Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Mantech Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Principal Machine Learning Engineer in Sydney to spearhead the development of cutting-edge LLM-based products for insurance workflows. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in machine learning engineering and a solid understanding of AWS infrastructure. This full-time role offers the opportunity to lead a new team and make a significant impact on technology initiatives.

Qualifications

• Proven Machine Learning Engineering experience, delivering real-world systems and products at scale.
• A background in engineering and scaling customer-facing products.
• Solid understanding of AWS Infrastructure for collaboration purposes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of a new LLM-based product focused on insurance customer workflows.
• Architect, code, and deploy production-grade ML systems using modern tools and frameworks.
• Mentor team members and grow into a leadership role as the team scales.

Skills

Machine Learning Engineering

AWS Infrastructure

Product Delivery

Team Leadership

Customer-Centric Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Modern ML frameworks

Job description

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Principal Machine Learning Engineer – Sydney, Hybrid – Agentic AI, LLM Systems

I'm searching for a Principal Machine Learning Engineer to lead a newly formed team building cutting-edge products powered by large language models (LLMs) and agentic AI systems. This role sits at the forefront of a high-growth technology initiative, shaping intelligent systems designed to integrate directly into customer workflows.

This role will suit a technical leader with a strong bias toward delivery and real-world impact—someone who’s built ML products, fixed production bugs, collaborated with design teams, and knows what it means to ship customer-facing software at scale.

• Lead the design and development of a new LLM-based product focused on insurance customer workflows.
• Architect, code, and deploy production-grade ML systems using modern tools and frameworks.
• Contribute to product strategy, with visibility across senior leadership with future scalability in mind.
• Mentor team members and grow into a leadership role as the team scales.
• Proven Machine Learning Engineering experience, delivering real-world systems and products at scale, powered by LLMs.
• A background in engineering and scaling customer-facing products
• Solid understanding of AWS Infrastructure for collaboration purposes
• A genuine excitement about Agentic AI, LLMs and technology.
• Customer-obsessed: seeing AI as a means to solve real user problems.
• Bachelors or higher in a relevant field

If you’re interested in making your mark at a reputable organisation, shaping their future success, please apply with your most up-to-date CV & I’ll be in touch.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development and IT System Custom Software Development

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