Senior AI Forward-Deployed Engineer - Remote

EY; Sacramento (CA); Remote; USD 107,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

401(k) plan

Pension plan

Paid time off

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to lead end‑to‑end AI/ML projects for diverse clients across the United States. You will diagnose problems, identify high‑value AI opportunities, and build scalable AI solutions that learn, reason, and adapt to varied environments, in cloud or on‑premises.

You will work closely with clients and EY teams to deliver cutting‑edge AI capabilities, maintain data integrity, and accelerate delivery with a strong focus on responsible AI practices and

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree required (4-year degree).
• 3–6 years of full‑time working experience in AI and/or Machine Learning.
• Strong skills in Python.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with diverse, hybrid and global teams.
• Experience identifying, solutioning, designing, building, deploying, and maintaining high‑impact, high‑value production AI/ML solutions on a major cloud platform.
• Proficient in foundation models, generative AI, and agentic AI frameworks (e.g., OpenAI, Dall‑e, Langchain, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)) and experienced with ML packages like scikit‑learn and PyTorch.
• Experience with natural language processing and deep learning.
• Extensive experience in AI‑assisted and DevOps tools (Claude, Codex, Cursor, GitHub, Azure DevOps), Agile methodologies (Jira), and CI/CD pipelines for developing, deploying, and scaling analytical solutions.
• Experience with MLOps, LLMOps, and AgentOps and ML workflows, including data ingestion, transformation, and evaluation.
• Experience with model retraining and feedback loop methodologies.
• Experience with model and solution evaluation, observability, monitoring and reporting.
• Understanding of data structures, Responsible AI practices, and data modelling, and software engineering best practices.
• Strong foundation in mathematics, statistics, and operations research, with proficiency in data manipulation tools (SQL, Pandas, Spark) and deep learning techniques in mathematics, statistics, and operations research, with proficiency in data manipulation tools (SQL, Pandas, Spark) and deep learning techniques
• Excellent communication skills for conveying findings and recommendations, with a willingness to travel for client engagements

Responsibilities

• Translate ambiguous business challenges into scoped opportunities and implement scalable AI/ML solutions.
• Design AI‑native applications, agentic workflows, reusable tools, connectors, and integrations while enhancing data pipelines.
• Deploy, evaluate, monitor, and optimize learning processes to improve high‑performance models.
• Demonstrate value through measurable outcomes and identify next use cases; travel to engage with clients as needed.
• Use AI‑native development tools to accelerate delivery while maintaining software engineering, testing, security, and documentation standards.
• Create evaluations, observability, feedback loops, access controls, and human‑in‑the‑loop safeguards for quality and safety.

Skills

Python

AI/ML

Client communication

Project management

Data analysis

Hybrid collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Claude

Codex

Cursor

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Job description

EY is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to lead end‑to‑end AI/ML projects for diverse clients across the United States. You will diagnose problems, identify high‑value AI opportunities, and build scalable AI solutions that learn, reason, and adapt to varied environments, in cloud or on‑premises.

You will work closely with clients and EY teams to deliver cutting‑edge AI capabilities, maintain data integrity, and accelerate delivery with a strong focus on responsible AI practices and