Java Big Data Developer (AI & NLP) - VP

The Applications Development Senior Manager is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to establish and implement new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to drive applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities:

• Manage one or more Applications Development teams in an effort to accomplish established goals as well as conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)
• Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple Applications Development areas to provide technical oversight across systems and applications
• Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects
• Contribute to formulation of strategies for applications development and other functional areas
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business integrate to accomplish business goals
• Provide evaluative judgment based on analysis of factual data in complicated and unique situations
• Impact the Applications Development area through monitoring delivery of end results, participate in budget management, and handling day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards negotiating with external parties when 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, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

• 12 + years of experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role and experience with Big Data Development technologies in a huge environment like 500 to 800 GB/TB/PB along with AI and NLP (Natural Language Processing)
• Extensive experience system analysis and in programming of software applications
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Experience with deep learning, NLP, and TensorFlow
• Experience writing robust code in Python, Java, and/or R
• Experience in REST API development, NoSQL database design, and RDBMS design and optimizations
• Knowledge of basic algorithms and object-oriented and functional design principles
• Knowledge of data structures, data modeling, and software architecture
• Knowledge of math, probability, statistics, and algorithms
• Knowledge of machine learning frameworks such as Keras and PyTorch
• Knowledge of machine learning libraries such as scikit-learn
• SQL skills able to perform data interrogations is must
• Proficiency in enterprise level application development using Java 8,scala, Oracle (or comparable database) and Messaging infrastructure like Solace, Kafka, Tibco EMS
• Develop LLM solutions for querying structured data with natural language, including RAG architectures on enterprise knowledge bases.
• Build, scale, and optimize data science workloads, applying best MLOps practices for production.
• Lead the design and development of LLM-based tools to increase data accessibility, focusing on text-to-SQL platforms.
• Train and fine-tune LLM models to accurately interpret natural language queries and generate SQL queries.
• Working experience in Micro services/Kubernetes
• Good knowledge on no-SQL DB like Redis,Couchbase,HBase etc
• Experience working and architecting solutions on Big Data technologies
• Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements
• Stay updated with advancements in AI and NLP to incorporate best practices and new technologies.
• 5+ years of experience in leading a small to medium-size development teams
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior data scientists and developers.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.
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  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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