Forward Deployed AI Engineer (For 2027 intake)

Who We Are

Boston 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 X

We’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 Do

Our 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 range from fully custom-built solutions to industry-specific, leading-edge AI software solutions.

As a Forward Deployed AI Engineer, you’ll be part of our rapidly growing engineering team and help build the next generation of AI solutions. You’ll have the opportunity to partner with clients across a variety of BCG regions and industries, helping them design, build, and deploy innovative AI solutions that create real-world impact.

In this role, you will:

• Apply software development practices and standards to build robust and maintainable software

• Be actively involved across the software development lifecycle, from design and development to testing and deployment

• Build and deploy scalable AI and software solutions to solve real-world business challenges

• Optimize and enhance the performance and computational efficiency of algorithms and software

• Work directly with clients and BCG X teams to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions

• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, consultants, and clients to share software design and solution ideas

• Contribute to BCG X’s broader AI engineering knowledge and innovation

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, AI, Engineering, or a related quantitative field

• Strong programming and software engineering foundations, with proficiency in Python and/or other relevant languages

• Exposure to machine learning, AI, GenAI / LLMs, data analytics, or statistical modelling

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to translate business problems into technical solutions

• A builder mindset, with hands-on experience developing technology, AI, or data solutions

• Strong communication, collaboration, and learning agility

• Relevant technical internships, AI/startup experience, or 0-to-1 product-building experience is a plus

Additional info

Ability to travel based on client and business needs.

For 2027 intake

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