Citi

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Vice President

Citi
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Base Salary

$142k - $213k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Develop production-quality agent reasoning logic, memory management, and sub-agent delegation workflows in Python.
  • Develop custom Model Context Protocol servers connecting AI agents to enterprise systems and internal services.
  • Implement resilient error handling, automated retries, fallback routines, and Human-in-the-Loop escalation triggers.
  • Integrate Lakera Guardrails for prompt-injection defense, jailbreak mitigation, and automated PII filtering and redaction.
  • Build automated regression testbeds and integrate Agentflow Studio evaluation harnesses into deployment workflows.
  • Advise and coach junior developers while participating in sprint delivery and peer code reviews.
  • Drive compliance with applicable laws, policies, regulations, and internal controls while escalating and reporting control issues.

Requirements

  • At least 6 years of software engineering experience.
  • At least 4 years of strong professional Python proficiency.
  • Hands-on experience with LLM APIs, foundation-model integrations, and backend services.
  • Experience developing REST/gRPC APIs and working with Docker, Git, Linux, and CI/CD automation pipelines.
  • Understanding of prompt engineering, structured JSON output validation such as Pydantic, and vector search or retrieval patterns.
  • Bachelor’s or university degree, or equivalent experience; a master’s degree is preferred.
  • Ability to collaborate in fast-paced agile squads and solve ambiguous technical problems.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k), life, accident, and disability insurance.
  • Wellness programs.
  • Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
  • Full-time position located in New York, New York; offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Categories

Forward Deployed
Citi

About Citi

10,000+ employees

Citi is a public financial-services company offering consumer and institutional banking, credit cards, wealth management, treasury and trade solutions, and capital-markets services. It serves individuals, corporations, financial institutions, and governments in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions, earning interest and fee income from lending, payments, trading, and advisory. Founded in 1812 and headquartered in New York, it trades on the NYSE under the ticker C.

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