AI Native Software Engineering Senior Manager/Assoc Director

Accenture; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an AI Native Engineer with a strong background in cloud-native solutions and agentic systems. The role requires expertise in designing and engineering enterprise-ready AI agents to provide clients with tailored, scalable solutions.

The ideal candidate should have at least 10 years of experience in engineering, programming, and client communication, along with a degree in Computer Science or Engineering. Accenture offers a competitive benefits package including medical coverage and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years engineering experience with cloud-native systems (APIs, microservices, containerization).
• Minimum of 1 year of deep expertise in designing and deploying agentic solutions in production environments.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience programming in Python, Java, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer enterprise-ready AI agents.
• Develop integration layers across AI providers for seamless enablement.
• Leverage containerization and microservices for scalable systems.

Skills

Cloud-native systems

AI platforms (OpenAI, Claude, Vertex AI)

Python Programming

Client communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Job description

About the Company

A forward-thinking services company at the forefront of AI-native innovation. We partner with enterprise clients to create next-generation, agent-powered workflows engineered to scale in real-world settings. Our engineers embed deeply with customers, moving projects beyond experimentation into operational reality.

You Are

An AI Native Engineer with a minimum of 5 years of experience building cloud-native solutions, and deep expertise in designing and deploying agentic systems, especially for enterprise environments. You are a critical thinker that thrives in ambiguity, delivering concrete results by designing, building, and running custom AI agents that augment workflows and scale across modern infrastructure. You’ll help shape the playbook for how enterprises adopt and scale AI-native engineering globally.

The Work

You’ll embed directly with clients — acting as both technologist and trusted advisor. You’ll partner with stakeholders to define use cases, rapidly prototype, and deploy agentic workflows that are robust, secure, and operational in complex enterprise domains. Often, these will be completely net new platforms and systems that need to be stitched together in our clients' environments alongside our Ecosystem partners.

Responsibilities

• Agent Architecture and Engineering: Design and engineer enterprise‑ready AI agents encompassing retrieval, orchestration, policy‑based routing, tool invocation, evaluation harnesses, and lifecycle observability.
• AI Platform Integration: Develop abstraction layers across AI providers (Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, etc.) to enable seamless integration and enablement.
• Cloud‑Native Engineering: Leverage containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), microservices, serverless, event‑driven architectures, CI/CD, and observability to deliver scalable AI‑native systems.
• Domain‑Specific Workflows: Tailor and deploy agentic applications across verticals — e.g., finance, healthcare, retail — addressing domain‑specific processes via intelligent automation.
• Client Engagement: Conduct design workshops, POCs, and code‑with sessions to shape data‑driven agent workflows with stakeholders, fostering trust and adoption.
• Measure & Improve: Define and use key metrics, test harnesses, and evaluation plans to measure agent accuracy, latency, safety, and cost effectiveness.
• Knowledge Sharing: Craft reusable patterns, documentation, and best practices to influence internal assets and client roadmaps.

Travel

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Job Qualifications

What You Need

• Minimum of 10 years engineering experience with cloud‑native systems (APIs, microservices, containerization, serverless).
• Minimum of 1 year of deep expertise in designing and deploying agentic solutions (agents, orchestration, context engineering, RAG, workflows) in production environments.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience with AI platforms — OpenAI, Claude, Vertex AI, plus open‑source models — including building abstraction layers to manage multi‑provider pipelines.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience programming in Python, Java, or equivalent; familiarity with evaluation tooling, logging, monitoring, and agent observability.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience deploying to production — CI/CD, infrastructure as code (Terraform, Helm), monitoring, and debugging.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in client communication and collaboration, including being capable of leading technical workshops and delivering under ambiguity.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent; additional AI certifications or agentic tool experience is a plus.

Bonus Points If

• You’ve served as an Agentic AI Engineer in an Enterprise environment.
• You’ve defined or worked with enterprise‑grade architectures for compound AI systems, orchestration frameworks, or agent registry/stream‑based architectures.
• You understand the AI‑native paradigm — blending cloud‑native with generative model architectures — optimizing for performance, modularity, and efficiency.
• You’ve delivered solutions across multiple industries (e.g., finance, healthcare) by tailoring agentic workflows to industry needs.

Benefits

Accenture offers a market‑competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, long‑term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Accenture is an EEO and affirmative action employer of veterans/individuals with disabilities. Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.