AI Forward-Deployed Engineer

Alvarez & Marsal; Madrid; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) invites experienced AI engineers to join the AI Lab in Madrid, embedding with client teams to design, build, and ship AI agents and automations. You will deploy across SAP Joule/BTP, Salesforce Agentforce, Microsoft Copilot, and Power Platform while delivering production-grade integrations.

You will travel within Europe and work on-site several days per week during engagements, translating business needs into robust technical designs and enabling client teams to extend

Qualifications

• Several years building and shipping software or data products in production.
• Strong Python; APIs, data pipelines, and cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Hands-on with LLM-based systems; prompt design and tool calling.
• Version control, testing, and CI/CD experience.
• Fluent English; Spanish advantageous; travel within Europe.

Responsibilities

• Build production-grade AI solutions (agents, automations, integrations) that run in the client’s environment.
• Work on-site with client teams to understand processes before automating; stay with delivery through stabilization and handover.
• Move quickly from PoC to robust deployments with tests, error handling, and documentation.
• Translate business cases into buildable technical designs; communicate constraints clearly.
• Enable client teams to operate and extend what you deliver with templates and patterns.

Skills

Python

APIs & Data Pipelines

Cloud Services

LLM-based Systems

CI/CD & Testing

English Fluent

React Frontend

Tools

SAP Joule

Salesforce Agentforce

Microsoft Copilot Studio

Power Platform

n8n

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global professional services firm known for driving change and delivering results for companies, investors, and government entities. With a focus on operational, financial, and digital transformation, A&M combines deep industry expertise with hands‑on execution to help clients accelerate growth, improve performance, and create long‑term value. Our people are action‑oriented, entrepreneurial, and collaborative—committed to making a measurable impact for clients across sectors and geographies.

The Team

• The AI Lab is A&M’s forward‑deployed AI engineering capability within Digital & Technology Services EMEA, launching from Madrid.
• We embed directly within client teams to design, build, and ship AI agents, automations, and accelerators that move from advisory insight into production reality.
• We partner closely with A&M consulting teams: consultants identify and quantify value; the AI Lab engineers make it real at the client—on their platforms, in their environment, and with their people.

How you will contribute

• Build production‑grade AI solutions (agents, workflow automations, integrations) that run in the client’s environment.
• Work on‑site with client teams to understand processes before automating; stay with delivery through stabilization and handover.
• Move quickly from proof of concept to robust deployments (tests, error handling, logging, documentation, clean handover).
• Implement on client‑preferred platforms: SAP Joule/BTP, Salesforce Agentforce, Microsoft Copilot and Power Platform, orchestration tools (e.g., n8n), or bespoke Python when required.
• Translate business cases into buildable technical designs; clearly communicate when constraints make a solution unviable.
• Enable client teams to operate and extend what you deliver (templates, patterns, enablement)—avoid creating dependency.
• Contribute assets and learnings back to the AI Lab library to accelerate future engagements.

Qualifications

• Several years building and shipping software or data products used in production.
• Strong Python; comfortable with APIs, data pipelines, and cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Hands‑on experience with LLM‑based systems: prompt design, retrieval, tool/function calling, agent frameworks; practical understanding of failure modes.
• Routine use of version control, testing, and CI/CD.
• Client presence: ability to ask challenging questions and explain technical trade‑offs in business terms.
• Fluent English; Spanish advantageous; other European languages welcome.
• Willingness to travel within Europe and to work on client sites several days per week during engagements.
• Certification or delivery experience with enterprise platforms: SAP BTP/Joule, Salesforce Agentforce, Microsoft Copilot Studio or Power Platform.
• Consulting, agency, or client‑facing delivery experience.
• Exposure to regulated environments, and to data protection, security review, or model risk processes.
• Front‑end skills (e.g., React) to build usable interfaces around agents.

Your journey at A&M

We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person’s unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top‑notch training and on‑the‑job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career.

We prioritize your well‑being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high‑performing and passionate professionals.

Culture & Values

At Alvarez & Marsal, our core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity guide everything we do, shaping a culture rooted in entrepreneurship, impact, and integrity.

We trust our people to take ownership early, contribute to meaningful challenges, and drive results that matter.

We empower growth and champion diverse perspectives.

Above all, we value doing the right thing.

For those ready to roll up their sleeves, lead with integrity, and be difference makers, this is where it starts.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Alvarez & Marsal’s practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information or other protected medical condition, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by and in accordance with applicable laws.

Employees and Applicants can find A&M policy statements and additional information by region here.