Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer (North Sydney Council)

The role Are you passionate about building and deploying production-grade AI systems that solve real-world business problems? Do you enjoy working directly with customers, turning complex challenges into scalable agentic AI solutions with measurable impact? Ready to lead hands‑on AI delivery in customer environments while shaping technical direction and driving innovation at scale? As our new Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer, you will lead the delivery of production‑grade agentic AI solutions for customers across Australia, working hands‑on from problem discovery through deployment and iteration. In this customer‑facing role, you will design, build, and deploy scalable AI systems in real‑world environments, helping organisations solve complex business challenges and achieve measurable outcomes through cutting-edge AI solutions. Key Responsibilities
- Lead customer engagements from problem discovery to deployed AI solutions, acting as the senior technical counterpart
- Translate complex business challenges into pragmatic, agentic AI systems (e.g. tool‑using, multi‑step AI workflows interacting with external systems) operating over text, speech, and/or video data, depending on customer use case
- Design, build, and deploy production‑grade AI systems in real customer environments
- Develop and maintain high‑quality production code, integrating models and agents into customer platforms (cloud or on‑premises)
- Architect, build, and operate end‑to‑end AI systems, including monitoring and iteration in production
- Design and operate agent‑based systems, including orchestration, tool use, and interaction with external systems
- Validate and communicate both technical performance and business value to customer stakeholders
- Turn prototypes into robust, scalable solutions, balancing speed, quality, and maintainability
- Set technical direction on projects and act as a role model for engineering and AI best practices
- Mentor and support less experienced engineers, raising the overall delivery standard What we need to see from you
- Experience in relevant industry or academic environments with strong hands‑on experience delivering AI systems into production, ideally in customer‑facing environments
- Advanced proficiency in Python, or a comparable systems or application language (e.g. Rust, Go, or similar)
- Practical experience with modern ML and AI frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, Hugging Face, or equivalent)
- Solid understanding of AI/ML lifecycles, including training, deployment, monitoring, and iteration
- Strong software engineering fundamentals: data structures, data modelling, and system architecture
- Experience operating or supporting AI systems at scale in production Equal Employment Opportunity SoftwareOne is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Additionally, we encourage experienced individuals that have taken an intentional career break and are now prepared to return to work to explore our SOAR program. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rt9yp