Federal Tax Advisory - R&D Software Engineer STEM Senior Analyst - EDGE - HDG #1221

Job Title

Federal Tax Advisory - R&D Software Engineer STEM Senior Analyst - EDGE - HDG #1221

Location

Anywhere in Country

The Opportunity

At EY, we're all in to shape your future with confidence. We'll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help build a better working world. As an EY STEM Senior Analyst, you will partner with other STEM team members and EY Tax professionals worldwide to assist clients in identifying and documenting activities and expenses that qualify for various R&D and innovation-related incentives. Our clients span all industries and are performing some of the most cutting-edge research on the planet. If you want to be exposed to exciting research and development initiatives in product development, manufacturing, natural resources, pharmaceutical, and other high-tech engineering fields, this role is for you! This opportunity is ideal for individuals with relevant qualifications or experience in engineering, science and / or technology who wish to leverage and apply their technical skills in a new way. This role will suit experienced and enthusiastic individuals who are driven to learn about new technologies and industry trends, widen their technical knowledge, and have broader client and commercial exposure. This is not a developer position. The successful candidate will work as part of a growing and dynamic specialist practice with a diverse team of highly successful tax and science / engineering / technology specialists.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply your knowledge of software engineering—including application development, cloud services, data engineering, systems architecture, DevOps, AI / ML, testing frameworks, and platform optimization—to client discussions to identify qualifying R&D activities.
• Draft detailed technical narratives that clearly explain clients' software development objectives, constraints, technical challenges, design alternatives, and iterative testing activities.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team of tax professionals, attorneys, scientists, engineers, and technologists across the globe.
• Review technical write-ups prepared by junior team members, providing detailed feedback to ensure accuracy, clarity, and alignment with IRS guidance and industry best practices.
• Analyze complex technical documentation—such as architecture diagrams, user stories, sprint records, design docs, API specifications, test reports, version control histories, and development roadmaps—to extract relevant information and assess the qualifying nature of software activities.
• Support our Tax colleagues during IRS audits by preparing clear and defensible technical documentation and participating in discussions with IRS engineers and technologists.

Skills and Attributes for Success

Qualifications

Ideal Qualifications

What We Look For

What We Offer You

Application Information

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today. EY accepts applications for this position on an ongoing basis.

Equal Opportunity Employer

EY provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law. EY is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities.

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