Applied AI Engineer - Consulting Senior

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Applied AI Engineer – Consulting Senior At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. ​ Join EY and help to build a better working world. The opportunity You will work across a diverse portfolio of clients spanning Financial Services, the Public Sector, and the Private Sector. Our Applied AI Engineering teams deliver production-grade AI systems in regulated financial institutions as well as government, health, infrastructure, consumer, industrial and energy organizations. This cross-sector model gives you broad exposure to different regulatory environments, data landscapes and operating models, while building deep engineering capability that transfers across industries. Role purpose Operate as a hands‑on engineer within a squad, taking ownership of defined components and delivering AI capabilities (e.g., agents, RAG pipelines) that meet enterprise standards for reliability, security and observability. Strengthen your foundations through the Applied AI Engineering Academy while taking on more responsibility for solution shaping and stakeholder engagement. Your key responsibilities Client‑facing engineering & delivery Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders; translate requirements into engineering tasks; support workshops, demos and solution reviews; drive adoption through testing and iteration. Solution design & implementation Design and implement RAG pipelines, agents, microservices and integrations; apply monitoring, evaluation and Responsible AI guardrails. Product mindset & continuous improvement Shape MVP scope, backlog and release planning; capture reusable patterns and contribute to shared accelerators. What we’re looking for Strong Python/TypeScript; async patterns; API design; testing/CI; microservice fundamentals. Hands‑on LLMs, embeddings, vector databases; retrieval strategies and grounding. Cloud engineering (Azure preferred), Docker/Kubernetes, serverless; secure networking/IAM. Data engineering fundamentals (Spark/Databricks; ETL/ELT) and operational handover. Consulting behaviors: stakeholder engagement and clear, client‑ready communication. Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role. Fluent written and spoken English, French/German is a plus. Ideally, you’ll also Document/graph stores; streaming (Event Hub/Kafka); cloud architecture exposure and governance credentials. What we offer you At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more. Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today. To help create the best experience during the recruitment process, please describe any disability-related adjustments or accommodations you may need. EY | Building a better working world EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets. Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow. EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories. Our offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and pre-screening requirements. The candidate acknowledges that all information provided must be accurate.