Applied AI Engineer, Founding Team Lead

Accenture

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New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · Kirkland, WA Posted 10 days ago $132,500$302,400 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

Join Accenture's Oracle Business Group AI Center of Excellence as a senior AI builder on the founding team, shaping the culture and systems of this fast-growing enterprise AI innovation hub. You will contribute to a multi-tenant knowledge repository using Oracle 23ai for intelligent search and document retrieval at scale, extend MCP server infrastructure, and accelerate AI-assisted sales pursuits by generating content and demo agents. Your role involves serving as an Anthropic/AI coding agent SME across internal teams and client engagements while partnering with solution architects to embed AI in the Accenture-Oracle alliance. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience in software engineering or enterprise technology, hands-on experience with hybrid retrieval systems and agentic AI systems like Claude/Anthropic, and a proven ability to explain complex AI concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Bonus points for Oracle knowledge, startup experience, and consulting background in large-scale digital transformation.

Skills

Oracle 23ai Python Model Context Protocol MCP servers Anthropic Claude Vector search Knowledge graphs Structured search pipelines Evaluation frameworks AI/ML CI/CD Docker Kubernetes Terraform PostgreSQL Oracle EPM Oracle ERP OCI

What you'll do

  • Contribute to the development of a multi-tenant enterprise knowledge platform using Oracle 23ai.
  • Build and extend infrastructure for federated Model Context Protocol networks across Oracle products.
  • Accelerate AI-assisted sales pursuits by generating content and intelligent presentation assets.
  • Serve as an expert in Anthropic/AI coding agents for internal teams and client engagements.
  • Design evaluation frameworks to ensure quality output from AI systems.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 5 years experience in software engineering, AI/ML, or enterprise technology.
  • At least 1 year of hands-on experience with hybrid retrieval systems and context engineering.
  • Proven expertise in building and deploying agentic AI systems like Claude/Anthropic.
  • Experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and tool-use orchestration.
  • Ability to design evaluation frameworks for assessing AI system output quality.
  • Strong communication skills to translate complex AI concepts for diverse audiences.

Market check

Salary context

This $132,500–$302,400 range sits above 53% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$178,400$257,875

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$164,831$246,150

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company specializing in IT, strategy, consulting, and operations, with a strong focus on digital transformation, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.

Accenture currently has 7 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $82,375–$250,700 across 6 roles with salary data.

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