About Engineering Excellence (EE)
Engineering Excellence (EE) enables Citi engineers to do their best work by providing modern tools, platforms, and practices that enhance productivity, technical capability, and cross‑team collaboration. EE partners closely with the CTO organization to deliver people‑centric, high‑impact engineering solutions that raise the overall technical bar across Citi.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead the delivery of high‑impact Engineering Excellence platforms, with a strong emphasis on Generative AI, modern engineering practices, and scalable software delivery. This role blends hands‑on technical leadership with building and developing a high‑performing engineering team across Belfast and Pune.
You will be responsible for setting the engineering direction across Citi’s Technology organization, contributing directly to solution design and delivery, and ensuring that EE’s products meet the needs of engineers and senior technology stakeholders across the firm.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and deliver EE’s core engineering platforms, including:
- AI Metrics Dashboard tracking adoption and value of AI tools
- CTO Tech Radar and its integration into Citi Assist
- Citi Tech Conference website and future EE web properties
- Additional EE applications aligned to strategic engineering uplift
- Build and lead a high‑performing engineering team (Belfast & Pune), hiring ~5 engineers across DevOps, UX, and full‑stack development.
- Provide technical leadership and hands‑on architectural guidance across all EE initiatives.
- Translate emerging AI and engineering practices into scalable, production‑ready enterprise solutions, ensuring security, stability, and effective evaluation/guard‑railing.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders (EMT‑1/2) to understand strategic needs and deliver solutions that drive meaningful engineering outcomes.
- Champion engineering excellence, ensuring high standards in quality, testing, reliability, and developer experience.
Required Experience & Skills
Technical Expertise
- Engineering Lead or Software Engineering Manager experience delivering large‑scale systems.
- Proficiency in Python, Java, TypeScript/JavaScript, or Go.
- Experience deploying LLM / GenAI systems to production with a focus on evaluation, safety, monitoring.
- Strong background in distributed systems, microservices, SQL/NoSQL, and DevSecOps.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and tooling (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm).
- Familiarity with frameworks such as Spring (AI/Boot/Core), Flask, LangChain, LangGraph, ADK, MLFlow, and orchestrators like N8N.
- Experience with React and modern UI frameworks (Gradio, Streamlit).
- Understanding of REST/WebSocket APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and messaging systems (Kafka, JMS/MQ).
Leadership & Delivery
- Proven ability to build, coach, and scale engineering teams.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to lead in evolving, fast‑moving environments.
- Collaborative mindset with strong problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.
- Ability to pass a senior engineering assessment (e.g., Karat).
Ideal Candidate Profile
You are a technically versatile engineering leader who stays hands‑on while building exceptional teams. You can navigate ambiguity, communicate clearly, and translate complex technical concepts into actionable direction. You bring an inclusive leadership style, a passion for engineering quality, and the ability to drive meaningful improvements to how engineers work across Citi.
Job Family Group: TechnologyJob Family: Systems & EngineeringTime Type: Full time
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