Sr. Associate, Forward Deployed Engineer

The KPMG Advisory practice is at the forefront of transformation, offering excellent opportunities for individuals to advance their careers and expertise with KPMG. Looking ahead, we anticipate continued evolution and success within the practice, fostering both personal and professional development, thereby creating new pathways for growth. In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture.

At KPMG, our people are our number one priority. With a wealth of learning and career development opportunities, a world-class training facility, and leading market tools, we help our people continue to grow both professionally and personally. If you're looking for a firm with a strong team connection where you can be your whole self, have an impact, advance your skills, deepen your experiences, and have the flexibility and access to constantly find new areas of inspiration and expand your capabilities, then consider a career in Advisory.

KPMG is currently seeking a Sr. Associate, Forward Deployed Engineering to join our Advisory Services practice.

Responsibilities:

Lead a pod of elite, AI-native full-stack engineers with a bias to action to rapidly build and deploy end-to-end AI systems, owning the full arc from problem framing to MVP to deployed workflow; define and own the end-to-end technical vision and architecture for the team's solutions, understanding that a running system beats the cleanest architecture diagram

Champion production discipline for enterprise by establishing and enforcing best practices in context engineering, evaluation, and operational readiness; mandate rigorous testing, including golden sets, regression harnesses, and red-teaming, and set the standard for secure, observable, and auditable code Provide hands-on leadership and mentorship to a team of engineers, coaching them through complex challenges while actively contributing to the build; foster a culture of high talent density where every member raises the bar and enable them to deliver quality at speed

Lead working sessions and facilitate collaboration across client stakeholders from engineers to the C-suite and cross-functional teams to design creative AI systems where success is measured by tangible, quantified outcomes and effective adoption

Drive delivery in a fast-paced, outcome-accountable environment, operating in two-to-six-week cycles with direct client feedback; lead working sessions, earn client trust, manage risks, surface constraints early, and ensure every deliverable is ready for scale or run in production

Champion the use of modern development accelerators such as Claude Code, Lovable, Cursor, and others where policy permits, to increase capacity of delivery, increase quality, and deliver faster

Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

Minimum three years of recent experience shipping end-to-end production secure software systems, with a focus on data, machine learning, and AI-native applications;
Solid experience with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, or AWS)
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a science or engineering field Preferred Proven ability to lead, manage, and mentor high-performing technical teams, with at least three years of experience in a hands-on leadership role; experience and passion for working directly with stakeholders to make an outsized impact

Deep, hands-on knowledge of modern AI technologies and methodologies with demonstrated experience leading teams in designing and implementing advanced AI systems; this includes: AI systems judgment, context engineering, evaluation discipline,…