AI Engineer, Manager - Tax Transformation

Responsibilities

• Define and enforce best practices and coding standards across the project.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure adherence to established guidelines and maintain high code quality.
• Working both independently and in close collaboration with others in the team.
• Communicating clear instructions to team members and help manage the flow of day-to-day operations.
• Communicating with the client on a regular basis.
• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable Python applications.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices and coding standards.
• Optimize code for performance and scalability, ensuring efficient data handling.
• Closely work with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Identify and resolve technical issues, ensuring the reliability and performance of applications.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for code, processes, and workflows.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior developers, fostering a collaborative and productive team environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform job responsibilities within a hybrid work model that requires US Tax professionals to co-locate in person 2 - 3 days per week.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a relevant discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in development with demonstrated experience designing, developing, and maintaining robust Python applications.
• Hands-on experience in web development with FastAPI, including Pydantic for data validation/schema definition.
• Proven skills in asynchronous and parallel programming with practical experience using asyncio.
• Experience working in Agile environments and applying core design patterns.
• Demonstrated proficiency in .NET Core, ASP.NET Core Web API, and databases (SQL/NoSQL, Entity Framework 6+).
• Ability to travel up to 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.
• One of the following active accreditations obtained:
• Licensed CPA in state of practice/primary office if eligible to sit for the CPA
• If not CPA eligible: Licensed Attorney
• Enrolled Agent
• Technology Certifications:
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master
• Certified SAFe® Agile Software Engineer
• Certified SAFe® Agilist
• Certified SAFe® Architect
• Certified SAFe® DevOps Practitioner
• Certified Scrum Developer (CSD)
• Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP)
• Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) - (ISC)2
• Microsoft Azure
• Preferred:
• Experience with LLMs (Large Language Models) in solving real-world problems and building agentic AI applications.
• Experience with agentic frameworks such as LangGraph.
• Advanced prompt engineering knowledge for LLM optimization.
• Exposure to multi-modal Gen AI models (text-image, text-audio, etc.).
• Familiarity with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) 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 configuration.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; strong listening, interpersonal, and facilitation skills.
• Self-starter with solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Praactical and pragmatic approach to balancing standardized processes with flexibility to meet project goals effectively.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to self-manage, prioritize tasks, structure workload, and meet tight deadlines.