Senior Forward-Deployed AI Engineer – Remote

Insight Global; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA

FSA

DCFSA

401k with employer matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to be dropped into client engagements and run a workstream end-to-end with minimal oversight. You are an AI-native operator who builds, configures, and extends solutions in live environments, not a generic consultant.

You will be part of IG Labs and mentor junior engineers from day one. You will work across ML/AI, Data Eng, Full Stack, Analytics/BI, or DevOps, and you will travel up to 40% to client sites while primarily operating

Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on software engineering experience shipping production systems.
• Deep expertise in ML/AI, Data Eng, Full Stack, Analytics/BI, or DevOps.
• Experience working with clients or external stakeholders.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous environments such as consulting or startups.
• Strong fluency with AI tools and workflows.
• Proven ability to work across the stack when needed.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead a workstream end-to-end within a client engagement.
• Build, configure, and extend solutions in live customer environments.
• Mentor junior FDEs and set the standard for excellence.
• Represent IG Labs in every interaction with clients.
• Match depth to client problem across specializations; drive adoption.

Skills

7+ yrs exp

Client engagement

Ambiguity handling

AI tools

Full stack

Mentoring

Cross-stack

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to be dropped into client engagements and run a workstream end-to-end with minimal oversight. You are an AI-native operator who builds, configures, and extends solutions in live environments, not a generic consultant.

You will be part of IG Labs and mentor junior engineers from day one. You will work across ML/AI, Data Eng, Full Stack, Analytics/BI, or DevOps, and you will travel up to 40% to client sites while primarily operating