Forward Deployed Engineer - Financial Services

EY; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 139,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

EY seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer (Manager) to solve complex business challenges at the intersection of consulting, engineering, and product delivery. You will design, build, and deploy AI, cloud, data, and platform solutions with measurable outcomes.

The role requires technical depth, business acumen, and the ability to lead delivery from concept through production while expanding client value and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience leading client-facing technology delivery in ambiguous environments.
• Ability to connect business objectives to architecture and delivery decisions.
• Experience guiding multiple workstreams and cross-functional teams.
• Strong foundation in software engineering, cloud, data, and AI/GenAI.

Responsibilities

• Partner with client stakeholders to understand objectives and opportunities.
• Lead discovery, requirements, design, and implementation activities.
• Design and deliver AI, cloud, data, and platform solutions.
• Translate business requirements into scalable architectures and plans.
• Own end-to-end solution delivery from concept to deployment and adoption.

Skills

AI/GenAI

Cloud platforms

Python

Java

TypeScript

LLM applications

LangChain/LangGraph

APIs & data services

CI/CD

Communication & leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Google ADK

LangChain

LangGraph

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure/OpenAI / Vertex AI / AWS Bedrock

Kafka

GitHub Copilot / Claude Code

Job description

EY seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer (Manager) to solve complex business challenges at the intersection of consulting, engineering, and product delivery. You will design, build, and deploy AI, cloud, data, and platform solutions with measurable outcomes.

The role requires technical depth, business acumen, and the ability to lead delivery from concept through production while expanding client value and growth opportunities.