Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Microsoft AI & Data

At Deloitte, Forward Deployed Engineers (FDE) don't just build AI solutions, they help clients turn AI ambition into enterprise-scale impact, pairing leading‑class engineering with pod‑based delivery and vertical expertise. If you thrive at the intersection of product, engineering, problem‑solving, and client impact, this role puts you at the forefront of AI transformations.

As a Senior Microsoft AI & Data FDE, you will work side by side with senior functional and technical client team members to rapidly prototype and deliver high‑impact GenAI‑enabled solutions. This requires a highly motivated practitioner who moves with speed and precision, building working software, engaging confidently with senior stakeholders and engineers to bring measurable business impact from day one.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Embed with clients to identify business needs and translate high‑value GenAI use cases into solutions.
• Partner with leaders, product owners, architects, and engineers to align priorities and delivery.
• Lead working sessions to shape solutions and drive client outcomes.
• Prototype and deliver working AI solutions using industry expertise and emerging capabilities.
• Contribute independently within an FDE pod while mentoring newer team members.
• Coach client teams and end users on platform capabilities and AI enablement, while building trusted relationships, managing expectations, and supporting long‑term engagement success.
• Drive end‑to‑end sales and delivery support by developing demos/POCs, contributing to proposals and orally, articulating business value, and documenting solutions for smooth client handoff and knowledge transfer.
• Strengthen team and organizational impact by mentoring other FDEs through design/code reviews and feedback, while contributing reusable components to intellectual capital.

• Build AI‑enabled solutions, agentic platforms, and workflows across enterprise AI platforms.
• Develop scalable AI engineering patterns, tool‑use approaches, and human‑in‑the‑loop controls.
• Apply architecture decisions that balance quality, safety, latency, cost, and model risk.
• Deliver production‑quality code using strong practices in testing, CI/CD, logging, versioning, and documentation.
• Design extensible functionality, support sprint sizing, and align solutions with senior team members.
• Contribute reusable assets including code, prompt libraries, runbooks, and reference implementations.

AI & Engineering leverages cutting‑edge engineering capabilities to build, deploy, and operate integrated/verticalized sector solutions in software, data, AI, network, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. These solutions are powered by engineering for business advantage, transforming mission‑critical operations. We enable clients to stay ahead with the latest advancements by transforming engineering teams and modernizing technology & data platforms. Our delivery models are tailored to meet each client’s unique requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Data Science or Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, data science, or analytics engineering.
• 1+ years of hands‑on experience building and deploying GenAI/LLM‑powered solutions in client or production environments.
• 1+ years of experience with Microsoft AI & Data including hands‑on experience with Azure AI Foundry.
• 1+ years of experience leading project work streams/engagements and translating business problems into AI solutions.
• 1+ years of experience building reliable, maintainable, and well‑documented code.
• Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud) and common platform services (storage, compute, IAM, networking).
• Demonstrated ability to work directly alongside client technical teams and program stakeholders in fast‑paced, ambiguous delivery environments.
• Data engineering experience with Spark, Airflow/dbt, streaming, data modeling or…