Lead AI Engineer / Architect

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Job Overview

Lead AI Engineer / Architect

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills to Citi Belfast.

By Joining Citi Belfast, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Team/Role Overview

The GenAI team within Enterprise Excellence (in the COO org) is dedicated to developing solutions using Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Generative AI. This team is a leader in creating new ideas, innovative technology solutions, and ground-breaking solutions for COO and Other Line of Businesses within the firm.

We work closely with our clients and business partners to progress solutions from ideation to production by leveraging the entrepreneurial spirit and technological excellence.

What you’ll do

The team is seeking a highly skilled and experienced GenAI Engineer with a strong background in developing and deploying AI/ML models and Gen AI based solutions. In this hands-on role, you will be responsible for taking AI models from concept to production, utilizing traditional AI, generative AI and Large Language Models. You will collaborate closely with business partners and stakeholders to introduce and embrace these advanced technologies, elevating client experiences, delivering value to our customers, and ensuring regulatory compliance through cutting-edge technology solutions.

• Team Management – Manage a team of Data Scientists and Development Engineers. Provide thought leadership and technical guidance. Oversee projects form inception to production.
• Hands-On Execution and Delivery: Actively contribute to the development and delivery of AI solutions, driving innovation and excellence within the team. Take a hands-on approach to ensure AI models are successfully deployed into production environments, meeting high-quality standards and performance benchmarks.
• Quality Control: Ensure the quality and performance of generative AI models, conducting rigorous testing and evaluation.
• Research and Development: Participate in research activities to explore and advance state-of-the-art generative AI techniques. Stay actively engaged in monitoring ongoing research efforts, keeping abreast of emerging trends, and ensuring that the Generative AI team remains at the forefront of the field.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with various teams, including product managers, engineers, and data scientists, to integrate AI technologies into products and services.

What we'll need from you

• Strong hands-on experience in with Generative AI technologies essential, delivering complex solutions to production.
• Experience with Agentic, RAG and other GenAI approaches
• In-depth knowledge of deep learning and Generative AI frameworks such as, Langchain, Lang Graph, Crew AI or similar.
• Python development hands-on experience is a must
• Experience with and other open-source frameworks/ libraries/ APIs like Hugging Face Transformers, Spacy, Pandas, scikit-learn, NumPy.
• Experience in using Machine Learning/Deep Learning: LightGBM, TensorFlow, PyTorch.
• Experience with evaluation, scoring with framework like ML Flow
• Experience with Postgres and Vector DBs a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related

What we can offer

We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Data Science

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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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