United States, Minnesota, Patent Agent jobs

Your key responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of AI agents, microservices, and enterprise integrations.
• Serve as a hands-on developer while guiding 1–2 Managers.
• Partner with business stakeholders to identify and prioritize high-value agent use cases.
• Establish reusable frameworks and best practices across AI engineering projects.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Passion for innovation and continuous improvement in AI technologies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Embrace emerging technologies and digital tools to enhance collaboration, streamline workflows, and improve service delivery.
• Promote a culture of continuous learning and adaptability in a hybrid work environment.
• Lead with insight and analytical rigor.
• Apply complex problem-solving and critical thinking to evaluate data, identify trends, and make informed decisions.
• Translate insights into actionable strategies that drive measurable outcomes.

To qualify you must have

• 8–12+ years of experience in software engineering or applied AI.
• Strong proficiency in Python, Node.js, or Java for microservices.
• Experience with orchestration tools such as LangChain or LlamaIndex.
• Solid understanding of REST APIs, event-driven systems, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).

Ideally, you'll also have

• Exposure to enterprise SaaS integrations.
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and scalable infrastructure.

FY26-ID053 - Risk Management Associate - USA00-668351

Join our Risk Management team as part of the Independence function. This function assists EY engagement teams in complying with professional standards and regulatory requirements, helping EY professionals stay “independent” from EY audit clients. You’ll help protect EY from risks related to our client-serving professionals’ personal independence. The Independence team provides coordinated advice and assistance on independence, conflicts, and regulatory and risk management issues, as well as supports our people by providing one-on-one assistance. You’ll handle inbound and outbound calls in a professional manner and provide accurate and timely answers to personal independence queries and concerns. You’ll work closely with all parts of the organization to identify, manage and monitor personal independence risks by providing coordinated advice and assistance directly to EY professionals.

Your key responsibilities

You’ll possess subject-matter knowledge enabling you to develop and execute support center programs that will assist EY employees with reporting requirements, assessing compliance, tracking findings and remediating issues with key stakeholders. You’ll collaborate with other support center professionals to improve service level. You’ll help train new employees and inform them about the EY Personal Independence Policy. Additional responsibilities include:

• Assisting in the development of testing programs that are effective, measurable and impactful.
• Executing detailed operational monitoring programs to validate compliance with US firm policy.
• Facilitating and driving the process to completion by following up on requests from Risk Management consultants and EY employees.
• Understanding and applying key requirements of the US firm’s and regulators’ independence rules and policies.
• Working with EY employees on obtaining background materials required to initiate review of business relationships or other processes.
• Acting as a liaison between EY personnel, other members of the Risk Management team and various functional areas within the US firm in assessing compliance.
• Building and leveraging a network of contacts within Risk Management and across the US firm.
• Challenging existing processes and approaches for operational efficiency, effectiveness, internal controls and/or customer service and offering innovative ideas for improvement.
• Troubleshooting skills, either basic or advanced, depending on the role and industry.

Skills and attributes for success

• Exceptional interpersonal and rapport-building skills.
• A patient and empathetic attitude.
• Strong time management and organizational skills with basic knowledge of project management tools and methodologies.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced environments.
• Proficiency in the English language, including the ability to listen, understand, read and communicate effectively both in writing and verbally in a professional environment.
• Computer literacy and phone skills, including familiarity with complex or multiline phone systems.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple professionals and/or teams simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal and responsive customer service skills.
• Ability to learn and understand the US firm’s and regulators’ independence rules and policies as well as familiarity with other risk management initiatives.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks and activities in a timely manner and be responsible for specific outcomes.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong research skills and the ability to apply sound business judgment to individual and team assignments.

To qualify, you must have

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• One to three-plus years’ related experience.
• Flexibility to work an eight-hour shift between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.

Your key responsibilities

• Build and maintain production-ready AI agents and integrations.
• Develop APIs and microservices for internal firmwide use.
• Collaborate with the Senior Manager of AI Agent Engineering on frameworks and architecture.
• Stay current with emerging agentic AI libraries and tools.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for innovation and continuous learning in AI technologies.
• Build and manage strong internal and external partnerships by fostering trust, empathy, and mutual value.
• Leverage emotional agility and hybrid collaboration to navigate diverse stakeholder needs and drive long-term engagement.
• Use critical thinking and creative reasoning to address complex problems and exceed expectations.

• Align cross-functional teams around shared goals, ensuring accountability and progress. Use emotional intelligence and hybrid collaboration to motivate others and deliver high-impact results.

To qualify you must have

• 5–8+ years of experience in software development or AI engineering.
• Proficiency in Python, Node.js, or similar programming languages.
• Experience with vector databases such as Pinecone, Weaviate, or FAISS.
• Familiarity with orchestration frameworks like LangChain, AutoGen, or Semantic Kernel.

Ideally, you'll also have

• Experience deploying AI agents in production environments.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.