Lead Forward-Deployed AI Engineer

Accenture PLC; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 87,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Forward-Deployed AI Engineer to work directly with clients and internal teams to design, prototype, deploy, and scale end-to-end AI solutions. You will integrate LLMs with enterprise platforms, delivering production-grade workflows and measurable business impact.

You will collaborate across product, engineering, data, and business stakeholders, managing ambiguity with a builder’s mindset and ensuring security and governance considerations are baked in from concept to

Qualifications

• 5+ years software engineering experience in Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, or Java.
• 2+ years with modern AI/ML platforms such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini.
• Experience integrating APIs and building distributed, production systems.
• Strong client-facing communication and collaboration skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with clients and internal teams to understand problems, shape AI use cases, and define technical solutions.
• Design and implement end-to-end AI solutions, integrating LLMs and AI services with enterprise platforms.
• Prototype, iterate, and deploy AI-enabled workflows into real environments.
• Serve as the technical bridge between product, engineering, data, and business stakeholders.
• Drive solution architecture: prompt design, API integrations, and enterprise knowledge integration.
• Provide technical leadership for secure, scalable AI deployment.

Skills

Software engineering

API integration

AI platform experience

Client-facing communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

ServiceNow

Salesforce

SAP

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Forward-Deployed AI Engineer to work directly with clients and internal teams to design, prototype, deploy, and scale end-to-end AI solutions. You will integrate LLMs with enterprise platforms, delivering production-grade workflows and measurable business impact.

You will collaborate across product, engineering, data, and business stakeholders, managing ambiguity with a builder’s mindset and ensuring security and governance considerations are baked in from concept to