Principal Forward-Deployed AI/Data Engineer (Hybrid, Perth)

Insight

Perth

Hybrid

AUD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

4 hours ago

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Job summary

Insight, a Fortune 500 Solutions Integrator, seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer Principal to embed with client teams delivering AI and data solutions end-to-end—from discovery to handover. You’ll connect Accelerators to real-world data challenges, owning outcomes and translating business problems into structured technical plans.

You’ll work across data pipelines, APIs, UIs, and agentic workflows, applying your cloud and AI expertise to enable client success while mentoring others in a thriving

Qualifications

Shipped real software through full lifecycle (discovery to handover).
Consulting, professional-services, or embedded-engineering experience desired.
Strong backend/ frontend integration across modern stacks is essential.

Responsibilities

Run discovery with stakeholders and translate problems into solution architecture.
Architect and deliver production-grade data solutions and APIs across the stack.
Enable client teams by pairing with engineers and creating durable documentation.
Shape accelerators into repeatable patterns for the practice.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

SQL

Azure

Data engineering

LLM/agent development

API design

CI/CD

Docker

IaC

Git

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Claude Code

dbt

Job description

You’ll work across data pipelines, APIs, UIs, and agentic workflows, applying your cloud and AI expertise to enable client success while mentoring others in a thriving

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