Senior AI Forward Engineering Architect

EY; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 374,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible vacation

Medical & dental coverage

Pension & 401(k)

Job summary

EY seeks a senior, hands‑on Distinguished Engineer to lead delivery of AI‑native systems into regulated industries such as tax, finance, and risk. You will bridge real‑world delivery, architecture, and governance to move AI from concept to production with auditable rigor.

The role sits in EY’s Advanced Forward Engineering team, collaborating with Product Engineering and governance authorities while remaining anchored in delivery outcomes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years delivering complex AI enterprise systems, ideally in regulated industries.
• Deep experience with distributed systems, cloud platforms, and integration‑heavy architectures.
• Hands‑on experience with modern AI‑enabled application stacks (e.g., agentic systems, orchestration frameworks).
• Proven ability to operate in front‑facing engineering roles, owning outcomes under real‑world constraints.
• Track record of reusable technical patterns or platforms that scale beyond a single engagement.
• Experience collaborating with architecture, product, and platform teams.
• Strong understanding of software delivery lifecycle and production readiness in enterprise settings.

Responsibilities

• Serve as cross‑engagement technical authority ensuring delivery aligns with architecture, safety, and constraints in regulated environments.
• Synthesize learnings into durable reference integrations and reusable patterns to reduce failures.
• Collaborate with AI agents to support regulated safe‑to‑ship decisions with evidence and validation inputs.
• Operate as a player‑coach, contributing to complex system design while guiding delivery teams to repeatable approaches.
• Consolidate cross‑cell signals into evidence‑based recommendations for platform investment and backlog items.
• Partner with Product Engineering and Product Architecture to package client patterns into technical business cases.

Skills

AI/ML systems

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Leadership

Client engagement

Systems design

Security & governance

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science

Job description

EY seeks a senior, hands‑on Distinguished Engineer to lead delivery of AI‑native systems into regulated industries such as tax, finance, and risk. You will bridge real‑world delivery, architecture, and governance to move AI from concept to production with auditable rigor.

The role sits in EY’s Advanced Forward Engineering team, collaborating with Product Engineering and governance authorities while remaining anchored in delivery outcomes.