Senior Generative AI Developer, Vice President

Role Overview

• Lead applications systems analysis, design, and programming activities in alignment with Citi’s enterprise architecture
• Partner with multiple management teams to integrate systems, deploy new products, and enable process improvements
• Resolve high-impact, complex problems through deep analysis of business processes, system flows, and industry standards
• Establish standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
• Develop a strong understanding of how architecture, infrastructure, and applications integrate to achieve business goals
• Provide technical mentorship and coaching to mid-level developers and analysts; allocate work as needed
• Assess and manage risk in all technical and business decisions, ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, internal policies, and ethical standards
• Design and implement AI-powered testing solutions, including: AI-generated test cases, Intelligent regression selection, Self-healing automation, Automated defect and failure analysis
• Develop and optimize LLM-based tools for: Test data generation and scenario creation, Requirements-to-test traceability, Predictive test failure analysis
• Embed generative AI capabilities into existing automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Playwright)
• Implement advanced GenAI techniques such as prompt engineering and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to enhance testing intelligence
• Integrate AI-driven testing accelerators into CI/CD pipelines to reduce cycle time and improve stability
• Support deployment, scalability, monitoring, and optimization of AI models in production environments
• Contribute to real-time and streaming AI systems that enable continuous testing and rapid feedback loops
• Ensure compliance with Responsible AI principles, data privacy requirements, governance standards, and quality controls
• Stay current with emerging trends in generative AI and test automation; evangelize best practices across the organization
• Mentor junior engineers and QA automation developers on AI-assisted testing methodologies

Requirements

• 6+ years of relevant experience in applications development or systems analysis
• Extensive experience in systems analysis and software application development
• Proven success leading and delivering complex projects
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least one area of applications development
• Demonstrated leadership, adaptability, and project management skills
• Consistently strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong hands-on experience with LLM development, fine-tuning, and optimization
• Expertise in RAG systems, hybrid search, and vector retrieval
• Proficiency with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Keras, including distributed training
• Experience with GenAI tools and libraries including LangChain, LlamaIndex, LangGraph, Crew.ai, Autogen, Hugging Face, and cloud GenAI APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Claude, Gemini)
• Strong understanding of test automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright)
• Experience integrating AI capabilities into testing pipelines (AI-generated tests, self-healing scripts, test impact analysis)
• Solid knowledge of CI/CD systems with a focus on continuous testing
• Familiarity with QA methodologies, test strategy, functional and non-functional testing, and quality metrics
• Advanced Python skills for automation tooling, data preprocessing, API development, and AI workflows
• Experience with containerization and deployment technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Practical knowledge of model optimization techniques
• Strong understanding of AI governance, model guardrails, testing risk frameworks, and Responsible AI practices
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to explain AI-driven testing strategies to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Analytical, proactive mindset with a passion for experimentation, innovation, and mentoring

Tech Stack

• Cloud
• Docker
• Keras
• Kubernetes
• Python
• PyTorch
• Selenium
• Tensorflow

Benefits

• medical, dental & vision coverage
• 401(k)
• life, accident, and disability insurance
• wellness programs
• paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays