Citi

Senior Platform Engineer (Python/AI) - Assistant Vice President

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8 hours ago
Pune, IndiaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Own discrete platform modules end to end and drive them to completion with minimal supervision.
  • Build proofs of concept and working prototypes to validate technical approaches and incorporate stakeholder feedback.
  • Design, develop, and ship production-grade Python components for orchestration pipelines, RAG systems, LLM integrations, and MCP-based tool interfaces.
  • Apply engineering best practices including clean code, automated testing, CI/CD, logging, and monitoring.
  • Build and maintain secure integrations with internal data sources, external APIs, and LLM providers in compliance with data governance and security standards.
  • Track emerging generative AI and LLM tools and techniques and bring relevant approaches to the team.
  • Collaborate with quantitative analysts, stakeholders, and geographically distributed engineering teams.

Requirements

  • 8–12 years of hands-on experience designing, building, and shipping complex, scalable software systems to production.
  • Deep proficiency in Python and its ecosystem of backend development and data-processing libraries.
  • Knowledge of generative AI concepts including LLMs, RAG, MCP, and agentic platforms such as Google ADK.
  • Hands-on experience with REST APIs, SQL/databases, Unix-based environments, and containerized environments.
  • Ability to contribute to technical direction and champion engineering best practices.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders and translate business needs into technical requirements.
  • Ability to work effectively with geographically distributed teams across multiple time zones.
  • Experience with Java or C++ is preferred.
  • Familiarity with front-end technologies and user-interface development for technical workflows is preferred.
  • Financial services, quantitative finance, risk management, or Model Risk Management experience is preferred.
  • Understanding of market or credit risk model development lifecycles and related requirements such as SR 11-7, CCAR, or CECL is preferred.
  • Experience building auditable and compliant software in highly regulated environments is preferred.
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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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