AI Engineer

Pearson Carter Limited; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson Carter Limited in Melbourne seeks an AI Engineer to design, build, deploy and maintain production agentic AI systems, working directly with the Founder and guiding a small technical team in a fast-paced startup.

You will own AI architecture, integrations, security, monitoring, compute and strategy, with 3 years of experience and strong REST API, OAuth and webhook skills. Salary around 120,000 AUD plus super.

Qualifications

• 3 years of professional experience in AI engineering.
• Production experience with agentic AI systems.
• Strong REST API, OAuth, and webhook integration skills.
• Understanding of AI security, data privacy, and testing.
• Startup or early-stage experience preferred.

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 and build-vs-buy decisions.

Skills

Agentic AI systems

REST API

OAuth

Webhooks

AI security

Monitoring

Deployment

Leadership

Job description

AI Engineer Agentic AI 120,000 Melbourne

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.

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

Melbourne

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