EY-Parthenon – Strategy and Execution – Growth Platforms – Software Engineering – Director

EY-Parthenon; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 205,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical and dental coverage

Pension plan

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

EY-Parthenon in Boston is seeking a Software Engineering Director for AI Tooling to translate strategy into scalable software platforms and AI-enabled tools for Fortune 500 and growth-stage clients.

You will lead backend and fullstack development, cloud architectures on AWS/GCP, and collaborate with executive leadership to deliver high-impact solutions.

Qualifications

• To qualify, 5+ years of professional engineering experience or a graduate degree with 3+ years.
• Senior software engineering, platform engineering, or technical leadership experience.
• Proficiency with APIs, distributed systems, and cloud services.
• Hands-on experience deploying AI-enabled applications into production.
• Comfort in fast-paced, client-facing environments with evolving requirements.
• You must reside in or near the office location and travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and scale core software platforms integrating data, AI services, and UI apps.
• Lead development of AI-powered tools including copilots and domain-specific agents.
• Design robust service architectures (APIs, event-driven, pipelines) for reliability.
• Establish engineering best practices across code quality, testing, CI/CD, observability.
• Collaborate with AI/ML engineers to productionize models and agents.
• Partner with executives to translate strategy into scalable tech solutions.
• Mentor senior engineers and tech leads to foster ownership and craftsmanship.

Skills

Backend development

Fullstack systems

Cloud-native

AWS/GCP

AI tooling

Leadership

Security & compliance

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Graduate degree

Tools

Python

Java

Scala

TypeScript

APIs

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

GCP

Job description

Locations: New York, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, McLean, Hoboken, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The Opportunity

EY-Parthenon’s unique combination of transformative strategy, transactions and corporate finance delivers real-world value — solutions that work in practice, not just on paper. Benefiting from EY’s full spectrum of services, we’ve reimagined strategic consulting to work in a world of increasing complexity.

With deep functional and sector expertise, paired with innovative AI-powered technology and an investor mindset, we partner with CEOs, Boards, Private Equity and Governments every step of the way — enabling you to shape your future with confidence.

Within EY-Parthenon, the Growth Platforms team focuses on building durable technology and AI capabilities that power longterm enterprise growth. The Software Engineering Director for AI Tooling plays a pivotal role in translating strategy into execution—designing and scaling modern software platforms, AIenabled tools, and internal products that create measurable value for Fortune 500 and growthstage clients alike.

This role sits at the intersection of engineering excellence, applied AI, and business impact—partnering closely with executives, product leaders, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver systems that can be adopted, trusted, and scaled.

Your Key Responsibilities

As a Software Engineering Director, you will lead the design and delivery of productiongrade software systems and AIenabled tooling that underpin highvisibility client engagements and internal platforms. You will own architectural decisions, development standards, and technical direction across multiple workstreams.

Key responsibilities include:

• 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 And Attributes For Success

Successful candidates will bring strong engineering judgment, fluency in modern AI tooling, and the ability to operate comfortably across strategy and execution.

You will be expected to:

• Lead development of backend and fullstack systems using modern languages and frameworks (e.g., Python, Java, Scala, TypeScript).
• Design and manage cloudnative architectures on platforms such as AWS or GCP, using containerization and infrastructureascode.
• Build AIready application layers that integrate LLMs, retrieval systems, vector databases, and model orchestration frameworks.
• Develop internal tooling and developer platforms that improve velocity, reliability, and reuse across teams.
• Define and enforce standards for security, privacy, reliability, and compliance (e.g., SOC2, HIPAA, enterprise governance).
• Translate ambiguous business problems into concrete system designs and incremental delivery plans.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to nontechnical stakeholders.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A 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.

Ideally, you will have

• Experience working in management consulting, productled organizations, or highgrowth startups.
• Familiarity with modern AI ecosystems, including LLM frameworks, agent architectures, and prompt/tool orchestration.
• A strong product mindset—understanding not just how to build systems, but how they will be adopted and sustained.
• Knowledge of how to leverage firm-approved AI tools in a business setting, including Microsoft Copilot.

What we look for

We are looking for candidates who have a strong aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis and the ability to link business strategy to performance. Being a strong team player is critical with the ability to adapt to changing requirements or deadlines in support of our clients’ goals.

What We Offer You

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

• We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $205,000 to $235,000. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
• Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
• Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities.

EY | Building a better working world

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.

Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.

EY provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law.