Lead AI Engineer (Generative AI)
Core
Lead the adoption of Generative AI and AI-first engineering practices within a well-known Australian company, shaping AI-enabled solutions and modernizing the SDLC.
Role type
Lead AI Engineer (Generative AI)
Builds
AI-enabled solutions and AI-augmented solution designs
Domain
Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Generative AI, large language models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), modern machine learning techniques, prompt engineering, offline/online evaluation, safety guardrails, telemetry-driven improvement, RAG, embeddings/vector search, tool-use/function-calling orchestration, trustworthy AI metrics, software engineering (React, Typescript, React Native), AWS, CI/CD, monitoring tools
Preferred skills
Java, Kotlin, GraphQL, Github Actions, Kafka/Kinesis, Edge AI patterns, micro-frontends
Technologies
React, Typescript, React Native, AWS, CI/CD tools, monitoring tools, Kafka, Kinesis
Responsibilities
Accelerate the adoption of Generative AI and lead AI-first engineering practices, provide technical leadership and shape AI-enabled solutions, coach and train engineers in safe AI-assisted development, define and operationalize trustworthy metrics for AI impact, drive engineering excellence by modernizing technical practices, upskill teams on AI/LLM, automate guardrails and quality assurance approaches, produce solution designs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities