AI Engineer
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Location:
North Houston, TX
Duration:
Full-time (Remote)
About the Role
Insight Global is hiring an experienced
AI Engineer
for one of its top clients in North Houston. This role is ideal for someone passionate about driving innovation through AI and emerging technologies. You’ll work directly with technology leadership to prototype new solutions, guide teams in adopting modern tools, and evolve the tech stack for seamless AI integration. This is a hands-on, strategic role with measurable impact across the organization.
Responsibilities
Prototype and evaluate new AI technologies and engineering approaches
Advise technical and business teams on tool adoption and integration
Collaborate with tech leads to evolve backend systems for AI readiness
Prioritize high-value use cases with measurable outcomes
Build front-end interfaces for proof-of-concept projects
Manage cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines
Ensure secure API development and authorization using OAuth
Promote simplicity and scalability in AI architecture decisions
Required Skills & Experience
3+ years of programming experience in a team setting
Proficiency in one or more languages: Java, Scala, Python, Rust, TypeScript, Go
Experience with modern AI tools (personal or professional projects)
Cloud infrastructure expertise (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Strong Kafka experience for streaming/messaging
Solid understanding of compute, storage, and backend fundamentals
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience for CI/CD deployment
API authorization and development experience (OAuth)
Comfortable building UIs/frontends for POCs (React preferred)
Nice to Have
Experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Hands-on implementation of ML or optimization projects
Experience deploying LLM-based tools in a business context