Technology Consulting - Digital Engineering - AI & Distributed Systems Engineer - Manager

Location:

New York | Other locations:
Anywhere in Country

Date:
Jan 12, 2026

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 Platforms Practice specializes in mission‑critical, intelligent platforms for the world’s most ambitious organizations. Using our product‑driven, AI‑centric approach, we empower organizations to build for the intelligent digital future. Our elite team of product leaders, data scientists, designers, and software engineers enable our clients to solve their most complex product challenges and positively impact people and the world. We are looking for Backend Engineers with skills and experience in Java or C#, Python, Spring Boot, .Net

or .Net Core.

We are seeking highly skilled and motivated Platform Engineers to join our team. This role is pivotal in designing, building, scaling, and maintaining the foundational infrastructure and services that power our applications. You will work closely with other engineers, Dev Ops, and data teams to ensure our platform and solutions are scalable, secure, fit‑for‑purpose, and UX‑friendly.

The goal is to support our clients to transform their business through technology. You will be responsible for analyzing, designing, developing, integrating, testing, and deploying new and existing software application programs. You will work with customers’ technical leads, client executives, and partners to manage and deliver high‑quality systems with a focus on reliability and excellent customer experience, becoming a trusted advisor to decision makers throughout the engagement.

As a Manager, you will lead the effective management and delivery of processes, solutions, and projects, ensuring a strong focus on quality and risk management. This role presents exciting challenges and opportunities for growth, allowing you to apply your expertise in guiding others and recommending quality solutions. You will engage regularly with external clients, actively participating in working sessions and leading work streams from planning through execution and closure.

• Design and implement robust APIs and microservices using Java, Python, FastAPI and OpenAPI.
• Architect and maintain containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Develop and optimize data models and queries using Postgre
  
  SQL and ORMs (e.g., SQL Alchemy).
• Champion test‑driven development (TDD) practices, including unit and integration testing.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to build distributed systems leveraging message queues (Rabbit
  
  MQ) and caching layers (Redis).
• Integrate authentication and authorization mechanisms using Keycloak, OAuth2, OIDC, and Azure Active Directory (AAD).
• Work with Azure cloud services, including API gateways (APIM, Front Door) and object storage (Azure Blob and File Storage).
• Creating and debugging Kubernetes-hosted services.
• Explore and implement interactions with AI/LLM systems, including agentic workflows, vector stores and embedding‑based search.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize platform performance and reliability.
• Occasional contributions to CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure‑as‑code.

Regular travel may be required to meet with clients, providing you with the opportunity to engage directly with stakeholders.

To thrive in this role, you will need a blend of technical and business skills that will make a significant impact. Your ability to build and manage relationships, communicate effectively, and lead teams will be essential.

• Ability to multitask and work in a fast‑paced, collaborative team environment
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; writing, publishing and conference‑level presentation skills
• Convert unclear or broad requirements into clear, actionable tasks that prioritize high‑value outcomes for our users.
• Passionate about delivering commercial software products and platforms to market
• Deeply technical and constantly in a state of learning
• Comfortable providing technical guidance and…