Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of approximately 219,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.
We areseekinga highly experienced and technically proficient AI-First Full Stack Engineer to join our team in Mississauga. This is a critical, senior-level individual contributor role for a deep technical expert who will pioneer the integration of Artificial Intelligence into our software development lifecycle.
The ideal candidate is a passionate, hands-on engineer whooperateswith a high degree of autonomy to solve complex problems, set technical direction, and mentor other engineers through influence and example, without direct managerial responsibilities. You will be instrumental in translating complex business challenges in the financial domain into robust, scalable, and high-performance applications, built using an AI-augmented approach.
AI-Augmented Solution Design & Implementation:Lead the end-to-end design, architecture, and hands-on implementation of complex, full-stack applications. StrategicallyembedAI-powered tools (e.g., Devin, GitHub Copilot, Codex) to accelerate development, automate complex tasks, andvalidatearchitectural patterns.
Champion Elite Engineering Craftsmanship:Drive a culture of quality through the disciplined application ofSpec-Driven Development (SDD)for clear planning, andTest-Driven (TDD) / Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)for flawless execution. Use AI to generate intelligent test cases and automate quality gates.
Technical Leadership & Mentorship:Act as a primary subject matter expert in modern software engineering. Provide technical leadership and guidance to the team, fostering bestpractices in AI-augmented development and scalable system design through code reviews, technical discussions, and collaborative problem-solving.
Strategic Vision & Innovation:Embrace anagile, iterative mindsetthat avoids "Big Up-Front Design" (BUFD). Contribute to the strategic vision for AI in engineering by researching and evaluating new AI technologies, methodologies, and tools tomaintaina competitive edge.
Qualifications & Experience
Must-Have Engineering & Technical Acumen
Engineering Principles:Deep, practical knowledge of designing forcloud readiness, includingmicroservice architecture, 12-Factor App principles, and modern design patterns.
Development Methodologies:Proven experience championingSDD(Spec Driven Development), TDD(Test Driven Development),and DDD (Domain Driven Design)within an agile environment. Youdon'tjust use these practices; youadvocate forthem.
Core Backend Stack:Mastery of modernJava (JDK 17/21)and the coreSpring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Spring Cloud).
DevOps & CI/CD:Proficiencywith modern CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Harness, Jenkins), containerization with Docker, and container orchestration platforms, specifically OpenShift and Kubernetes.
Practical Application:Demonstrable, hands-on experience using and integrating AI development tools(e.g., Devin, GitHub Copilot, Claude, Codex)into the software development lifecycle for tasks like code generation, debugging, and documentation.
Strategic Mindset:Strong understanding of the concepts underpinning modern AI tools (LLMs, prompt engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation–RAG, MCP, A2A) anda clear visionfor how toleveragethem to transform engineering productivity and quality.
The Best of Both Worlds:Work at the exciting intersection ofcutting-edgeAI, modern software engineering, and the complex, high-stakes world of finance.
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Technology
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Applications Development
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Full time
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$120,800.00 - $170,800.00
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Please see the requirements listed above.
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For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
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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.
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This job opening is for an existing job vacancy.
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Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.
