Gen AI Technology Lead

Citi

Remote Actively hiring
Tampa, FL · Remote, USA Posted 21 days ago $113,840$170,760 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

As a senior AI engineer on the Applications Development team in Tampa, Florida, you will leverage your deep expertise in Large Language Models (LLMs) and Python to design and implement high-performance AI APIs using frameworks like LangChain and Hugging Face. Your day-to-day responsibilities include building Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, optimizing vector databases, and deploying Gen-AI solutions with Docker and monitoring tools. You will also mentor junior engineers, conduct architecture reviews, and ensure the safety and governance of AI systems through prompt engineering and workflow design. This role requires proficiency in Python, FastAPI, async programming, PyTorch or TensorFlow, and experience with cloud providers such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Skills

Python FastAPI LangChain LangGraph LlamaIndex Hugging Face RAG PostgreSQL pgvector Pinecone Weaviate FAISS Docker PyTorch TensorFlow prompt engineering workflow design Gen‑AI optimization monitoring/observability tools AWS GCP Azure

What you'll do

  • Design and implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems using Python and vector databases.
  • Develop high-performance AI APIs with FastAPI, async programming, and Gen-AI frameworks like LangChain.
  • Optimize prompt engineering, workflow design, and Gen-AI system performance for latency, cost, and accuracy.
  • Deploy generative AI systems using Docker, production APIs, and monitoring tools.
  • Mentor AI engineers and conduct architecture reviews to ensure robust tech leadership.

What we're looking for

  • Deep expertise in Large Language Models (LLMs) and frameworks like LangChain.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Python, FastAPI, async programming, and high-performance AI APIs.
  • Proven experience designing and implementing RAG systems and vector databases.
  • Solid grounding in ML/DL concepts using PyTorch or TensorFlow, including fine-tuning.
  • Experience deploying Gen-AI systems with Docker, production APIs, and monitoring tools.
  • Strong understanding of prompt engineering, workflow design, and Gen-AI optimization.

Market check

Salary context

This $113,840–$170,760 range sits above 12% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$171,450$258,725

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$163,871$246,150

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Citi

Citi is one of the world’s most trusted financial institutions, proudly serving millions of customers across the United States.

Citi currently has 336 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $125,760–$188,640 across 308 roles with salary data.

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