Hybrid Senior AI Fullstack Engineer | Python & AWS

Zip; Sydney, City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave annually

Parental leave 16 weeks

Family support policies

Wellbeing allowance

Job summary

Zip is seeking a Senior AI Engineer in NSW to design, build and scale production-grade AI capabilities. You will partner with Product, Engineering, Data, Risk and Security to deliver impactful AI solutions that solve real business problems.

You will own AI-enabled products, develop scalable AI applications with Python and cloud tech (AWS, Kubernetes), and mentor engineers while guiding technical direction across the team.

Qualifications

• Experience building production grade AI software and platforms.
• Strong experience developing AI solutions using Python together with modern cloud technologies such as AWS and Kubernetes.
• Experience delivering scalable AI products using technologies including React or NextJS where appropriate.
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, system design and operational excellence.
• Ability to partner with technical and non technical stakeholders to solve complex business problems.
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction through collaboration and engineering leadership.
• Excellent communication skills with a pragmatic approach to balancing customer outcomes, delivery speed and technical quality.
• A mindset that embraces AI and new tools to adapt, learn and grow.
• An aptitude for identifying and managing risks.
• Our values in your DNA: Customer First, Own It, Stronger Together and Change the Game

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver AI enabled products and platform capabilities from technical discovery through to production.
• Build scalable AI applications using Python alongside modern frontend technologies where required.
• Develop reliable, secure and observable AI systems that are designed for production from day one.
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Data, Risk and Security teams to identify opportunities where AI can create meaningful customer and business value.
• Drive technical excellence through architecture decisions, code reviews, mentoring and engineering best practice.
• Balance experimentation with long term platform quality, operational excellence and responsible AI delivery.
• Help shape the future direction of Zip's AI platform and engineering standards.

Skills

AI engineering

Cloud technologies

Production-grade AI

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Python

AWS

Kubernetes

React/NextJS

Job description

Zip is seeking a Senior AI Engineer in NSW to design, build and scale production-grade AI capabilities. You will partner with Product, Engineering, Data, Risk and Security to deliver impactful AI solutions that solve real business problems.

You will own AI-enabled products, develop scalable AI applications with Python and cloud tech (AWS, Kubernetes), and mentor engineers while guiding technical direction across the team.