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Lead Generative AI Engineer Manager

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Canada , Mississauga

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IT - Software Development

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145100.00 - 217700.00 USD / Year
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Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead GenAI Engineer Manager to join the Citi Innovation Labs and spearhead the design and development of cutting-edge AI services. This role is pivotal in driving the creation of enterprise-wide Generative AI platforms that deliver tangible value across all of Citi's lines of business. The ideal candidate will leverage a strong background in high-scale engineering and AI solutions to lead technical teams, define architectural vision, and translate ambiguous business challenges into concrete, scalable implementations. This is a key leadership position focused on building innovative, production-grade AI products that will shape the future of finance.

Job Responsibility:

  • Lead the end-to-end development of highly complex AI solutions, infrastructure, and architecture
  • Lead and guide a team of engineers and data scientists, reviewing designs and code to uphold the highest levels of engineering standards
  • Translate ambiguous product or business problems into clear technical direction, defining success metrics for engineering and data science teams
  • Design robust model architectures, retrieval strategies, prompting/orchestration layers, and evaluation frameworks that meet product, reliability, and scalability requirements
  • Engage with data-science, technical, and business stakeholders to define and architect solutions for key use-cases across our lines of business
  • Actively contribute to software development, both as a hands-on coder and as a reviewer
  • Build and maintain core Python-based Generative AI components, including RAG pipelines, model wrappers, orchestration logic, and data loaders using FastAPI, ADK, and internal libraries
  • Ensure robust error handling, observability, and test coverage across all codebases
  • Manage executive stakeholder relationships in technology, acting as a partner and trusted advisor
  • Manage multiple concurrent initiatives and projects of varying sizes and complexity

Requirements:

  • 6+ years' experience in the software industry, with proven success in a senior position such as Principal Engineer or Architect
  • 3+ years' experience serving as a people manager
  • Highly experienced in delivering complex technical solutions to production, preferably within the Python and AI/ML ecosystem
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python
  • Passion for and proven hands-on experience integrating with AI/ML technologies
  • Experience with cloud architectures and public cloud offerings
  • A strong and diverse technical background, with the ability to quickly learn new technologies and influence highly skilled engineering teams
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational abilities
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think strategically
  • Experience in the financial industry is a major advantage
  • Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience is required

Nice to have:

  • Master's degree is preferred
  • Experience in the financial industry

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Job Posted:
May 04, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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