Senior Forward-Deployed AI Engineer

EY; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 206,000 - 428,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Manager and Forward Deployed Engineer to establish and lead the FDE capability in the Technology sector. You will embed with senior client stakeholders, shape AI use cases, and translate technical decisions into measurable business outcomes.

You will drive proposals, pricing, and demonstrations while building prototypes that win engagements. The role requires hands-on coding, architecture ownership for generative AI programs, and the ability to work across EY and client

Qualifications

• 15+ years of applied engineering and senior AI/ML leadership experience.
• LLM depth including model behavior, context design, and prompt engineering.
• Proven production-grade AI systems with guardrails and safety controls.

Responsibilities

• Establish the FDE capability for EY Technology sector and define the role model and standards.
• Embed with senior client stakeholders to shape AI use cases and translate decisions into business outcomes.
• Lead proposals, pricing, and demos; build working prototypes that win engagements.

Skills

AI/ML engineering

Generative AI

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

REST/GraphQL/gRPC

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Microsoft Fabric

NVIDIA GPUs

Job description

EY is seeking a Senior Manager and Forward Deployed Engineer to establish and lead the FDE capability in the Technology sector. You will embed with senior client stakeholders, shape AI use cases, and translate technical decisions into measurable business outcomes.

You will drive proposals, pricing, and demonstrations while building prototypes that win engagements. The role requires hands-on coding, architecture ownership for generative AI programs, and the ability to work across EY and client