Application Development Lead Analyst (Python) - Vice President

Job description

## **Discover your future at Citi** Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact. ## **Job Overview** *AI Acceleration* # **About the Team** The AI Acceleration team, part of Citi's AI organization, is a small, global team dedicated to building innovative solutions for the wider bank. Our solutions are used by developers across Citi, requiring them to be robust and high-quality. We focus on delivering capabilities that support secure data sharing for Agentic AI, enhance data governance, and drive modern architecture through various tools. This role offers significant exposure to cutting-edge AI solutions and development within a dynamic technical environment. # **Role Summary** We are seeking a seasoned Senior Full-Stack Developer and Technologist with a strong Python (or Java with willingness to learn Java) to join our flat, agile team. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, innovative, and a strong collaborator, contributing to critical projects that advance Citi's AI and data strategy. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone passionate about modern web development and building high-impact platforms. # **Key Responsibilities** - **User Experience Focus:** Design and build intuitive and easy to use platform capabilities catering to a diverse end-user audience across the firm. - **AI-Powered UI Interoperability:** Drive the vision and implementation of AI to enhance user interface interactions and improve workflows. - **Technical Leadership:** Lead and manage technical components within the team, ensuring alignment with business objectives and driving best practices. - **Software Development:** Develop, implement, and maintain high-quality code using object-oriented programming principles in languages such as Java, Python, or Golang. - **CI/CD & DevOps:** Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration, delivery, and deployment. - **Troubleshooting:** Proactively identify, diagnose, and resolve technical problems and bugs efficiently. - **Collaboration:** Work effectively with teammates on shared components and codebases, fostering a collaborative development environment. - **Mentorship:** Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members, contributing to their growth and development. - **Quality Assurance:** Ensure software quality through rigorous code reviews, technical design reviews, unit testing, and integration testing. # **Required Qualifications and Skills** - **Experience:** Proven experience as a senior full-stack software engineer with a passion for modern development. Python - **Front-End Expertise:** Proficiency in TypeScript and react.js, HTML, CSS is desirable. - **Containerization & Cloud:** Demonstrated experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (e.g., OpenShift). - **Architecture:** Solid understanding of microservices architecture, REST APIs, and message queuing systems. - **Development Principles:** Familiarity with DevSecOps principles and CI/CD pipelines. - **Programming:** Proficient in at least one object-oriented programming language (e.g., Java, Python). - **Fundamentals:** Strong grasp of technical fundamentals including networking, databases, and CLI. - **Code Quality:** Passion for delivering clean, testable, and maintainable code. - **Soft Skills:** Excellent communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. - **Adaptability:** Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where requirements may evolve. # **Desirable Skills** - **Presentation Skills:** Strong ability to articulate complex technical ideas and present them effectively to senior leadership. - **Generative AI Knowledge:** Understanding of Generative AI capabilities, including system prompts, tool selection, and Model Context Protocol for data and service sharing. - **Team Management:** Experience or interest in software team management. # **Education** - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. - Graduate-level education or continuing education in a related field is a plus. If you're ready to make a real impact and build something extraordinary at the forefront of AI innovation in financial markets, join us! - ## **Job Family Group:** Technology - ## **Job Family:** Applications Development - ## **Time Type:** Full time - ## **Most Relevant Skills** Please see the requirements listed above. - ## **Other Relevant Skills** For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. - *Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.*