AI & Data Science Engineer II

Deloitte France; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte France is seeking an AI & Data Engineer II to join our AI & Engineering team in California. You will drive technology-focused client delivery across complex engagements, engaging with stakeholders, designing solutions, prototyping, testing, and production rollout.

Lead small teams and manage risks while communicating clearly with clients and leadership. The role emphasizes independent work, strong collaboration, and excellence in communication, with travel up to 50% and immigration

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience in data science, machine learning, or Generative AI, including developing or prototyping LLM applications using LLM APIs, prompt engineering, RAG, or vector retrieval
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Python and SQL across enterprise data, analytics, and machine learning platforms
• 1+ year of experience developing enterprise data products, data models, automated analytics pipelines, and decision-support solutions for reporting, trend analysis, traceability, or root-cause analysis
• 1+ year experience leading workstreams or small delivery teams within technology engagements
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field
• Ability to travel up to 50% on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available

Responsibilities

• Engage with client stakeholders and sponsors, acting as the primary technical point of contact for your workstream
• Deliver components of client engagements spanning solution design, prototyping, testing, and production rollout
• Lead small teams through business requirements gathering, functional design, process mapping, and support-model definition, providing technical direction throughout
• Monitor progress against plan, identify variances, and drive corrective action before issues affect delivery
• Identify risks, assumptions, and constraints early, and implement approved mitigations to protect delivery
• Maintain clear, consistent communication with client stakeholders and internal engagement leadership
• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

Skills

Data science

Machine learning

Generative AI

LLM APIs

Prompt engineering

RAG

Vector retrieval

Python

SQL

Lead workstreams

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, AI, or related field

Tools

Claude

Azure AI Foundry

Amazon Bedrock

Google Vertex AI

Anthropic API

Job description

Join our AI & Engineering team in transforming technology platforms, driving innovation, and helping make a significant impact on our clients' success. You'll work alongside talented professionals reimagining and re-engineering operations and processes that are critical to businesses. Your contributions can help clients improve financial performance, accelerate new digital ventures, and fuel growth through innovation.

AI & Engineering leverages cutting-edge engineering capabilities to build, deploy, and operate integrated/verticalized sector solutions in software, data, AI, network, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. These solutions are powered by engineering for business advantage, transforming mission-critical operations. We enable clients to stay ahead with the latest advancements by transforming engineering teams and modernizing technology & data platforms. Our delivery models are tailored to meet each client's unique requirements.

Recruiting for this role ends on 10/30/2026.

Work you'll do

As an AI and Data Science Engineer II on the AI & Data team, you will be responsible for driving technology-focused client delivery across complex engagements.

• Engage with client stakeholders and sponsors, acting as the primary technical point of contact for your workstream

• Deliver components of client engagements spanning solution design, prototyping, testing, and production rollout

• Lead small teams through business requirements gathering, functional design, process mapping, and support-model definition, providing technical direction throughout

• Monitor progress against plan, identify variances, and drive corrective action before issues affect delivery

• Identify risks, assumptions, and constraints early, and implement approved mitigations to protect delivery

• Maintain clear, consistent communication with client stakeholders and internal engagement leadership

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team

• Effective written and verbal communication skills

• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product

• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships

• Ability to lead projects or workstreams

• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor

• Ability to meet deadlines

• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The team

Our AI & Data practice offers comprehensive solutions for designing, developing, and operating advanced Data and AI platforms, products, insights, and services. We help clients innovate, enhance, and manage their data, AI, and analytics capabilities, ensuring they can grow and scale effectively.

Qualifications

Required:

• 2+ years of professional experience in data science, machine learning, or Generative AI, including developing or prototyping LLM applications using LLM APIs, prompt engineering, RAG, or vector retrieval

• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Python and SQL across enterprise data, analytics, and machine learning platforms

• 1+ year of experience developing enterprise data products, data models, automated analytics pipelines, and decision-support solutions for reporting, trend analysis, traceability, or root-cause analysis

• 1+ year experience leading workstreams or small delivery teams within technology engagements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field

• Ability to travel up to 50% on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve

• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available

Preferred:

• Experience in consulting or other client-facing delivery roles

• Experience using Claude through one or more of the following: Azure AI Foundry, Amazon Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, or the native Anthropic API

• Experience designing or implementing production agentic workflows involving capabilities such as orchestration, tool integration, state management, evaluation, guardrails, and human-in-the-loop controls

• Professional certification(s) in Generative AI, machine learning, or cloud AI technologies, such as Anthropic Claude, AWS Certified AI Practitioner, Google Cloud Generative AI Leader, Microsoft Azure AI, or CompTIA AI+.

• Experience developing client-facing materials for workshops and interactive sessions

• Experience presenting technical content to technical and nontechnical audiences in both small- and large- group settings

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $91,100 to $179,500.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.