Senior Lead Generative AI Developer engineer

Citibank, N.A.

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Pune Maharashtra India Until 9/16/2026 5+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted May 22, 2026 Last posted July 18, 2026
Job description

Job Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Generative AI Developer to help drive the design, development, and integration of state-of-the-art Generative AI solutions across our enterprise Controls Technology platform. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute deep technical expertise, and play a key role in delivering scalable AI solutions to enhance automation and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with AI architects, leads, and stakeholders to design and implement generative AI solutions that address business challenges.
  • Develop, fine-tune, and optimize large language models (LLMs), leveraging both parameter-efficient techniques and full fine-tuning where applicable.
  • Implement and experiment with advanced generative AI methods, including prompt engineering and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
  • Support the integration of AI models into production environments, ensuring robust deployment, scalability, and maintainability.
  • Contribute to the development and optimization of real-time and streaming AI solutions.
  • Stay current with the latest advances in generative AI and actively share knowledge with the team.
  • Ensure adherence to ethical AI guidelines, data privacy, and compliance standards.
  • Mentor junior team members, provide code reviews, and foster a culture of technical excellence.

Required Technical Skills:

  • Strong hands-on experience with LLMs and fine-tuning methods such as LoRA, QLoRA, Adapter/Prefix Tuning, and instruction tuning.
  • Practical knowledge of model optimization (compression, quantization) and familiarity with tools such as DeepSpeed, vLLM, GPTQ, or similar.
  • Proficient in prompt engineering and familiarity with prompt design tools/frameworks.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Systems & Engineering

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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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About this role

Summary

Develop and optimize generative AI models, especially LLMs, for enterprise solutions.

Job title

Senior Lead Generative AI Developer engineer

Experience level

senior level

Minimum experience

5+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

Pune, India; on-site required; remote not specified.

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

LLMsfine-tuningLoRAQLoRAAdapter/Prefix Tuningprompt engineeringDeepSpeedvLLMGPTQ

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

generative ailarge language modelsmodel fine-tuningprompt engineering
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

On-site City