Principal Forward-Deployed AI Engineer

Insight; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-From-Anywhere Program

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Professional certifications and growth

Dedicated career pathways

Job summary

Insight Enterprises, Inc. in Perth, WA, Australia, seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer Principal to embed with client teams and deliver end-to-end AI and data solutions from discovery to handover.

You will own outcomes, translate complex business problems into structured solutions, and drive production-grade results across data pipelines, APIs, UIs, and ML components in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Shipped production-grade software from discovery to handover in a consulting or engineering environment.
• Strong depth across Python, .NET/C#, or TypeScript, SQL, and cloud platforms.
• Hands-on with AI coding agents, LLM patterns, Azure AI services.
• Ability to communicate with CTOs and frontline users and manage fixed-price engagements.

Responsibilities

• Discover & Frame: run discovery with client stakeholders and frame scope for fixed-price delivery.
• Build & Deploy: architect and deliver end-to-end data pipelines, APIs, UIs, and ML components.
• Enable & Embed: pair with client engineers and create knowledge-transfer documentation.
• Shape Insight's Future: contribute to accelerators and mentor new engineers.

Skills

Production-Grade Engineering

Full-Stack Development

AI & LLM Fluency

Commercial Leadership

Job description

Insight Enterprises, Inc. in Perth, WA, Australia, seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer Principal to embed with client teams and deliver end-to-end AI and data solutions from discovery to handover.

You will own outcomes, translate complex business problems into structured solutions, and drive production-grade results across data pipelines, APIs, UIs, and ML components in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.