> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Assistant Vice President Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c8d670296e8a1f11 Citigroup posts a mid-level FDE role to build for teams inside the company in New York, NY, at $121,200–$181,800 base, level with the mid-level FDE median of $149,000 across 106 postings with pay. Build and operate automated evaluation systems that test the reliability, accuracy, and safety of production AI agents within embedded business-line delivery pods. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Citigroup](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citigroup) First seen Oct 15, 2026 · open on Workday as of Nov 8, 2026 **$121,200–$181,800** New York, NY Full-time Build and operate automated evaluation systems that test the reliability, accuracy, and safety of production AI agents within embedded business-line delivery pods. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Fc8d670296e8a1f11&placement=top) - [View posting at Citigroup](https://citi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/2/job/New-York-New-York-United-States/Forward-Deployed-Engineer---Assistant-Vice-President_261002786) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## At a glance ### Posted base pay $121K–$182K Level with the median Midpoint $152K · median $149K This job $121K to $182K. Mid-level FDE postings, 106 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $123K to $162K, median $149K. ### The work Builds for teams inside the company Balance **Mostly building** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept (not covered) 3. Implementation 4. Operations - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: Internal teams - **Level**: Mid - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **5+ years** Relevant software engineering or systems analysis experience (alternative qualification path) - **2+ years** Specialized focus in Python and Generative AI application development (alternative qualification path) Background - **Software engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 2+ years. 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[What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: New York, NY - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Pay**: ## More like this [Citi (Citigroup Inc.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citi-citigroup-inc) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Assistant Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f88cccc7095f5797) New York, NY 2w ago $121,200–$181,800 [Tower Research Capital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tower-research-capital) ### [Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d936225bcd2dbf95) New York, NY 3mo ago $130,000–$170,000 [Crowe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crowe) ### [AI Technical Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/09376e25483dddb4) Chicago, IL · Washington, DC · +35 more Hybrid 2w ago $102,400–$204,100 - [Other jobs at Citigroup (9)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citigroup) ## The job description from Citigroup The **Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst — Forward Deployed Engineer (C12)** is an intermediate-level software engineering position responsible for constructing automated evaluation harnesses, curating regression testbeds, optimizing prompts and output schemas, and automating testing pipelines within embedded LOB delivery pods. The overall objective of this role is to ensure the reliability, accuracy, and safety of production AI agents by building rigorous evaluation suites in Agentflow Studio and driving automated CI/CD test execution. ### Responsibilities: - Conducts tasks related to the construction, calibration, and execution of automated evaluation test suites using **Agentflow Studio**, measuring agent task completion, tool call correctness, latency, and hallucination metrics. - Curates and maintains domain-specific golden datasets, synthetic benchmarks, and regression testbeds in collaboration with LOB domain experts and senior engineers. - Optimizes prompt templates, system instructions, few-shot examples, and structured JSON output parsers (Pydantic/JSON Schema) to maximize deterministic agent behavior. - Authors and maintains automated test execution and deployment pipelines within **Lightspeed CI/CD**, enforcing continuous evaluation gates prior to staging and production rollout. - Utilizes in-depth specialty knowledge of Python applications development to analyze complex agent errors, evaluate system performance, and recommend advanced coding and prompt solutions. - Recommends and implements security measures and Lakera Guardrail policies in post-implementation analysis of agent usage to ensure safe functionality. - Monitors and controls evaluation test cycles, providing operational support, performance metrics, and prompt diagnostic reporting to business stakeholders and squad leads. - Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision, exercising independence of judgement and autonomy while acting as an evaluation SME to pod team members. - Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency. ### Qualifications: - 5+ years of relevant software engineering or systems analysis experience (or 2+ years with specialized focus in Python and Generative AI application development). - Solid Python programming proficiency, with practical experience integrating REST/gRPC APIs, Docker containers, and Git workflows. - Strong working knowledge of AI evaluation frameworks, benchmarking methodologies (BLEU, ROUGE, semantic similarity, LLM-as-a-judge), and automated testing suites. - Experience in managing and implementing automated test pipelines in CI/CD environments (Lightspeed, Tekton, Jenkins). - Ability to work effectively under pressure, managing tight sprint deadlines and unexpected changes in model outputs or LOB requirements. - Good written and verbal communication skills with a methodical, detail-oriented approach to software quality and data integrity. ### Education: - Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Data Science, or related quantitative discipline. ----------------------------------------------------- ### Job Family Group: Technology ----------------------------------------------------- ### Job Family: Applications Development ----------------------------------------------------- ### Time Type: ----------------------------------------------------- ### Primary Location: New York New York United States ----------------------------------------------------- ### Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $121,200.00 - $181,800.00 In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire. ----------------------------------------------------- ### Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above. ----------------------------------------------------- ### Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. ----------------------------------------------------- ### Anticipated Posting Close Date: ----------------------------------------------------- ### Automated Processing and AI 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. Importantly, all our hiring processes and decisions, including determining your suitability for a role, are conducted, checked, and decided by individuals. Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making. Please refer to any Jurisdictional Considerations, with specific provisions for your country (where relevant) for further details. Illinois residents – AI Notice and Right ----------------------------------------------------- *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.* *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. * View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster. [View posting at Citigroup](https://citi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/2/job/New-York-New-York-United-States/Forward-Deployed-Engineer---Assistant-Vice-President_261002786) ## About Citigroup Global bank serving institutions, governments, investors and consumers across payments, markets, banking, wealth and U.S. cards. 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