Sr. AI Engineer

Insight Global; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Principle AI/Backend Developer in Chandler, Arizona, to join a cutting-edge Agentic AI Product Team. This role involves designing and developing Python-based backend solutions to enhance automation and intelligent systems.

The ideal candidate will utilize their backend expertise to build scalable applications and integrate AI-powered workflows, directly impacting network automation and infrastructure quality.

Join us in shaping innovative standards and frameworks essential for the future of network services.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong Python expertise with frameworks such as Django or Flask.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and networking.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Python.
• Build secure, high-performance RESTful APIs.
• Promote infrastructure-as-code and automation-first design principles.

Skills

Backend development

Python

Distributed systems

REST API design

Automation and scripting

Tools

Django

Flask

CI/CD tools

Linux

AI orchestration frameworks

Job description

Job Description

Principle AI/ Backend Developers to join a newly formed Agentic AI Product Team focused on building next-generation automation and intelligent systems across network infrastructure.

This role will be responsible for designing, developing, and delivering scalable Python-based backend solutions supporting load balancing platforms, infrastructure automation, and AI-driven workflows. The ideal candidate brings a strong backend foundation combined with experience building or integrating LLM-powered and autonomous systems.

This is a unique opportunity to help stand up a cutting‑edge AI‑enabled engineering function focused on improving operational efficiency, resilience, and decision‑making across critical network services.

Why This Role is Unique Greenfield Agentic AI team within a large enterprise environment

Direct impact on network automation and intelligent infrastructure

Blend of backend engineering + AI innovation

Opportunity to shape standards, frameworks, and architecture from the ground up

Key Responsibilities

Backend Development

Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Python (Django, Flask, or similar frameworks)

Build secure, high-performance RESTful APIs to support internal and external service

Ensure code quality through standards, peer reviews, and best practices

Infrastructure & Automation

• Build scripts and tools to reduce manual operations and improve efficiency
• Design distributed systems that are scalable, fault‑tolerant, and highly available
• Optimize system performance, latency, and throughput
• Enhance CI/CD pipelines for automated build, testing, and deployment
• Promote infrastructure‑as‑code and automation‑first design principle

AI / Agentic Systems Development (Key Differentiator)

• Design and implement AI‑powered backend services leveraging LLM APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Azure OpenAI)
• Build and integrate agentic workflows for automation and decision‑making use cases
• Develop multi‑agent orchestration frameworks to enable autonomous or semi‑autonomous operations
• Utilize frameworks such as LangChain, Semantic Kernel, or AutoGen to enable AI‑driven pipelines
• Partner with product and architecture teams to define AI‑driven solutions aligned to enterprise strategy

Collaboration & Delivery

Work cross‑functionally with Network, Platform, and Architecture teams

Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives

Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing

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Skills and Requirements

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend development experience (adjustable for mid-level)
• Strong Python expertise with frameworks such as Django or Flask
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, networking, and load balancing concepts
• Experience with REST API design and development
• Experience with CI/CD tools and Linux‑based environments
• Hands‑on experience with automation and scripting

AI / Automation Experience

• Experience integrating LLMs into backend systems via APIs (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, etc.)
• Understanding of agentic AI architectures and autonomous system design
• Hands‑on experience with AI orchestration frameworks (LangChain, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen)
• Experience designing multi‑agent workflows for automation and decision‑making use cases

Preferred / Nice‑to‑Have Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud‑native architectures
• Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible)
• Message queues and streaming platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Database experience (PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL)
• Monitoring and observability tools (Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Network automation and APIs (F5, NGINX, etc.)