Senior AI Engineer, Forward-Deployed Solutions

Clearsulting; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Unlimited PTO

Paid parental leave

Flexible work environment

Cell phone reimbursement

Mental health apps

Job summary

Clearsulting is building a new AI Services for the Office of the CFO. You’ll be the first engineering hire shaping secure, scalable AI for finance workflows, translating complex financial challenges into practical software.

You’ll collaborate with consultants and leaders to define standards and deliver client-impacting solutions. The role combines hands-on engineering with client-facing work in a hybrid/remote setup across the U.S., offering growth, equity in the service line, and a compensation

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering with full-stack Python/TypeScript experience.
• Experience deploying and operating agentic AI systems in production.
• Proficiency with Claude Agent SDK, MCP, FastAPI, and React/Next.js.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical designs and explain tradeoffs to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy end-to-end agentic AI applications.
• Build MCP tools and integrations with ERP and finance apps.
• Operate secure cloud environments with IaC and CI/CD.
• Implement guardrails, human approval gates, validation, and evaluation frameworks.
• Establish reusable architectures and coding standards for consistency.
• Collaborate with business and finance leads to translate workflows into technical solutions.
• Explain architectures and trade-offs to finance executives and scope engagements.
• Partner with other practices to shape integrated client offerings.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

SQL

Agentic AI systems

Cloud infrastructure

Client-facing engineering

Finance domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Claude Agent SDK

MCP

FastAPI

React/Next.js

Job description

Clearsulting is building a new AI Services for the Office of the CFO. You’ll be the first engineering hire shaping secure, scalable AI for finance workflows, translating complex financial challenges into practical software.

You’ll collaborate with consultants and leaders to define standards and deliver client-impacting solutions. The role combines hands-on engineering with client-facing work in a hybrid/remote setup across the U.S., offering growth, equity in the service line, and a compensation