Consulting Software Engineer - GenAI

Insight Global; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Raleigh, NC, is seeking a Consulting Software Engineer to serve as a key technical point of contact. The role requires 10+ years of software engineering experience and expertise in designing scalable systems with strong knowledge in Python, Java, and AI technologies. You’ll work closely with clients to translate needs into innovative solutions, mentor junior engineers, and implement best practices for AI-assisted development. This is a hybrid role with a focus on diverse and inclusive work culture.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working with distributed systems and APIs.
• Strong practical experience with AI-assisted software development.
• Ability to mentor and coach junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical contact for internal/external resources.
• Translate customer needs into scalable solutions.
• Lead the evaluation and operationalization of AI capabilities.

Skills

Consulting Software Engineer

10+ years of software engineering experience

Proven experience designing scalable systems

Strong experience with Python, Java, SQL

Hands-on knowledge of agentic AI

Experience with CI/CD

Education

BS in Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Raleigh, NC - Hybrid, 2-3 days in office

9 mo. contract to hire.

Required Skills & Experience

• Consulting Software Engineer (Specialist in Gen AI Arena and Understand Legacy Java Code)
• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• BS in Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required; advanced degree preferred.
• Proven experience designing and delivering scalable distributed systems, APIs, and/or data platforms.
• Strong experience with Python, Java, SQL, data modeling, and service/API development in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on knowledge of agentic AI / LLM application development, including orchestration, tool use/function calling, structured outputs, evaluation, guardrails, and productionization.
• Strong practical experience with AI-assisted software development / "vibe coding", including coding copilots or agentic coding tools and the judgment to convert generated code into reliable, well-tested, production-quality solutions.
• Experience with CI/CD, observability, logging, instrumentation, and alerting.

Job Description

• Serve as a primary technical point of contact for internal and external technology resources.
• Provide design input across a product area and influence architectural direction across services, components, and data stores.
• Work directly with customers and end users to understand problems, refine requirements, and translate needs into scalable solutions.
• Serve as an acknowledged go-to person on coding and complex technical issues.
• Interface with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.
• Write and review detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate-to-high complexity.
• Complete complex bug fixes and lead root-cause analysis across services, data pipelines, and editorial workflows.
• Design and work with complex data models, ensuring quality, lineage, and downstream usability.
• Lead the evaluation, prototyping, and operationalization of agentic AI capabilities that improve legal content ingestion, classification, summarization, enrichment, and impact analysis.
• Establish responsible engineering practices for AI-assisted coding and AI-generated code, including review, testing, security checks, documentation, traceability, and observability requirements.
• Implement and guide others on continuous integration, delivery, and deployment practices.
• Identify operational requirements for logging, instrumentation, alerting, and service readiness, and ensure production requirements are met.
• Mentor and coach software engineers interested in consultancy-level execution, architecture, development methodologies, and optimization techniques.
• Provide sizing and/or budget recommendations when appropriate.
• All other duties as assigned.

Company / Diversity Statement

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 opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their 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 recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].

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