Client-Facing AI Engineer & Model Lead

EY; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 157,000 - 262,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k)

Job summary

EY is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer Manager to lead AI engineering engagements for clients, delivering scalable AI/ML solutions across cloud and on-prem environments. You will guide multi-disciplinary teams, design architectures, and ensure responsible deployment with strong stakeholder collaboration.

You will work closely with clients to diagnose problems, identify high-value AI opportunities, and deliver measurable outcomes while shaping a forward-deployed technical leadership role

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required and 6–10 years in AI/Data/ML fields.
• 2–4 years of direct experience leading technical teams.
• Strong Python and software engineering fundamentals.
• Experience with cloud platforms and ML/DL frameworks.
• Familiarity with MLOps, CI/CD, and responsible AI practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead client-embedded AI workstreams from opportunity to deployment and value realization.
• Redesign processes for human-AI collaboration and deliver rapid prototyping.
• Manage lean, multidisciplinary teams across complex AI initiatives.
• Lead client discovery, solutioning, and hands-on technical development.
• Define solution architectures and guide agentic AI workflows and integrations.
• Establish governance, observability, and risk controls for AI systems.
• Coach teams on AI-native development tools to accelerate delivery.

Skills

Python

Leadership

Cloud platforms

Generative AI

MLOps

NLP / Deep Learning

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Claude

Codex

Cursor

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Jira

CI/CD

Job description

EY is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer Manager to lead AI engineering engagements for clients, delivering scalable AI/ML solutions across cloud and on-prem environments. You will guide multi-disciplinary teams, design architectures, and ensure responsible deployment with strong stakeholder collaboration.

You will work closely with clients to diagnose problems, identify high-value AI opportunities, and deliver measurable outcomes while shaping a forward-deployed technical leadership role