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# Forward Deployed AI Engineer, United States - BCG X

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BCG posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in Boston, MA and 11 more, at $110,000–$190,000 base, below the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Design, implement, and deploy scalable AI and analytics solutions Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026.

- [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg)

Posted Sep 22, 2026 by BCG · open on Phenom as of Nov 8, 2026

**$110,000–$190,000** *annualized* Boston, MA +11 On-site Full-time

Design, implement, and deploy scalable AI and analytics solutions

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## At a glance

### Posted base pay

$110K–$190K Below the median

Midpoint $150K · median $190K

This job $110K to $190K. Senior FDE postings, 1,864 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K.

### The work

Builds what the customer runs

Balance **Mostly building**

Project stages

1. Pre-sales (not covered)
2. Proof of concept (not covered)
3. Implementation
4. Operations (not covered)

Travel **Required, amount not stated**

- **Coding**: Writes production code

- **Builds for**: External customers

- **Level**: Senior

- **Role**: Individual contributor

### Do you meet what the posting states?

The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now?

The job is in Boston, MA · New York, NY · +10 more. Could you work in one of these?

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## Conditions

- **Location**: Boston, MA · New York, NY · Brooklyn, NY · Chicago, IL · Miami, FL · Dallas, TX · San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · Manhattan Beach, CA · Pittsburgh, PA · Los Angeles, CA · Washington, DC

- **Work arrangement**: On-site

- **Employment type**: Full-time

- **Travel**: Travel required, amount not stated

- **Pay**:

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## The job description from BCG

Posted by BCG on Sep 22, 2026

**Locations**: Boston | New York | Brooklyn | Chicago | Miami | Dallas | San Francisco | Seattle | Manhattan Beach | Pittsburgh | Los Angeles | Washington

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 span from fully custom-builds 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 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.

We are looking for talented individuals with a passion for software development, large-scale data analytics and transforming organizations into AI led innovative companies. Successful candidates possess the following:

- Apply software development practices and standards to develop robust and maintainable software
- Actively involved in every part of the software development life cycle
- Experienced at guiding non-technical teams and consultants in and best practices for robust software development
- Optimize and enhance computational efficiency of algorithms and software design
- Motivated by a fast-paced, service-oriented environment and interacting directly with clients on new features for future product releases
- Enjoy collaborating in teams to share software design and solution ideas
- A natural problem-solver and intellectually curious across a breadth of industries and topics

Please note: any degree programs (including part-time) must be completed before starting at BCG.

What You'll Bring

### TECHNOLOGIES

Programming Languages: Python

Additional info

You 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:
Forward Deployed AI Engineer I: $110,000 USD
Forward Deployed AI Engineer II: $145,000 USD
Forward Deployed AI Engineer III: $160,000 USD
Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer: $190,000 USD

At 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.

#BCGXjob

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## About BCG

BCG X builds AI-powered products, platforms, and new ventures for large enterprises by combining strategy consulting with engineering, design, and data science.

Late-stage private · 2000–5000 people

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