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Lead GenAI Engineer/Forward Deployed Engineer

Post Date

May 11, 2026

Location

New York,
New York

ZIP/Postal Code

10006
US
Aug 28, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract,Perm Possible

Category

Software Engineering

Req #

NYC-4449f1e1-7fdc-43e2-a749-202f5e3e9c94

Pay Rate

$80 - $100 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking multiple Lead GenAI/Forward Deployed Engineers to join on of their top consulting clients. This client paves the way for AI first thinking; providing innovate AI solutions across multiple industries. We are seeking multiple GenAI engineers to join the “Incubator”, an AI first team focused on cutting edge client solutions as well as go to market products, leveraging things like multi agent orchestration and rapid reusable prototyping. This team is effectively building a “startup” within the organization to serve as the GenAI brain trust for the entire company.

The work will involve frequent client meetings, solving business problems with AI, brainstorming new AI capabilities to take to market, prototyping, and engaging in energizing technical conversations. Day to day responsibilities will include approximately 60% hands on engineering (building production grade AI/ML pipelines and reusable frameworks), 20% research, and 20% architecture and strategy—designing for scalability and transforming specific client solutions into reusable products.

*Leads will take on minor mentorship responsibilities over a few developers.

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 HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Required Skills & Experience

•3+ years of experience within GenAI - ability to create multi-agent orchestration using AutoGen, LangGraph, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK, and orchestration platforms like Azure AI Foundry Agent Service or AWS Bedrock AgentCore
•Soft skills: adaptable, creative, determined, pragmatic, curious, external passion, entrepreneurial, scrappy, non-traditional thinker, positive temperament, comfortable wearing multiple hats, dreamer, emotional intelligence.
•Ability to: Rapidly prototype and build agentic solutions, Co-develop code with client engineering teams, translate abstract requirements into functional software, integrate AI models into business workflows, refine solutions based on real-time feedback

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.