Citi

Senior Generative AI Engineer - Vice President

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Irving, TX, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$126k - $189k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead execution of large-scale AI efforts or multiple smaller efforts and serve as a development lead for medium and large AI projects.
  • Design, build, and iterate on Generative AI and Agentic AI application prototypes.
  • Implement, train, and fine-tune machine learning and deep learning models for business problems.
  • Develop clean, efficient, scalable, and production-quality code for AI/ML systems.
  • Engineer and manage data preprocessing and handling pipelines for training and inference.
  • Deploy and operate AI applications in containerized environments such as OpenShift and Kubernetes using MLOps practices.
  • Research emerging AI/ML technologies and lead proof-of-concept projects to integrate new tools.
  • Build production-ready Python and FastAPI services, including asynchronous programming patterns.
  • Develop RAG solutions using advanced retrieval techniques, vector databases, and PostgreSQL with pgvector.
  • Optimize Generative AI applications for cost, latency, and performance and implement monitoring and logging.
  • Collaborate with senior engineers, architects, product managers, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.

Requirements

  • At least 6 years of relevant experience.
  • Strong Python programming skills and familiarity with NumPy, Pandas, and Scikit-learn.
  • Practical experience with machine learning algorithms and deep learning architectures such as Transformers, CNNs, and RNNs.
  • Hands-on experience with Generative AI, large language models, and Agentic AI frameworks.
  • Experience handling and preprocessing large, complex datasets, including cleaning, feature engineering, and validation.
  • Experience or strong familiarity with MLOps, Docker, OpenShift, and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with Gemini, OpenAI GPT models, Copilot, Claude, Llama, and local models.
  • Experience with LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face Transformers, Datasets, Tokenizers, LangGraph, and multi-agent systems.
  • Experience with PyTorch and/or TensorFlow for model development and fine-tuning.
  • Experience with Pinecone, Chroma, PostgreSQL, and pgvector for retrieval and vector data workloads.
  • Advanced prompt engineering, AI workflow design, and Generative AI application optimization skills.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent work experience.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, collaboration, and independent execution skills.

Benefits

  • Primary location is Irving, Texas, United States, and the position is full time.
  • Eligible employees may receive discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards.
  • Benefits may include medical, dental, and vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs.
  • Paid time off may include vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays; offerings vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Tech Stack

DockerFastAPIKubernetesNumPyOpenShiftPandasPostgreSQLPythonPyTorchscikit-learnTensorFlow
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