
GenAI Engineer
Deloitte · Houston, TX
- On site
- Full-time
- $130,000 / year
- Houston, TX
Job highlights
- Hands-on GenAI Engineer role in high-visibility projects.
- Develops advanced software solutions with GenAI/AI/ML.
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams for product delivery.
- Focuses on quality, scalability, and customer outcomes.
- Utilizes modern programming languages and frameworks.
About the role
About the Role
As a GenAI Engineer, you will actively engage in your engineering craft, taking a hands-on approach to multiple high-visibility projects. Your expertise will be pivotal in delivering solutions that delight customers and users, while also driving tangible value for Deloitte's business investments. You will leverage your GenAI & engineering craftmanship across multiple programming languages and modern frameworks, consistently demonstrating your strong track record in delivering high-quality, outcome-focused solutions. The ideal candidate will be a dependable team player, collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy advanced software solutions.
Responsibilities
- Outcome-Driven Accountability: Embrace and drive a culture of accountability for customer and business outcomes. Develop engineering solutions that solve complex problems with valuable outcomes, ensuring high-quality, lean designs and implementations.
- Technical Leadership and Advocacy: Serve as the technical advocate for products, ensuring code integrity, feasibility, and alignment with business and customer goals. Participate in requirement analysis, component design, development, unit testing, integrations, and support.
- Engineering Craftsmanship: Maintain accountability for the integrity of code design, implementation, quality, data, and ongoing maintenance and operations. Stay hands-on, self-driven, and continuously learn new approaches, languages, and frameworks with focus on infusing AI/ML/GenAI where possible/appropriate. Create technical specifications, and write high-quality, supportable, scalable code ensuring all quality KPIs are met or exceeded. Demonstrate collaborative skills to work effectively with diverse teams.
- Customer-Centric Engineering: Develop lean engineering solutions through rapid, inexpensive experimentation to solve customer needs. Engage with customers and product teams before, during, and after delivery to ensure the right solution is delivered at the right time.
- Incremental and Iterative Delivery: Adopt a mindset that favors action and evidence over extensive planning. Utilize a learning-forward approach to navigate complexity and uncertainty, delivering lean, supportable, and maintainable solutions.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration and Integration: Work collaboratively with empowered, cross-functional teams including product management, experience, and delivery. Integrate diverse perspectives to make well-informed decisions that balance feasibility, viability, usability, and value. Foster a collaborative environment that enhances team synergy and innovation.
- Advanced Technical Proficiency: Develop expertise in modern software engineering practices and principles, including AI/ML/GenAI, Agile methodologies and DevSecOps to deliver daily product deployments using full automation from code check-in to production with all quality checks through SDLC lifecycle. Learn to be a role model, leveraging these techniques to optimize solutioning and product delivery. Demonstrate understanding of the full lifecycle product development, focusing on continuous improvement and learning.
- Domain Expertise: Quickly acquire domain-specific knowledge relevant to the business or product. Translate business/user needs, architectures, and UX/UI designs into technical specifications and code. Be a valuable, flexible, and dedicated team member, supportive of teammates, and focused on quality and tech debt payoff.
- Effective Communication and Influence: Exhibit exceptional communication skills, capable of articulating complex technical concepts clearly and compellingly. Inspire and influence teammates and product teams through well-structured arguments and trade-offs supported by evidence. Create coherent narratives that align technical solutions with business objectives.
- Engagement and Collaborative Co-Creation: Engage and collaborate with product engineering teams at all organizational levels, including customers as needed. Build and maintain constructive relationships, fostering a culture of co-creation and shared momentum towards achieving product goals. Align diverse perspectives and drive consensus to create feasible solutions.
The Team
US Deloitte Technology Product Engineering has modernized software and product delivery, creating a scalable, cost-effective model that focuses on value/outcomes that leverages a progressive and responsive talent structure. As Deloitte's primary internal development team, Product Engineering delivers innovative digital solutions to businesses, service lines, and internal operations with proven bottom-line results and outcomes. It helps power Deloitte's success. It is the engine that drives Deloitte, serving many of the world's largest, most respected companies. We develop and deploy cutting-edge internal and go-to-market solutions that help Deloitte operate effectively and lead in the market. Our reputation is built on a tradition of delivering with excellence.
Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related discipline. An advanced degree (e.g., MS) is preferred but not required. Experience is the most relevant factor.
- Good software engineering foundation with the understanding of OOPs, data-structure, algorithms, code instrumentations, beautiful coding practices etc.
- 2+ years of directly related experience with AI/ML, including a focus on GenAI as well as technologies like OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, LangChain, Agents, Vector databases, and approaches like Prompt Engineering, fine-tuning, etc.
- Proven experience in: Python, R, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, Julia, ML libraries, NLP, etc.
- Experience with Big data technologies, Angular, React, NodeJS, Python, C#, .NET Core, Java, Golang, SQL/NoSQL.
- Experience with cloud-native engineering, using FaaS/PaaS/micro-services on cloud hyper-scalers like Azure, AWS, and GCP.
- Good understanding of methodologies & tools like, XP, Lean, SAFe, DevSecOps, SRE, ADO, GitHub, SonarQube, etc. to deliver high quality products rapidly.
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to handle diverse situations, complex projects, and changing priorities, behaving with passion, empathy, and care.
- Ability to travel 0-10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
Compensation
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $103,900 to $173,300.
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
Key skills/competency
- GenAI Engineer
- AI/ML
- Python
- Software Engineering
- Cloud-Native Engineering
- DevSecOps
- Agile Methodologies
- Technical Leadership
- Problem Solving
- Customer-Centric Engineering
Skills & topics
- GenAI Engineer
- Generative AI
- AI
- Machine Learning
- Python
- Software Engineering
- Cloud Engineering
- DevSecOps
- Agile
- Deloitte
- Technology
- Engineer
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your GenAI, AI/ML, Python, and cloud-native engineering experience, aligning keywords with the job description.
- Showcase project impact: Detail your contributions to high-visibility projects, emphasizing customer and business outcomes.
- Demonstrate technical depth: Prepare to discuss your understanding of OOPs, data structures, algorithms, and specific GenAI technologies.
- Research Deloitte's culture: Understand their focus on innovation, collaboration, and delivering value to clients.
- Prepare for behavioral questions: Be ready to share examples of your teamwork, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What specific GenAI technologies are most important for a GenAI Engineer at Deloitte?
- For a GenAI Engineer at Deloitte, proficiency in technologies like OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, LangChain, and experience with concepts such as Prompt Engineering and fine-tuning are highly valued. A strong foundation in AI/ML principles and related libraries like TensorFlow and PyTorch is also crucial.
- What is Deloitte's approach to Agile and DevSecOps for GenAI Engineers?
- Deloitte emphasizes Agile methodologies and DevSecOps practices to ensure rapid, high-quality product delivery. As a GenAI Engineer, you'll be expected to contribute to daily product deployments with full automation, from code check-in to production, including all necessary quality checks throughout the SDLC lifecycle.
- What is the expected experience level for a GenAI Engineer at Deloitte?
- Deloitte seeks candidates with at least 2 years of directly related experience in AI/ML, with a specific focus on GenAI technologies. A strong software engineering foundation is also essential, though an advanced degree is preferred rather than strictly required.
- How does Deloitte foster collaboration for its GenAI Engineers?
- Deloitte promotes cross-functional collaboration, expecting GenAI Engineers to work closely with product management, experience designers, and delivery teams. The company values integrating diverse perspectives to make well-informed decisions and foster a synergistic and innovative team environment.
- What kind of projects can a GenAI Engineer expect to work on at Deloitte?
- As a GenAI Engineer at Deloitte, you'll be involved in multiple high-visibility projects, leveraging your expertise to deliver solutions that drive tangible value for business investments. This includes developing innovative digital solutions for various business units and internal operations.
- What are the opportunities for continuous learning and development for a GenAI Engineer at Deloitte?
- Deloitte encourages a learning-forward approach. GenAI Engineers are expected to continuously learn new approaches, languages, and frameworks, with a specific focus on infusing AI/ML/GenAI where appropriate. This commitment to continuous improvement is integral to their product delivery model.