Senior AI‑Native Systems Engineer (Client‑Embedded)

Ernst & Young Oman; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible vacation policy

Medical & dental coverage

Job summary

EY is seeking senior engineers for the Advanced Forward Engineering team in the Office of the CTO. You will design, build, and deliver AI-native systems embedded with regulated clients, shaping outcomes with pragmatic tradeoffs.

This role emphasizes end-to-end delivery ownership, production-quality code, and collaboration with platform, security, governance teams. You’ll operate at the edge of the enterprise, balancing reliability, safety, and business impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years delivering complex software in enterprise or regulated environments.
• Experience in customer-facing or consulting engineering roles.
• Hands-on experience building and deploying distributed systems, APIs, integrations, or data-intensive applications.
• Practical experience with modern AI application stacks (e.g., LLM-backed systems, agentic workflows, orchestration frameworks).
• Proven track record owning delivery in real-world conditions.
• Experience writing and maintaining production-grade code that operates under compliance, performance, and reliability constraints.
• Ability to work effectively with engineering, architecture, security, and governance teams.

Responsibilities

• Embed directly with client teams to frame problems and define delivery paths under regulatory constraints.
• Own end-to-end delivery outcomes from shaping through deployment and sustainment.
• Implement and manage AI-enabled workflows and integrations using platform capabilities.
• Write and review production-quality code (e.g., LangGraph, Python) aligned with enterprise standards.
• Make real-time delivery tradeoffs balancing functionality, safety, cost, and timeline.
• Ensure solutions comply with security and governance constraints, achieving safe-to-ship approval.
• Capture and communicate field learnings to improve platform evolution.
• Collaborate with integration, platform, and architecture teams to reduce rework.

Skills

Ownership of complex problems

Engineering fundamentals

Client-facing engineering

Hands-on execution

Calm judgment under pressure

Clear communication

Reliability & trust

Curiosity & adaptability

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS or related field

Tools

LangGraph

Python

Orchestration glue

Job description

EY is seeking senior engineers for the Advanced Forward Engineering team in the Office of the CTO. You will design, build, and deliver AI-native systems embedded with regulated clients, shaping outcomes with pragmatic tradeoffs.

This role emphasizes end-to-end delivery ownership, production-quality code, and collaboration with platform, security, governance teams. You’ll operate at the edge of the enterprise, balancing reliability, safety, and business impact.