AI Engineer, Manager - Tax Transformation

This role leads the design, development, deployment, and ongoing support of custom AI applications for Deloitte Tax, directing a team of engineers, driving project execution, and ensuring scalable Python‑based solutions while engaging with clients and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Set and enforce project wide coding standards and best practices.
• Perform in-depth code reviews to uphold guidelines and ensure quality.
• Contribute both autonomously and in close collaboration with the team.
• Provide clear guidance to team members and manage day‑to‑day workflows.
• Maintain regular communication with clients.
• Architect, build, and maintain robust, scalable Python applications.
• Write clean, efficient, maintainable code following established standards.
• Tune performance and scalability for effective data handling.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑quality software solutions.
• Identify and resolve technical issues to ensure reliability and performance.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for code, processes, and workflows.
• Mentor junior developers to foster a collaborative and productive environment.

Requirements

• Hybrid work model requiring US Tax professionals to co‑locate in person 2 to 3 days per week.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related discipline.
• Five or more years of development experience with robust Python applications.
• Hands‑on web development experience with FastAPI and Pydantic for data validation.
• Proficiency in asynchronous and parallel programming with asyncio.
• Experience in Agile environments and applying core design patterns.
• Proficiency in .NET Core, ASP.NET Core Web API, and databases (SQL/NoSQL, EF 6+).
• Ability to travel up to 10 percent on average.
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.
• Active accreditations obtained including one of the following:
  • Licensed CPA in state of practice/primary office if eligible to sit for the CPA
  • Licensed Attorney
  • Enrolled Agent
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect
  • Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC)
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • SAFe Advanced Scrum Master
  • SAFe Agile Software Engineer
  • SAFe Agilist
  • SAFe Architect
  • SAFe DevOps Practitioner
  • SAFe Scrum Master
  • Scrum Developer (CSD)
  • Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) — (ISC)2
  • Microsoft Azure

Technologies

• Python
• FastAPI
• Pydantic
• asyncio
• .NET Core
• ASP.NET Core Web API
• SQL
• NoSQL
• Entity Framework 6+
• Angular
• MongoDB
• NPM
• Azure DevOps
• LangGraph
• AWS
• Microsoft Azure

Benefits

• Discretionary annual incentive program

Preferred

• Experience with large language models to solve real world problems and build agentic AI applications
• Experience with agentic frameworks such as LangGraph
• Advanced prompt engineering for optimizing LLM performance
• Exposure to multi‑modal Gen AI models (text‑image, text‑audio, etc.)
• Familiarity with Retrieval‑Augmented Generation pipelines and vector databases/hybrid search
• Experience with performance tuning, reusable library creation, and advanced troubleshooting
• Familiarity with modern front‑end technologies (Angular), MongoDB, NPM, and Azure DevOps Build/Release configurations
• Strong verbal and written communication, listening, interpersonal, and facilitation skills
• Self‑starter with solid analytical and problem solving skills
• Pragmatic approach balancing standardized processes with flexible project delivery
• Excellent organization skills with the ability to self‑manage, prioritize tasks, structure workload, and meet tight deadlines

Compensation and location

Location: Jersey City, NJ (hybrid)

Salary: USD 128,025 - 261,625 per year