Principal AI Engineer

Insight Global; Rogers (AR); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a hands-on Principal AI Engineer to own the technical outcomes of a major AI value stream, working with business stakeholders to turn ambiguous problems into production-ready solutions.

The ideal candidate writes code daily in Python, React, AWS, Terraform, and GitHub Actions, has shipped AI agents or workflows, and mentors engineers while setting engineering standards for the team. This is not a management role; you will stay a technical contributor.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with 4+ years owning GenAI or applied-AI systems, including evaluation and human review loops.
• Hands-on production experience on AWS and with Python, React, GitHub Actions, and Terraform to set engineering bar for a pod.
• Experience leading technical delivery for a value stream without people management.
• Experience in regulated domains like insurance, healthcare, or similar preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical outcomes of a major AI value stream and partner with business stakeholders.
• Build production AI applications from concept through deployment.
• Mentor engineers while remaining a hands-on coder and setting engineering standards for the team.
• Collaborate directly with end users to drive practical, reliable AI solutions.

Skills

GenAI

Python

React

GitHub Actions

Terraform

AWS

Agentic systems

AI observability

Production code

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

AWS

Job description

Job Description

We're looking for a hands-on Principal AI Engineer to own the technical outcome of a major AI value stream. This person will work directly with business stakeholders to identify opportunities, shape ambiguous problems into solutions, and build production AI applications from concept through deployment. The ideal candidate has deep experience developing and operating GenAI applications using Python, React, AWS, Terraform, and GitHub Actions, and has personally shipped AI agents, workflows, or applications into production. This is not a management role; we need someone who still writes code daily and can set the engineering standard for other developers. Experience with evaluation frameworks, human-in-the-loop workflows, agentic systems, ML, graph databases, and AI observability is highly valued. Candidates should be comfortable partnering directly with end users, operating independently, and mentoring engineers while remaining a hands‑on technical contributor.

Skills and Requirements

• Ten (10) or more years of software engineering experience, including at least four (4) years owning production –Generative AI or applied‑AI systems in the field — agents, workflows, or applications, including evaluation, failure handling, and a human review loop — or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Hands‑on production experience on AWS, and hands‑on Python, React, GitHub Actions, and Terraform, at a level sufficient to set the bar for a pod, not only meet it. Cloud certification or architecture‑only experience without recent production code is not sufficient.
• Experience leading technical delivery for a value stream or equivalent without people‑management authority.
• Experience in insurance, claims, healthcare, or another heavily regulated operational domain preferred.

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].