Strategic AI Engineer — Forward Deployment

EY; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 156,400 - 342,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in the United States is seeking an Associate Director for Forward Deployed Engineering to lead the design, development, and deployment of AI-driven, data-centric solutions in client environments. You will blend hands-on engineering with emerging leadership to drive business impact.

You will mentor junior engineers and data scientists, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and help shape EY’s FDE framework while delivering measurable outcomes for clients and accelerating growth

Qualifications

• 6+ years in software, data engineering, or AI/ML solution delivery.
• Proven experience delivering scalable AI/ML solutions for clients.
• Cloud-native development with Kubernetes and Docker.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with client stakeholders to support AI and data strategy initiatives.
• Develop and deploy AI/LLM-powered applications with RAG and orchestration.
• Lead and mentor engineers and data scientists in cross-functional pods.
• Contribute to proposals, technical demos, and client engagements.

Skills

AI/ML engineering

Cloud-native architectures

Python

LangChain/LlamaIndex/AutoGen

Kubernetes/Docker

Client engagement

Solution delivery

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD

Job description

EY in the United States is seeking an Associate Director for Forward Deployed Engineering to lead the design, development, and deployment of AI-driven, data-centric solutions in client environments. You will blend hands-on engineering with emerging leadership to drive business impact.

You will mentor junior engineers and data scientists, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and help shape EY’s FDE framework while delivering measurable outcomes for clients and accelerating growth