Senior AI Engineer

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited is partnering with a world-leading AI company to build a brand-new engineering team in Melbourne, Australia. This role sits at the intersection of software engineering, AI, and customer delivery, where you will design, build, and deploy production-grade AI applications for enterprise clients.

You will work hands-on across architecture to deployment, leveraging GenAI/LLMs, AI Agents, and Agentic AI to deliver real business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering background with Python and modern practices.
• Experience building, deploying, and supporting AI applications in production.
• Hands-on experience with GenAI, LLMs, AI Agents, Agentic AI, or Multi-Agent Systems.
• Proven track record delivering AI solutions that go beyond basic RAG implementations.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy production-grade AI applications for enterprise customers.
• Lead technical delivery across the full software development lifecycle, from architecture to production deployment.
• Collaborate with clients to design, build, and deploy AI solutions that deliver real business outcomes.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering best practices across the team.
• Optimize AI solutions for reliability, scalability, and security in production environments.

Skills

Python

Software engineering

GenAI / LLMs

AI deployment

Mentoring

Tools

APIs

Cloud platforms

Microservices

Enterprise data systems

Job description

I'm excited to be partnering with one of the world's leading AI companies as they build a brand-new engineering team across Australia.

This is an opportunity to work directly with enterprise customers, solving complex business problems through cutting-edge AI, Agentic AI, and Large Language Model technologies.

About the Role

You'll work at the intersection of software engineering, AI, and customer delivery. You'll partner with clients to design, build, and deploy production-grade AI applications that deliver real business outcomes.

This is a highly hands-on engineering role where you'll own solutions from concept through deployment and work with some of the latest advancements in Generative AI and Agentic Systems.

• Design, build, and deploy production-grade AI applications using LLMs, Generative AI, AI Agents, and Agentic Workflows.
• Develop scalable AI solutions using Python, APIs, microservices, cloud platforms, and enterprise data systems.
• Lead technical delivery across the full software development lifecycle, from architecture through production deployment.
• Optimize AI solutions for reliability, scalability, security, and performance in production environments.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering best practices across the team.

About You

• Strong software engineering experience with Python and modern application development practices.
• Experience building, deploying, and supporting AI applications in production environments.
• Hands-on experience with GenAI, LLMs, AI Agents, Agentic AI, or Multi-Agent Systems.
• Proven track record building AI solutions beyond basic RAG implementations.
• Strong problem-solving, stakeholder engagement, and delivery skills, with a track record of driving business outcomes.