AI-First Forward Deployed Engineer

Accenture PLC; Auckland; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Auckland is seeking Forward Deployed Engineers who embed directly in client teams to deliver AI-first solutions. You will own outcomes from discovery through production, translating ambiguous problems into concrete technical plans for sprint delivery and building rapid prototypes that evolve with user feedback.

You will deploy production-grade AI on client infrastructure, integrating with legacy systems and security controls while driving enterprise-wide AI methods, governance, and

Qualifications

• Shipped production software in high-stakes environments.
• Strong Python and/or TypeScript coding skills.
• Hands-on cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience with LLMs or AI agent frameworks in production.
• Solid data engineering fundamentals and data quality awareness.

Responsibilities

• Embed within client teams from discovery to production deployment.
• Translate business problems into concrete technical plans for sprint delivery.
• Build rapid prototypes and iterate with real user feedback.
• Deploy production AI solutions integrating with legacy systems and security frameworks.
• Lead with AI tools and establish scalable architectures across cloud platforms.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Cloud fluency

LLMs experience

Data engineering

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

LlamaIndex

CrewAI

Job description

Accenture Auckland is seeking Forward Deployed Engineers who embed directly in client teams to deliver AI-first solutions. You will own outcomes from discovery through production, translating ambiguous problems into concrete technical plans for sprint delivery and building rapid prototypes that evolve with user feedback.

You will deploy production-grade AI on client infrastructure, integrating with legacy systems and security controls while driving enterprise-wide AI methods, governance, and