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Lead Application Development Engineer, Generative AI Products - Senior Vice President

12542 Citicorp Services India Private·Posted 3 weeks ago

Location

Pune

Experience

8–12 years

Required Skills

PythonJavaGoSoftware Design PatternsRelational DatabasesTechnical LeadershipMentoringDistributed SystemsOpenShiftKubernetesTypeScriptBackend ServicesArchitecting SystemsCICD PipelinesContainerised EnvironmentsScalable SystemsClean CodeTestable CodeMaintainable Code

About the Role

Role Overview:
This is your opportunity to play a crucial role in developing the foundational systems for 'Citi Assist', a Generative AI assistant intended to be utilized by every Citi employee globally. As a hands-on technical leader, you will be responsible for writing code, architecting systems, and guiding the technical and non-technical aspects of the team and product. Your role will involve setting high standards through your work while fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

  • • Lead, code, and deliver: Act as the technical anchor for backend services, leading the design and development of robust, scalable systems, contributing high-quality code regularly, and setting standards for the team.

  • • Own critical systems: Take ownership of core platform capabilities such as services running background jobs and autonomous agents, focusing on reliability, performance, and operational excellence.

  • • Shape technical direction: Influence technical decisions, define architecture, and collaborate with product owners and scrum masters to plan work effectively.

  • • Champion safety and security: Ensure the development of safe, sound, and compliant systems, addressing technical security and AI safety challenges.

  • • Be a force multiplier: Enhance the team's performance through guidance, code reviews, and support, measuring success by the team's growth.

  • • Communicate with purpose: Promote clear, direct, and proactive communication within the team, ensuring transparent information flow on progress, blockers, and decisions.
  • Qualifications Required:

  • • Proven experience in leading technical projects and mentoring engineers

  • • Hands-on experience in building, deploying, and maintaining production-grade backend services

  • • Proficiency in at least one backend language (Python, Java, Go, or TypeScript) with a willingness to work across different stacks

  • • Experience in architecting scalable, distributed systems and knowledge of software design patterns

  • • Familiarity with containerized environments, relational databases, CI/CD pipelines, and automation

  • • A hands-on technical leader who believes in leading by example, making the right trade-offs between speed and quality, and focusing on delivering value to users

  • • Strong communication skills, problem-solving mindset, and a team-oriented spirit
  • Company Details:
    Not available in the provided job description. Role Overview:
    This is your opportunity to play a crucial role in developing the foundational systems for 'Citi Assist', a Generative AI assistant intended to be utilized by every Citi employee globally. As a hands-on technical leader, you will be responsible for writing code, architecting systems, and guiding the technical and non-technical aspects of the team and product. Your role will involve setting high standards through your work while fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.

    Key Responsibilities:

  • • Lead, code, and deliver: Act as the technical anchor for backend services, leading the design and development of robust, scalable systems, contributing high-quality code regularly, and setting standards for the team.

  • • Own critical systems: Take ownership of core platform capabilities such as services running background jobs and autonomous agents, focusing on reliability, performance, and operational excellence.

  • • Shape technical direction: Influence technical decisions, define architecture, and collaborate with product owners and scrum masters to plan work effectively.

  • • Champion safety and security: Ensure the development of safe, sound, and compliant systems, addressing technical security and AI safety challenges.

  • • Be a force multiplier: Enhance the team's performance through guidance, code reviews, and support, measuring success by the team's growth.

  • • Communicate with purpose: Promote clear, direct, and proactive communication within the team, ensuring transparent information flow on progress, blockers, and decisions.
  • Qualifications Required:

  • • Proven experience in leading technical projects and mentoring engineers

  • • Hands-on experience in building, deploying, and maintaining production-grade backend services

  • • Proficiency in at least one backend language (Python, Java, Go, or TypeScript) with a willingness to work across different stacks

  • • Experience in architecting scalable, distributed systems and knowledge of software design patterns

  • • Familiarity with containerized environments, relational databases, CI/CD pipelines, and automation

  • • A hands-on technical leader who believes in leading by example, making the right trade-offs between speed and quality, and focusing on delivering value to users

  • • Strong communication skills, problem-solving mindset, and a team-oriented spirit
  • Company Details:
    Not available in the provided job description.

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