Principal (Forward Deployed AI Engineer) United States - BCG X

Locations: Boston | New York | Brooklyn | Chicago | Miami | Dallas | San Francisco | Seattle | Manhattan Beach | Pittsburgh | Los AngelesWho We AreBoston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.We Are BCG XWe’re a diverse team of more than 3,000 tech experts united by a drive to make a difference. Working across industries and disciplines, we combine our experience and expertise to tackle the biggest challenges faced by society today. We go beyond what was once thought possible, creating new and innovative solutions to the world’s most complex problems. Leveraging BCG’s global network and partnerships with leading organizations, BCG X provides a stable ecosystem for talent to build game-changing businesses, products, and services from the ground up, all while growing their career. Together, we strive to create solutions that will positively impact the lives of millions.What You'll DoOur BCG X teams own the full analytics value-chain end to end: framing new business challenges, designing innovative algorithms, implementing, and deploying scalable solutions, and enabling colleagues and clients to fully embrace AI. Our product offerings span from fully custom-builds to industry specific leading edge AI software solutions. As a Principal (Forward Deployed AI Engineer) you’ll be part of our rapidly growing engineering team and help to build the next generation of AI solutions. You’ll have the chance to partner with clients in a variety of BCG regions and industries, and on key topics like climate change, enabling them to design, build, and deploy new and innovative solutions. Additional responsibilities will include developing and delivering thought leadership in scientific communities and papers as well as leading conferences on behalf of BCG X.As a core member of BCG X you will also take a larger and more proactive role in shaping the strategy of BCG X – and of BCG overall. You will work closely with partners & managing directors to drive our company’s growth & business development. Additional responsibilities will include developing and delivering thought leadership, managing teams of AI scientists, engineers, designers. Successful candidates are intellectually curious builders who are biased toward action, scrappy, and communicative.We are looking for builder-type developers with a strong foundation in AI/ML, including GenAI (LLMs, LangChain), and experience in either data engineering or modern full-stack development. The ideal candidate is a passionate software engineer eager to apply advanced technologies to help organizations become AI-led and innovation-driven. Successful candidates possess the following: Comfortable in a client-facing role, manage engagements, client relationships, provide “thought leadership” to teamsApply software development practices and standards to develop robust and maintainable softwareExperienced in guiding non-technical teams and consultants in and best practices for robust software developmentOptimize and enhance computational efficiency of algorithms and software designMotivated by a fast-paced, service-oriented environment and interacting directly with clients on new features for future product releasesA natural problem-solver and intellectually curious across a breadth of industries and topicsHave strong project management skills and can act as interface between business & tech for our clientsWhat You'll BringBachelor's, master's, or PhD in engineering or related field with 8+ years of relevant experienceProven experience architecting and deploying AI/GenAI solutions, including Agentic AI systems, at enterprise scaleExperience working with Large Language Models (LLMs), including platforms such as OpenAI, Anthropic, or open-source modelsProficient in Python and skilled in full-stack development using React, JavaScript, TypeScript, with experience in CI/CD pipelinesFamiliarity with the storage, manipulation, and management of relational, non-relational and streaming data structuresExperience building and deploying production systems on major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is a plusStrong record of professional accomplishment and leadership, demonstrated ability to lead and manage projects and teamsProven ability to drive topics and make a commercial impactStrong communicator with the ability to guide non-technical stakeholders and contribute in a fast-paced, service-oriented environmentAdditional infoYou must live within a reasonable commuting distance of your home office. As a member of that office, it is expected you will be in the office as directed. This role puts you on an accelerated path of personal and professional growth and development and so, at times, requires extended working hours. Our work often requires travel to client sites.FOR U.S. APPLICANTS: BCG is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to a policy of administering all employment decisions and actions without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.The first year base compensation for this role is: $252,900 USDAt BCG, we are committed to offering a comprehensive benefit program that includes everything our employees and their families need to be well and live life to the fullest. We pay the full cost of medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees – and their eligible family members. * That’s zero dollars in premiums taken from employee paychecks. All our plans provide best in class coverage: Zero-dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children Low $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities Fully vested Profit-Sharing Retirement Fund contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month) Paid sick time on an as needed basis *Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage. #BCGXjobBoston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws. BCG is an E - Verify Employer. Click here for more information on E-Verify.Job SummaryJob number: 59162Profession: Consulting