Forward Deployed Engineer Principal

Insight; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development pathways

Stock Purchase Plan

Volunteer leave

Work-from-Anywhere program

Certifications support

Job summary

Insight, a Tier-1 Solutions Integrator, seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer Principal in Sydney to embed with client teams and deliver AI and data solutions end-to-end—from discovery to deployment and handover.

You will lead architecture and delivery across full stack (data pipelines, APIs, UIs, LLM components), mentor engineers, and help expand accelerator libraries, while communicating with CTOs and users.

Qualifications

• Proven production-grade software delivery across full lifecycle.
• Experience embedding with client teams and translating business problems into solutions.
• Strong cloud and data engineering capabilities with AI/ML focus.

Responsibilities

• Discover & frame client problems; translate into solution architecture.
• Build & deploy production-grade data pipelines, APIs, UIs, and LLM components.
• Enable & embed by teaching client engineers and creating documentation.
• Shape Insight's future by expanding accelerator libraries and guiding product opportunities.

Skills

Python

.NET/C#

TypeScript

SQL

Azure

LLM development

API design

Git

Docker

CI/CD

IaC

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About Insight

Tier-1 Solutions Integrator with deep expertise in cloud, data, AI, cybersecurity and intelligent edge. We partner with organisations through complex digital decisions.

About the Role

Leadership: reports to Ali Sadreddini, AI Apps & Data Practice Lead in Sydney.

Forward Deployed Engineer Principal will embed with client teams to deliver high-impact AI and data solutions end-to-end—from discovery to deployment, enablement and handover.

Responsibilities:

• Discover & Frame: Run discovery workshops, translate business problems into solution architecture, identify smallest valuable slice, surface constraints early.
• Build & Deploy: Architecture and delivery of production-grade solutions across full stack (data pipelines, APIs, UIs, agentic workflows, ML/LLM components).
• Enable & Embed: Pair with client engineers to build capability, run workshops and create lasting documentation.
• Shape Insight's Future: Capture patterns into accelerator library, support product opportunities, mentor FDEs.

What We're Looking For

• Production-Grade Engineering: Real software shipped through full lifecycle delivery; consulting or embedded experience.
• Full-Stack Technical Depth: Python, .NET/C#, TypeScript, SQL; cloud (Azure preferred); data engineering, LLM/agent development; API design; git, Docker, CI/CD, IaC.
• AI & Modern Development Fluency: AI coding agents, LLM patterns, Azure AI services, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code.
• Commercial & Leadership Acumen: Fixed-price unit economics, communication with CTOs and users, issue resolution at engagement level.

What You Can Expect

Benefits and culture:

• Dedicated career pathways and development.
• Peer recognition and President’s Club.
• Volunteer Leave and Work Life Balance days.
• Work-From-Anywhere Program up to 4 weeks per year.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Corporate discounts.
• Professional certifications support.
• Competitive compensation aligned with experience and impact.

Core values: Hunger, Heart, Harmony. Equal Opportunity Employer – all qualified applicants considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or other protected characteristics.

Application Note

Include pronouns and reasonable adjustments. We celebrate diversity of skills and experience.