Principal AI Engineer, Business Accounts

Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 2,200 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and ...

We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you’re motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions ...

You're humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you “get stuff done” end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you’ll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If tha...

As a Principal AI engineer, you will define the technical and strategic vision for next-generation AI solutions. By harnessing cutting-edge language models, you will drive internal efficiency and transform user experience for our customers. Your work will set the standard for AI engineering excellence, paving the way for the next wave of intelligent products and services.
This role is based in Sydney.
Spearhead the creation of AI solutions to enable growth and drive internal efficiency across the business
Design and implement robust API and system architecture for new AI applications.
Assist in AI application roadmapping and strategy.
Collaborate effectively with a diverse, cross-functional team to leverage existing AI technologies, and research and implement new ones, to meet product goals.
Providing prompt and effective solutions or workarounds in response to application issues or software bugs, maintaining high client satisfaction.
Embrace the challenges of a fast-paced, high-growth environment with a focus on innovation.

We're looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.
 
10+ years in backend software development, with a passion for AI and language technologies
Proven track record of delivering major impact
Proficiency in Python, Typescript or Javascript
Experience in design and development of large-scale distributed, high concurrency, high load, high availability systems;
Experience in vector databases
A relevant degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or related fields
Experience in financial services, lending, payments, or credit products
Experience with SaaS product offering as a platform.
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