibility ensuring your program stays aligned with organization objectives

Continuously assess development processes, test plans, and operations

Work with teams to improve concurrent project delivery

Streamline and / or eliminate excess process in any area of architecture, build, delivery, production operations environment, or business area where the same efforts (or issues) are repeated year-over-year

Share knowledge with the team in various forums (brown bags, engineering forums etc.) and demonstrate a higher level of knowledge through industry certifications

Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency

Qualification

PythonRESTful APIsCloud platformsGenerative AI solutionsDjangoFlaskFastAPIMicroservices architectureRelational databasesNoSQL databasesContainerization toolsCI/CD pipelinesDebugging skillsAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsCollaboration skillsProblem-solving skillsLeadership skills

Required

5+ years in a product development/product management environment

Strong analytical and quantitative skills; Data driven and results-oriented

Experience delivering with an agile methodology

Experience in affecting large culture change

Experience leading infrastructure programs

Skilled at working with third party service providers

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Strong understanding of Python web frameworks such as Django, Flask, or FastAPI

Expertise in building RESTful APIs and microservices architecture

Strong knowledge on asynchronous modules such as asyncio, aiohttp etc

Proficiency in working with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis)

Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud

Solid understanding of software design patterns, algorithms, and data structures

Hands-on experience with containerization tools like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (e.g., Git)

Strong debugging and problem-solving skills

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Experience in building Generative AI based solutions

Experience in building solutions based on MCP and RAG based architecture

Knowledge on Prompt Engineering, various techniques to build effective prompts

Preferred

Familiarity with Vector stores such as FAISS, PgVector, Pinecone

Exposure to AI-ML frameworks (e.g., LangChain, TensorFlow, PyTorch)

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k)

Life, accident, and disability insurance

Wellness programs

Paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays

Company

Citi

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Citi's mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Founded in 1812

San Antonio, Texas, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.citi.com

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