Backend AI Engineer: Python, Cloud & Microservices (Hybrid)

Nine; North Sydney Council; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Nine, Australia’s largest locally owned media company, is seeking a Software Engineer in the AI Engineering function to build and maintain backend software powering AI products. You’ll work on scalable Python services, data pipelines, and production systems across GCP/AWS, with a focus on quality, reliability, and maintainability.

Join a team that blends data science and AI engineering to deliver production-grade AI software, APIs, and tooling.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of commercial software engineering experience building, shipping, and maintaining backend systems.
• Proficiency in Python or similar, with readable, testable, and maintainable code.
• Solid experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs and backend microservices.
• Hands-on working knowledge of cloud environments (AWS or GCP).
• Familiarity with DevOps practices: Git, CI/CD workflows, automated testing frameworks, and basic cloud deployment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Familiarity with Go, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS/GKE), or Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OpenTofu).
• Some exposure to or curiosity about integrating LLM APIs, vector databases, or RAG frameworks.
• Experience in digital media, publishing, or digital content platforms.

Responsibilities

• Build & Ship: Write clean, scalable Python code to develop production backend services, APIs, and data pipelines across GCP and AWS (EKS).
• Maintain Engineering Standards: Champion code quality through test-driven development, thoughtful PR reviews, and adherence to modern architecture patterns.
• Systems & Delivery: Partner with the Tech Lead and AI Product team to break down requirements into deliverable software components.
• Operational Stability: Support CI/CD pipelines, system observability, and monitoring to maintain high-availability tools in production.

Skills

Python

RESTful APIs

Backend microservices

Cloud (AWS/GCP)

DevOps (Git, CI/CD)

LLM APIs exposure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Go

Docker

Kubernetes (EKS/GKE)

Terraform/OpenTofu

Job description

Nine, Australia’s largest locally owned media company, is seeking a Software Engineer in the AI Engineering function to build and maintain backend software powering AI products. You’ll work on scalable Python services, data pipelines, and production systems across GCP/AWS, with a focus on quality, reliability, and maintainability.

Join a team that blends data science and AI engineering to deliver production-grade AI software, APIs, and tooling.