Lead Generative AI Engineer, VP

Citi is hiring a Lead Generative AI Engineer (VP) to design, develop, and deploy generative AI solutions for intelligent operations and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on development and delivery of intelligent operations capabilities, including advanced chatbots, agentic workflow automation, and AI-assisted decision platforms
• Fine-tune, prompt-engineer, and deploy open-source LLMs (including Llama, Mistral, Gemma, etc.) and proprietary models using Google Vertex AI
• Implement RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines
• Build and operationalize AI safety frameworks using guardrails (for example, NeMo Guardrails and Llama Guard) plus deterministic controls to reduce hallucinations, support data privacy, and maintain regulatory compliance
• Design and deploy scalable AI pipelines using Python and cloud-native architectures with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Apply financial services technology expertise to align AI model usage with risk management, auditability, and financial data security requirements

Requirements

• Deep understanding of LLM architectures, vector databases (Pinecone, Milvus, Chroma), embedding models, and AI orchestration frameworks (Google ADK, LangChain, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with Google Vertex AI (or equivalent cloud AI suites) and deploying open-source models such as Llama, Mistral, and Gemma
• Proven production experience implementing deterministic controls, semantic routing, guardrails, and bias and hallucination detection
• Expert-level Python skills, including AI/ML libraries: PyTorch, Hugging Face, Pandas, NumPy; plus API development with FastAPI and Flask
• Strong containerization and delivery experience with OpenShift, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with financial services technology, including financial products, compliance requirements, and the competitive AI landscape in fintech
• Demonstrated ability to lead AI and automation efforts from concept through production, establishing credible senior-level technical direction

Technologies

• Google Vertex AI
• Python, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift
• NeMo Guardrails, Llama Guard
• LLMs: Llama, Mistral, Gemma
• RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
• Pinecone, Milvus, Chroma
• Google ADK, LangChain
• PyTorch, Hugging Face, Pandas, NumPy
• FastAPI, Flask
• CI/CD pipelines, containerization

Beneficial Skills & Qualifications

• Experience deploying and tuning models on Google Vertex AI or equivalent enterprise-grade cloud AI platforms
• Familiarity with additional AI orchestration tools and emerging open-source LLM frameworks beyond core requirements
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical discipline preferred

Benefits

• Hybrid working model: 3 days in the office and 2 days working remotely
• Continuous learning and development opportunities
• Competitive financial wellbeing and benefits package
• 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
• Discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards (for eligible employees)

Job Details

• Location: Jacksonville, FL (hybrid)
• Employment type: Full time
• Job family group: Technology
• Job family: Applications Development
• Salary range: USD 125,760 - 188,640 per year
• Primary location (listed): Irving Texas United States
• Anticipated posting close date: Aug 15, 2026

Automated Processing

We use automated processing, including artificial intelligence, for legitimate business interests to identify and align candidate skills and abilities to the job opening. This automated processing does not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making.

Additional Notes

• Other relevant skills: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Containerization, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Python (Programming Language)