AI Engineer Architect / FDE (Prototype/POCs)

Insight Global (United States); Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global's Innovation Lab is expanding and seeks Senior AI Engineers to design prototypes, POCs, and MVPs focusing on emerging technologies. This role emphasizes hands-on building of AI/GenAI solutions and rapid experimentation.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to translate ideas into working prototypes and hand off validated solutions to downstream teams for production.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in AI, ML, and deep learning principles.
• Python expertise with ML libraries and tooling (Hugging Face, OpenAI API).
• Hands-on experience building and deploying LLM-based applications.
• Familiarity with LangChain and multi-agent AI workflows.
• Cloud experience with GCP/Azure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and build prototypes, POCs, and MVPs across emerging technology initiatives.
• Develop AI/GenAI solutions, including LLM-based applications.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate ideas into working prototypes.
• Hand off validated solutions to downstream engineering teams for production.
• Rapidly experiment, iterate, and validate ideas in a lab-style environment.

Skills

Python

LLM-based applications

LangChain

Claude

GCP

Azure

Prototyping

Tools

Hugging Face

OpenAI API

LangGraph

CrewAI

Job description

Job Description

The Innovation Lab is expanding and seeking Senior AI Engineers to design and build prototypes, POCs, and MVPs focused on emerging technologies. This team operates as a shared service across four organizations, incubating experimental solutions that are later handed off to domain-specific engineering teams for scaling and production.

What You’ll Do

• Design and build prototypes, POCs, and MVPs across emerging technology initiatives
• Focus heavily on AI / GenAI solutions, including LLM-based applications
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate ideas into working prototypes
• Hand off validated solutions to downstream engineering teams (dev, UAT, production)
• Rapidly experiment, iterate, and validate ideas in a lab-style environment

Required Skills

• Strong Python development experience
• Hands-on experience building LLM-based applications
• Familiarity with LangChain
• Experience generating and accelerating development using AI tools (e.g., Claude)
• Cloud experience -they are primarily in GCP/Azure so those are preferred
• Proven ability to build fast, functional prototypes

Skills and Requirements

1. 1. AI/ML Knowledge: Strong foundation in AI, deep learning, and machine learning principles.
2. 2. Programming Skills: Expertise in Python and tools like Hugging Face, Langchain, and OpenAI API.
3. 3. Large Language Model Expertise: Hands on experience building, fine tuning, evaluating, and deploying LLMs (open source and commercial).Agentic AI & Workflow
4. 4. Orchestration: Experience building agent based systems using tools like LangGraph, CrewAI, OpenAI agents, or similar frameworks..
5. 5. Multi-Modal Data and AI Tools: Experience with multi-modal data and intelligent agent-based tools.Mindset: Self-motivated individual with a passion for solving hard problems using AI/GenAI. Must have collaborative and an innovative mindset.-100% hands on builder, not a management or advisory role

MUST HAVE a github page or work examples to preset in first interview

Additional Details

Independent, hands-on AI engineer who can navigate ambiguity and deliver with minimal oversight.Confident and self-sufficient; able to take ownership of an assignment and execute quickly.Strong communicator who can engage stakeholders, ask questions, and drive initiatives forward.Team environment is focused on multiple fast-moving prototypes and innovation projects, not large long-term initiatives.Strong experience with agentic AI, multi-agent systems, and autonomous AI workflows; RAG is now table stakes.Highly technical builder who can advise the team on next steps after a POC is delivered.Candidates who can demonstrate their work stand out immediately.Want to seeGitHub projects, hackathons, competitions, and personal AI experimentation.Passion for AI extends beyond day-to-day job responsibilities.Demonstrates complex problem-solving, creative thinking, and solutioning.Preference for more senior candidates with a proven track record of building and innovating.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].