AI Engineer

Pearson Carter; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson Carter is partnering with an early-stage Australian technology company to hire an AI Engineer to design, build, deploy, and maintain production agentic AI systems in Brisbane’s Toowong. The role offers ownership across architecture, integrations, security, monitoring, compute, and strategic direction.

You will work directly with the Founder and guide a small technical team, shaping AI strategy and tooling choices while solving real-world vocational education challenges in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 3 years professional experience in AI/ML or software engineering.
• Production experience with agentic AI systems.
• Strong REST API, OAuth and integration skills.
• Knowledge of AI security, prompt injection, and data privacy.
• Startup or early-stage experience preferred.
• Strong communication and technical leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and build production agentic AI systems
• Develop integrations across APIs, OAuth, webhooks, and business platforms
• Own architecture, compute, cost, and scaling decisions
• Establish AI evaluation, testing, monitoring, and security practices
• Guide and review the work of a small technical team
• Advise leadership on AI strategy, tooling, and build vs buy decisions

Skills

REST API

OAuth

Webhooks

System Integration

Technical Leadership

Job description

AI Engineer Agentic AI 120,000 Super Brisbane

Pearson Carter are currently working with an early-stage Australian technology company building production-grade AI agents for the vocational education and training sector. With real users, revenue, and established businesses supporting the product, they are now scaling their technical team.

Due to growth, they are looking for an AI Engineer to design, build, deploy, and maintain production agentic systems while working directly with the Founder and guiding a small technical team.

This is a hands-on role with genuine ownership across AI architecture, integrations, security, monitoring, compute, and strategy.

They offer a competitive salary of around 120K Super, full-time onsite working, and genuine influence over the technical direction of a growing startup.

Get in touch if you’re looking for your next opportunity!

Responsibilities

• Design and build production agentic AI systems


• Develop integrations across APIs, OAuth, webhooks, and business platforms


• Own architecture, compute, cost, and scaling decisions


• Establish AI evaluation, testing, monitoring, and security practices


• Guide and review the work of a small technical team


• Advise leadership on AI strategy, tooling, and build vs buy decisions

Experience

• 3 years professional experience


• Production experience with agentic AI systems


• Strong REST API, OAuth, webhook, and integration skills


• Understanding of AI security, prompt injection, and data privacy


• Experience with monitoring, testing, version control, and deployment


• Startup or early-stage experience strongly preferred


• Strong communication and technical leadership skills

Salary

They offer a competitive salary package around 120,000 Super, with flexibility for the right candidate.

Location

Toowong, Brisbane (5 days onsite)

Applications are welcome from experienced AI Engineers with production agentic AI experience who thrive in fast-paced startup environments.