Senior AI Application Development Lead, Senior Vice President

Citi

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$176,720–$265,080 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
2 days ago
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TL;DR · Senior AI Application Development Lead, Senior Vice President

JOB TITLE: Senior AI Application Development Lead, Senior Vice President The Senior AI Application Development Lead, Senior Vice President joins the Wealth Technology team to spearhead the architecture and delivery of intelligent, distributed systems for global wealth and private banking clients. This role balances technical leadership, mentorship, and architectural governance with hands-on systems design and prototyping. You will build production-grade AI/ML solutions, manage high-throughput event streams, and engineer resilient microservices. Key technologies include Python, Java, SQL, and LLM orchestration frameworks like LangChain and LlamaIndex. You will utilize Google Vertex AI, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, FastAPI, Flask, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, and Redis. Deployment involves Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, and Helm, supported by CI/CD tools like Jenkins and Tekton. You will also employ security tools such as Checkmarx, Snyk, and Black Duck.

What you'll do

  • Provide technical direction and architectural oversight for multiple engineering squads within Wealth Technology.
  • Coach and mentor mid-level to senior engineers through code reviews and technical deep-dives.
  • Architect and build production-grade AI/ML solutions using Python, Java, and LLM orchestration frameworks.
  • Design high-throughput, fault-tolerant event streams and data pipelines using Apache Kafka and Flink.
  • Develop resilient microservices and API gateways using FastAPI, Flask, or Spring Boot.
  • Deploy and manage containerized applications on Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift using Helm charts.
  • Embed DevSecOps principles and automated security scanning into all CI/CD pipelines.
  • Translate business requirements into technical roadmaps using Jira, Confluence, and GitHub.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
  • 12+ years of progressive software engineering and architecture experience with a proven track record of technical leadership and team mentorship.
  • Deep hands-on proficiency in Python and/or Java with strong database design and querying skills in SQL.
  • Hands-on experience architecting and delivering AI/ML and LLM-driven applications, including RAG, prompt engineering, and orchestration frameworks.
  • Strong expertise in designing distributed, event-driven architectures with streaming platforms such as Apache Kafka or Apache Flink.
  • Substantial experience deploying and managing workloads on Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift with cloud platform expertise on AWS or GCP.
  • Experience with modern AI coding agents such as Devin or GitHub Copilot (preferred).
  • Practical experience or familiarity with modern frontend frameworks like React, Next.js, Angular, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS (preferred).

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