Forward Deployed AI Engineer

Socket.dev; Missouri; On-site; USD 150,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks a Forward-Deployed AI Engineer to design, prototype, deploy, and scale end-to-end AI solutions for enterprise clients. You will work directly with clients, partners, and internal teams to translate ambiguous business needs into production-grade AI workflows using leading platforms.

You will lead architecture decisions, ensure security and governance, and collaborate across product, engineering, and data teams while traveling up to 25-75% as required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years software engineering experience (Python, TS/JS, Java) and API integration.
• 2+ years experience with modern AI/ML platforms (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.).
• 10+ years translating business needs into technical designs for large enterprises.

Responsibilities

• Understand business problems, shape AI use cases, and define technical solutions.
• Design and implement end-to-end AI solutions with LLMs and enterprise platforms.
• Prototype, iterate, and deploy AI-enabled workflows, agents, copilots, and automations.
• Serve as the technical bridge between product, engineering, data, and business stakeholders.
• Drive solution architecture: prompts, workflow design, API integrations, governance.

Skills

Python

TypeScript/JavaScript

Java

APIs integration

Distributed systems

Client-facing communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Equivalent work experience

Tools

OpenAI

Anthropic

Gemini

SAP

ServiceNow

Salesforce

Job description

We are:

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:

A Forward-Deployed AI Engineerwho thrives at the intersection of cutting-edge AI platforms, enterprise systems, and real-world business problems. It is a product-minded, customer-embedded engineering rolewhere you will work directly with clients, partners, and internal product teams to design, prototype, deploy, and scale end-to-end AI solutions.

The Work:

You will work hands-on with platforms such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, SAP, ServiceNow, and other enterprise systems, translating ambiguous business needs into production-grade AI workflows that deliver measurable impact.

This role requires strong engineering depth, excellent communication, comfort with ambiguity, and a builder’s mindset.

Responsibilities:

• Work directly with clients and internal teams to understand business problems, shape AI use cases, and define technical solutions— often from ambiguous or evolving requirements.

• Design and implement end-to-end AI solutions, integrating LLMs and AI services (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, etc.) with enterprise platforms (SAP, ServiceNow, Salesforce, data platforms, internal systems).

• Rapidly prototype, iterate, and deploy AI-enabled workflows, agents, copilots, and automations into real operational environments.

• Serve as the technical bridge between product, engineering, data, and business stakeholders, ensuring solutions are technically sound, usable, and aligned with business value.

• Drive solution architecture, including:

  • Prompt and workflow design

  • API integrations and orchestration

  • Enterprise knowledge integration

  • Security, privacy, and governance considerations

• Own solutions from concept → prototype → production → iteration, with accountability for quality, reliability, and outcomes.

• Provide technical leadership and best practices for responsible, secure, and scalable AI deployment.

At Accenture, we hire the best people and help them become even better through world-class training, career counseling, mentoring and support to help you maintain professional success.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 25% to 75% depending on business need and client requirements.

What You Need:

• Minimum 10 years software engineering experience (Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Java) with 10 years’ experience integrating APIs and building distributed, production systems.

• Minimum of 2 years experience with modern AI/ML platforms such as:

  • OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar foundation model providers

  • Workflow orchestration and agent frameworks

  • Enterprise platforms (ServiceNow, Salesforce, SAP, data platforms, etc.)

• Minimum of 10 years experience translating high-level business needs into concrete technical designs and implementationsin a large enterprise-wide organizations or professional services firm.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in client-facing communication and collaboration, including leading technical discussions, workshops, or delivery sessions under ambiguity.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent OR equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 10/15/2026.
Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

Role Location Annual Salary Range
California $132,500 to $366,300
Cleveland $122,700 to $293,000
Colorado $132,500 to $316,400
District of Columbia $141,100 to $337,000
Illinois $122,700 to $316,400
Maine $112,900 to $269,600
Maryland $132,500 to $316,400
Massachusetts $132,500 to $337,000
Minnesota $132,500 to $316,400
New York $122,700 to $366,300
New Jersey $141,100 to $366,300
Virginia $122,700 to $337,000
Washington $141,100 to $337,000

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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