AI Software Engineer (Hybrid)

Overview of the Role

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.

As a bank with a brain and a soul, Citi creates economic value that is systemically responsible and in our clients’ best interests. As a financial institution that touches every region of the world and every sector that shapes your daily life, our Enterprise Operations & Technology teams are charged with a mission that rivals any large tech company. Our technology solutions are the foundations of everything we do from keeping the bank safe, managing global resources, and providing the technical tools our workers need to be successful to designing our digital architecture and ensuring our platforms provide a first-class customer experience. We reimagine client and partner experiences to deliver excellence through secure, reliable, and efficient services.

Our commitment to diversity includes a workforce that represents the clients we serve from all walks of life, backgrounds, and origins. We foster an environment where the best people want to work. We value and demand respect for others, promote individuals based on merit, and ensure opportunities for personal development are widely available to all. Ideal candidates are innovators with well-rounded backgrounds who bring their authentic selves to work and complement our culture of delivering results with pride. If you are a problem solver who seeks passion in your work, come join us. We’ll enable growth and progress together.

Trust is part of our DNA at Citi. As such, we take safeguarding our customer data very seriously. The Chief Information Security Office (CISO) is made up of deeply dedicated and talented colleagues who work together to ensure the safety of Citi’s and our clients’ assets and information. We manage information security as an end-to-end program – one with a clear mandate and accountability. Our mission is to continually execute and enhance a global security program that is fully anchored to modern control and security frameworks, fully aligned with the technology of the firm, threat-focused and data-driven, and deeply integrated across all Citi businesses globally.

About the Role:

AI Security Software Engineer

We are seeking a talented and innovative AI Developer to join our Pentesting Research & Engineering team. In this role, you will play a key part in designing, developing, and implementing cutting-edge AI-powered tools and solutions to enhance our vulnerability assessment and penetration testing capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the architecture, design, and development of advanced AI tooling to assist with vulnerability detection and code analysis

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI capabilities into our existing security tools and processes

• Design and implement user-friendly interfaces and workflows for AI-powered security tools

• Conduct thorough testing and evaluation of AI models and tools to ensure their accuracy, reliability, and effectiveness

• Continuously monitor and improve the performance of AI-powered security solutions in production

• Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI and security research, and propose innovative solutions to enhance our capabilities

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, or related field with a minimum of 3 years of professional experience OR

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, or related field with a minimum of 5 years of professional experience

• Experience in developing AI-powered applications and tools, preferably in the security domain

• Proficiency in object-oriented programming languages such as Python, C#, Java, or C++

• Experience with large language models (LLMs) and their applications in security

• Familiarity with cloud platforms and services such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud

• Contributions to open-source AI or security projects

• Presentations or workshops at AI or security conferences and events

• Experience working with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

• Understanding of security concepts, vulnerabilities, and penetration testing methodologies

• Knowledge of secure coding practices

• Experience working within a fast-paced A