Forward Deployed Engineer - Model Engineering - Senior - Consulting - OPEN Location
Ernst and Young4 days ago
Base Salary
$107k - $201k/yr
Responsibilities
- Translate ambiguous client business and process challenges into scoped AI/ML opportunities.
- Research, design, build, deploy, evaluate, monitor, and maintain scalable machine learning, generative AI, and agentic systems.
- Design AI-native applications, agentic workflows, reusable tools, connectors, and integrations.
- Enhance data pipelines and storage to improve data accuracy, cleanliness, and learning processes.
- Create evaluations, observability, feedback loops, access controls, and human-in-the-loop safeguards.
- Demonstrate solution value through measurable outcomes and identify follow-on use cases.
- Provide technical guidance, collaborate with client and internal stakeholders, and manage project deliverables.
- Travel as needed for regular external-client engagements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 3–6 years of full-time working experience in AI and/or machine learning.
- Strong Python skills and experience delivering high-impact production AI/ML solutions on a major cloud platform.
- Experience with foundation models, generative AI, agentic AI frameworks, natural language processing, deep learning, model retraining, and feedback loops.
- Experience with OpenAI, DALL-E, LangChain, Retrieval Augmented Generation, scikit-learn, and PyTorch.
- Experience with MLOps, LLMOps, AgentOps, data ingestion, transformation, evaluation, observability, monitoring, and reporting.
- Experience with Claude, Codex, Cursor, GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jira, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Understanding of data structures, responsible AI, data modeling, software engineering practices, mathematics, statistics, and operations research.
- Proficiency with SQL, Pandas, and Spark.
- Strong communication, analytical, decision-making, collaboration, and client relationship skills; willingness to travel.
- Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree in computer science, mathematics, physical sciences, or another quantitative field.
- Preferred qualifications include R, JavaScript, Java, C++, C, generative AI model fine-tuning, image processing, and speech and audio processing experience.
Benefits
- Medical and dental coverage.
- Pension and 401(k) plans.
- A wide range of paid time off options.
- Anywhere-in-country location with travel as needed for client engagements.
- Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Tech Stack
Categories
Forward Deployed
About Ernst and Young
Ernst & Young (EY) provides audit/assurance, tax, consulting, strategy and transactions services to enterprises, financial institutions, and public‑sector clients. Structured as a global network of partner‑owned member firms, it sells professional services on a fee basis, including a dedicated Financial Services Organization for banking, insurance, and capital markets. Headquartered in London, EY was formed in 1989 from the merger of Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young, and operates in 150+ countries.