Principal Applied AI Engineer (Forward-Deployed)

V2 Digital; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equipment provided

Day off (VersionUp)

Parental leave

Startup environment

Training budget

Mentorship program

Promotion pathways

Flexible hours

Meetups

Job summary

V2 AI is seeking a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer of Applied AI in Brisbane. You translate open-ended business problems into bounded AI system designs and lead their delivery as production-ready AI solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.

You embed within customer environments, acting as a trusted advisor to align technology with business value, translating complex concepts for diverse audiences, and guiding projects from scope to delivery with ownership and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor translating complex technical concepts into clear business value and ROI-driven outcomes
• Build strong stakeholder relationships identifying challenges and opportunities within existing accounts
• Translate client problems into measurable outcomes and craft proposals, demos, and solution designs
• Create detailed work breakdowns, effort estimates, and deal sheets with commercial teams
• Draft Statements of Work and manage scope with change requests and commercial implications
• Design bounded AI systems including multi-agent orchestration, tooling, and memory management for long-running workflows
• Embed continuous evaluation, CI/CD gated deployment, and audit trails into delivery including regulated domains
• Underpin delivery with production engineering practices—infra as code, CI/CD, observability, versioning
• Lead projects with structure, accountability, cadences, and risk reporting
• Mentor squad members and build accelerators to speed future sales and delivery
• Represent V2 AI in the community through thought leadership, speaking, and continuous learning

Job description

V2 AI is seeking a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer of Applied AI in Brisbane. You translate open-ended business problems into bounded AI system designs and lead their delivery as production-ready AI solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.

You embed within customer environments, acting as a trusted advisor to align technology with business value, translating complex concepts for diverse audiences, and guiding projects from scope to delivery with ownership and accountability.