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Citigroup

Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Director

New York New York United States, USA · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$170k-$300kDetected 2 days ago
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About the role

  • The Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) Director is a senior management level position responsible for leading and directing a high-performing Forward Deployed Engineering squad embedded directly within Citi's Lines of Business.
  • Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays.
  • Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Responsibilities

  • Serves as the primary delivery partner to Line of Business Managing Directors, CIOs, and business product heads across NYC and London hubs.
  • Manages, mentors, and coaches an embedded squad of 8 senior Forward Deployed Engineers (Assistant Vice President - Senior Vice President), fostering a high-velocity culture of technical rigor, customer empathy, and rapid prototyping.
  • Drives the design and implementation of system integrations between autonomous agents and core banking backends, databases, and third-party APIs.
  • Collaborates with the Principal AI Architect Director and TPM Senior Vice President to refine factory delivery playbooks and provide structured feedback to platform teams.
  • Manages, mentors, and coaches an embedded squad of 8 senior Forward Deployed Engineers (Assistant Vice President

Requirements

  • 15+ years of relevant technology experience, with 8+ years leading engineering squads in Tier-1 banking, top-tier tech, or fintech environments.
  • Proven track record of managing high-bandwidth client relationships and delivering complex distributed software systems into regulated production environments.
  • Strong working knowledge of financial products, capital markets, wealth management, or enterprise banking operations.
  • Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience
  • Hands-on technical understanding of modern AI paradigms, including Large Language Models (LLMs), autonomous agents, embeddings, vector search, and Model Context Protocol (MCP).
  • Demonstrated ability to attract, recruit, develop, and retain elite senior engineering talent.
  • Education:
  • Job Family Group:
  • Technology
  • Job Family:
  • Applications Development
  • Time Type:
  • Full time

Nice to have

  • Master's degree preferred.

Skills

  • For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

Compensation

  • $170,000.00 - $300,000.00
  • In addition to salary, Citi's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards.

Benefits

  • Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs.
  • For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com.

Equal opportunity

  • View Citi's EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.
  • If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi.
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