Citi Young Apprentice 2026 hiring is now open in Chennai (Job ID 26984372) – a C00 apprentice role tied to Citi’s new AI Coding Workshop initiative, open to candidates with a high school diploma or equivalent experience.
Job Summary
About the Citi Young Apprentice 2026 opening
Citi is launching a strategic Coding Workshop initiative aimed at identifying and nurturing top-tier AI engineering talent, and the Citi Young Apprentice 2026 role is how you get in. The programme is designed to evaluate and showcase participants’ technical acumen, adaptability in new environments, and creative problem-solving. Citi frames it as positioning the firm at the forefront of AI innovation while addressing its talent acquisition objectives for high-potential engineers – so this is a genuine pipeline role, not a token apprenticeship.
Key responsibilities
You will contribute to projects using core technologies across frontend, backend, and database systems, learning and adapting to new technologies and unfamiliar environments quickly. Expect to collaborate with team members to solve complex problems and deliver innovative solutions, work within an engineering team, contribute fresh perspectives to ongoing projects, and be mentored by experienced engineers who provide guidance and support as you grow. Citi explicitly builds mentorship into the Citi Young Apprentice 2026 structure.
Required technical skills
Citi lists a specific stack. On the frontend you need HTML, CSS, and React.js including React Responsive and Material UI components. Backend is Python. The database is MongoDB. Version control is Git and GitHub. Optional but desirable skills include Terraform for infrastructure, shell scripts for deployment, and AWS Serverless as the deployment target – S3, CloudFront, Lambda, and DocumentDB. Building even a small full-stack project on that exact stack is the single best preparation you can do for Citi Young Apprentice 2026.
Eligibility for Citi Young Apprentice 2026
This is the part worth reading carefully. Citi lists the education requirement as a high school diploma or equivalent experience – not a degree. Combined with the React, Python, and MongoDB skill requirements, that makes Citi Young Apprentice 2026 unusually accessible for self-taught developers, diploma holders, and bootcamp graduates who can demonstrate real coding ability. If you can build and ship on the listed stack, the formal qualification bar will not stop you.
Selection process for Citi Young Apprentice 2026
Citi has not published a round-by-round process, but the role is built around a Coding Workshop designed to evaluate technical acumen and creative problem-solving, so expect a practical, hands-on assessment rather than a purely theoretical interview. Prepare to write working code, explain your choices, and adapt to an unfamiliar environment under observation.
Documents required
Keep an updated resume ready (build one free with the Resume Builder) along with your highest education certificate, mark sheets, a government photo ID, and a passport-size photograph. Most importantly, have your GitHub profile clean and your best full-stack project deployed and linkable – Citi lists Git and GitHub as required skills for Citi Young Apprentice 2026.
Preparation tips
Build one project that uses the exact stack: a React frontend with Material UI, a Python backend, and MongoDB storage, pushed to GitHub with clean commits. If you can deploy it on AWS using S3, CloudFront, and Lambda, you will match the desirable skills too. Run at least two timed mock rounds with the free aptitude practice tests on Freshershunt and rehearse a 90-second self-introduction that opens with what you have actually built, since that is what the workshop format rewards.
How to apply for Citi Young Apprentice 2026
Click Apply Now on this page, or open the official Citi careers portal and search Job ID 26984372 (Young Apprentice – C00, Chennai). Apply early, as Citi closes apprentice requisitions once the workshop cohort fills. Browse more live openings on the companies hiring freshers hub.
About Citi
Citi is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations, operating across nearly 160 countries and jurisdictions. Its India technology centres run substantial engineering, analytics, and platform work, and the firm is investing heavily in AI capability – which is the strategic backdrop to Citi Young Apprentice 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Citi Young Apprentice 2026 role?
Citi Young Apprentice 2026 is a C00-level apprentice position in Chennai (Job ID 26984372) tied to Citi’s Coding Workshop initiative for identifying AI engineering talent.
What is the education requirement?
Citi lists a high school diploma or equivalent experience, which makes this unusually open compared with most banking technology roles.
Which technical skills are required?
Frontend: HTML, CSS, React.js with React Responsive and Material UI. Backend: Python. Database: MongoDB. Version control: Git and GitHub.
What skills are desirable but optional?
Terraform for infrastructure, shell scripts for deployment, and AWS Serverless targets including S3, CloudFront, Lambda, and DocumentDB.
Where is the role based?
The role is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
What is the salary for this Citi role?
Citi has not disclosed a salary figure for this posting.
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