Citigroup, Inc

Intermediate Python Engineer

Citigroup, Inc • $94K — $141K *
Mississauga, ON L4T 0A1In-Person
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience in Python for backend development.
  • Knowledge of Kubernetes for scalable backend platforms.
  • Fundamentals in system design, data structures, and algorithms.
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

  • Build and implement risk algorithms using Generative AI to analyze market behavior.
  • Develop efficient production-grade solutions using prompt engineering techniques.
  • Design and deliver backend systems from analysis to deployment.
  • Evaluate emerging AI technologies to enhance platform capabilities.
  • Collaborate with teams to define and implement new platform features.
  • Produce high-quality, production-ready software with unit testing.
  • Create comprehensive technical documentation for system reliability.

Benefits

  • Involvement in cutting-edge Generative AI projects.
  • Opportunity to work in a cross-functional team environment.
  • Engagement with high-volume data analysis and risk algorithms.
  • Access to advanced infrastructure like Kubernetes.
  • Contributions to impactful financial services solutions.
Full Job Description
The Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst is an intermediate level position responsible for participation in the establishment and implementation of new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities

  • Build and implement sophisticated risk algorithms on Citi's strategic platforms by integrating Generative AI foundational models to validate market behavior and extract actionable intelligence from large volumes of chat & voice data.
  • Apply advanced prompt engineering, token usage optimization, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) techniques to develop efficient, production-grade solutions using Citi's proprietary data at scale.
  • Design, develop, and deliver end-to-end backend systems - from architectural design and system analysis through to deployment on Kubernetes-based infrastructure.
  • Continuously evaluate and implement emerging Generative AI techniques and technologies to improve platform capability and development efficiency.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features across a platform with hundreds of underlying controls.
  • Produce high-quality, production-ready software that is unit-tested, code-reviewed, and integrated continuously into live systems.
  • Create and maintain clear, comprehensive technical documentation to support system reliability and team knowledge sharing.


Required Qualifications & Skills

  • 4+ years of hands-on experience applying deep professional experience in Python for backend development, with the ability to design and build scalable, high-performance systems.
  • Practical knowledge of Kubernetes for deploying and operating scalable backend platforms and engineering high-performance APIs.
  • Solid command of software engineering fundamentals, including system design, data structures, and algorithms.
  • Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver across multiple workstreams without close direction.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.


Beneficial Skills & Qualifications

  • Experience working in financial services or banking, with familiarity with trading workflows, market data, or financial risk concepts.
  • Exposure to processing and deriving insights from large volumes of unstructured or conversational data.
  • Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to align technical and non-technical stakeholders around shared goals.
  • Experience working across cross-functional teams and contributing to collaborative platform delivery.


This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Job Family Group:
Technology

Job Family:
Applications Development

Time Type:
Full time

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$94,300.00 - $141,500.00

Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

Automated Processing and AI

We use automated processing, including artificial intelligence, for our legitimate business interests (or our reasonable and appropriate business purposes) to identify and align the candidate's skills and abilities with a specific job opening. Additionally, if you so choose, or consent, we can match your skills and abilities to other suitable roles at Citi.

Importantly, all our hiring processes and decisions, including determining your suitability for a role, are conducted, checked, and decided by individuals. Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making. Please refer to any Jurisdictional Considerations, with specific provisions for your country (where relevant) for further details.

This job opening is for an existing job vacancy.

About Citigroup, Inc

Citigroup is a financial services holding company that provides financial products and services. The company operates through two segments, Global Consumer Banking (GCB) and Institutional Clients Group (ICG). The GCB segment offers traditional banking services to retail customers through retail banking, commercial banking, Citi-branded cards, and Citi retail services. The ICG segment offers various banking, and financial products and services to corporate, institutional, public sector, and high-net-worth clients. This segment provides wholesale banking products and services, including fixed-income and equity sales and trading, foreign exchange, prime brokerage, derivative services, equity and fixed-income research, corporate lending, investment banking, and advisory services, private banking, cash management, trade finance, and securities services. Citi is committed to sustainability and social responsibility, and the company invests in initiatives that promote economic progress.

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Market Cap
$1.3 billion
Industry
Finance & Insurance
Net Income
$89.6 million
Founded
1812
5 Year Trend
+4.6%
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