Applied AI Engineer, Founding Team

Minimum of 5 years experience in software engineering, AI/ML, or enterprise technology

Minimum of 1 year of experience with hybrid retrieval systems — vector search, knowledge graphs, or structured search pipelines — and an understanding of context engineering as the layer that makes agents reliable

Minimum of 1 year of hands-on experience building and deploying agentic AI systems — Claude/Anthropic, or equivalent

Experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, agentic harness frameworks, or tool-use orchestration

Experience designing evaluation frameworks or quality gates for AI system output

Proven ability to be able to translate complex AI concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience

Bonus Points If:

You have functional Oracle knowledge — EPM, ERP, or OCI

You have experience with agentic harness frameworks

You have a pre-sales, sales solutioning, or client-facing delivery background

You have startup, entrepreneurial, design or product-led environment experience

You have consulting or professional services background in large-scale digital transformation

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U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

Role LocationAnnual Salary Range

California$73,800 to $218,800

Cleveland$68,300 to $175,000

Colorado$73,800 to $189,000

District of Columbia$78,500 to $201,300

Illinois$68,300 to $189,000

Maine$62,800 to $161,000

Maryland$73,800 to $189,000

Massachusetts$73,800 to $201,300

Minnesota$73,800 to $189,000

New York$68,300 to $218,800

New Jersey$78,500 to $218,800

Virginia$68,300 to $201,300

Washington$80,200 to $201,300

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