The Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities:

Partner with multiple management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals as well as identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements
Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards
Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint
Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals
Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions
Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary
Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Recommended Qualifications:

10 years of relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role
Deep expertise in Large Language Models (LLMs) including OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, Llama, and local/opensource models
Strong handson experience with Python, FastAPI, async programming, SQL and highperformance AI APIs
Extensive experience with GenAI frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, and Hugging Face
Proven experience designing and implementing:

RetrievalAugmented Generation (RAG) systems
Vector databases (PostgreSQL + pgvector, Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS, etc.)
Advanced retrieval strategies (hybrid search, reranking, metadata filtering)

Experience with multiagent systems, workflow orchestration, and stateful AI applications
Solid grounding in ML/DL concepts, with handson experience using PyTorch and/or TensorFlow, including finetuning and embeddings
Strong understanding of prompt engineering, workflow design, and GenAI optimization (latency, cost, accuracy)
Experience deploying GenAI systems using Docker, production APIs, and monitoring/observability tools
Understanding of AI system evaluation, safety, and governance (hallucination handling, guardrails, feedback loops)
Tech leadership responsibilities including architecture ownership, design reviews, and mentoring AI engineers
Familiarity with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Extensive experience system analysis and in programming of software applications
Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least one area of Applications Development
Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
Demonstrated leadership and project management skills
Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Education:

Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
Master's degree preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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