Director, AI Platform Engineering & Tooling

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; New York (NY); On-site; USD 205,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

EY-Parthenon in New York is seeking a Software Engineering Director for AI Tooling to lead the design and delivery of production-grade software systems and AI-enabled tooling that underpin high-visibility client engagements and internal platforms.

You will own architectural decisions, set development standards, and mentor senior engineers while partnering with Csuite executives to translate strategic objectives into scalable technical solutions, delivering measurable business impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field and 5+ years of professional engineering experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience in senior software engineering, platform engineering, or technical leadership roles.
• Strong proficiency in modern software development practices, including APIs, distributed systems, and cloud services.
• Hands on experience deploying AIenabled applications or tooling into production environments.
• Comfort operating in fastpaced, clientfacing environments with evolving requirements.
• You must either reside in or be in a commutable distance to your office location for this position.
• The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary. In certain circumstances, travel may be required beyond your work location based on client and project needs.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and scale core software platforms that integrate data, AI services, and userfacing applications.
• Lead the development of AIpowered tools, including decision support systems, copilots, internal developer tools, and domainspecific agents.
• Design and maintain robust service architectures (APIs, eventdriven systems, batch and realtime pipelines) optimized for reliability, security, and extensibility.
• Establish engineering best practices across code quality, testing, CI/CD, observability, and performance.
• Collaborate with AI/ML engineers to productionize models and agents, ensuring seamless integration into realworld workflows.
• Partner directly with business leaders and Csuite executives to translate strategic objectives into scalable technical solutions.
• Mentor senior engineers and technical leads, fostering a culture of ownership, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Python

Java

Scala

TypeScript

APIs

Distributed systems

Cloud architectures

AI tooling

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform/IaC

Education

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

Graduate degree

Tools

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Terraform/IaC

CI/CD

Job description

EY-Parthenon in New York is seeking a Software Engineering Director for AI Tooling to lead the design and delivery of production-grade software systems and AI-enabled tooling that underpin high-visibility client engagements and internal platforms.

You will own architectural decisions, set development standards, and mentor senior engineers while partnering with Csuite executives to translate strategic objectives into scalable technical solutions, delivering measurable business impact.