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Senior Frontend Engineer (UX/UI, React, Generative AI)

Citigroup Global Markets Limited
London
9 months ago
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We are Citi's Application and Platform Engineering team, a startup with the exciting mission of shaping the direction of travel for the Chief Technology Office by defining the tech and engineering strategy for the bank. We are a team of talented engineers, product managers and tech SMEs, taking ambiguous concepts and making them real by engineering cutting edge products at planetary scale! We are solely focused on the most modern technology and engineering disciplines such as Generative AI, cloud, security, modern app stacks (with Golang, Gatekeeper), open source and the latest and greatest in the Kubernetes ecosystem.

Generative AI is a growing space, as a result, we ask that you share with us a specific AI engineering projects on LLMs that you're proud of in your application. Ideally these projects should show off complex and clever architectures or a systematic evaluation of an LLM's behaviour.

We are looking for an experienced frontend engineer who has extensive experience in developing user experience flows and web frontends. We expect this individual to demonstrate exceptional UX sensibility and build fluid, contemporary frontends for Generative AI products that we'll roll out to internal users within Citi.

You might be a good fit if you

  • Bring your deep-dive software engineering expertise
  • Thrive in a results-driven environment, where flexibility fuels impact Be a game-changer, ready to step beyond your designated role
  • Seize the opportunity to explore front-end designs for generative AI applications at scale. Jump in!
  • A relentless passion to learn more about cutting edge design, machine learning and generative AI, bringing your knowledge to shape Citi's future interfaces.



What you'll do within the CTO App & Platform Engineering team:

  • Contribute to the 0-1 build of multiple AI Front End products
  • Design and build high-quality, highly reliable products with user experience at the centre
  • Be responsible for engineering innovative, best in class AI interfaces for the bank
  • Creating firsts in the Generative AI space for Citi as part of the team that defines the strategic direction for the bank Continually iterate and scale Generative AI products, whilst listening to the needs of the customers (internal)
  • Mentor and nurture other engineers to help them grow their skills and expertise


Experience That Will Help You Succeed In This Role

  • Fluency in React is a must have, with additional preferences for Python, Javascript/Typescript, Golang or Jamstack applications using technologies such as Node.js, React, Next.js, Vue.js
  • Understanding of LLMs and UI interfaces for AI products
  • Understanding of vector stores and search algorithms
  • An appreciation of the end-to-end CI/CD process
  • Have experience supporting fast-paced startup engineering teams
  • Experience with static site generators such as Hugo , Streamlit
  • Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, Cypress, Enzyme)
  • Experience collaborating with cross functional team to ideate, develop & deliver UI/UX
  • Experience with cross-browser and device testing websites Experience with cloud infrastructures and containerized environments (Kubernetes)
  • Deep expertise in working with API-first stacks and preferably OpenAPI tooling
  • Fluency with version control and Git flows
  • Fluency with leading software engineering practices such as CI/CD, DevOps, Agile
  • Fluency with AuthN / AuthZ flows and impact on UI/UX
  • Fluency with micro frontends, SPAs, PWAs.
  • Interest in emerging frontend technologies such as Svelte, WASM, Webpack, Parcel, Vite



What We Believe In

  • We do not have boundaries between engineering and research, and we expect all our technical staff to contribute to both as needed.
  • We take a product-focused approach and care about building solutions that are robust, scalable, and easy to use.
  • We enjoy working in a fast-paced team tackling cutting-edge problems by constantly testing and learning.
  • We enjoy pair programming for our products, we are lean in our approach and remove bureaucracy where we see it.
  • We believe in delivering fast, iterating and pivot as we go, rather than defining the perfect solution upfront.



What we'll provide you

This is a unique role that will put you in the position to be part of a new venture and actively drive change. Every day there will be new challenges that will help you develop new skills that can drive your career.

By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

• A discretional annual performance related bonus

• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Pension Plan

• Paid Parental Leave

• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends

Visit our Global Benefits page to learn more.

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.

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