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Director of Engineering

Sydney, New South Wales💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-26

Core

Define the structure and technical strategy for a 100+ person engineering organization in an AI-first world, building internal AI infrastructure and developer platforms.

Role type

Director of Engineering / Distinguished Engineer (AI Infrastructure & Distributed Systems)

Builds

Internal AI infrastructure, developer platforms, API product platforms, and large-scale distributed infrastructure across regions and clouds.

Domain

Technology / AI Infrastructure / Distributed Systems / Cloud Platforms

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure | product features

Required skills

Distributed systems architecture, scalable system design, AI/ML infrastructure development, LLM and agent orchestration, cloud platform management (AWS/GCP), Kubernetes, multi-region/multi-cloud operations, technical leadership of 100+ engineers, strategic product judgment.

Preferred skills

Experience in high-performance product environments, startup or scale-up background, ability to challenge conventional thinking, deep CS fundamentals.

Technologies

AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, MCP, LLMs, autonomous agents

Responsibilities

Design and build internal AI infrastructure and developer platforms, redesign engineering workflows using AI, influence major investments across search, data, and new products, lead senior technical leaders and managers.

Seniority

Director / Distinguished Engineer, hands-on IC with organizational leadership

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