Senior AI Engineer

Smokeball Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing allowance

Reboot days

Birthday leave

Office lunches

Snacks

Swag

Job summary

Smokeball Australia is seeking a Senior Engineer for its AI Team to shape the future of legal tech. You will design, build and scale AI-powered features and agents across Archie and related products, partnering with product, design, QA and engineering to deliver customer-focused experiences.

As a senior, you’ll own solutions from concept to production, drive architectural decisions, promote engineering excellence, and mentor peers while advancing continuous improvement and security across our AI

Qualifications

• 6+ years in software engineering within a cloud-based SaaS environment.
• Experience building AI-powered products or AI agents or LLM-based apps.
• Hands-on with AWS and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience using AI tools across the SDLC.
• Strong software architecture, testing, deployment practices.
• Excellent communicator and team mentor.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain AI-powered features and agents.
• Own end-to-end delivery from architecture to production.
• Collaborate with Product, Design and QA to deliver solutions.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools to improve productivity and quality.
• Ensure reliable, observable and scalable AI systems with cost awareness.
• Review code and mentor engineers across the team.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and standards.
• Identify risks and communicate opportunities to stakeholders.

Skills

Mentoring engineers

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Software architecture

Problem solving

Quality-focused engineering

Customer-focused mindset

AI-powered product experience

Tools

AWS

Job description

We've been awarded the #1 Best Place to Work for 2026 (Medium-Sized Companies) by Great Place to Work Australia. Smokeball is one of the fastest-growing legal tech software companies, with teams across Australia, the US, and the UK. Our software is Powering People Law, giving professionals their time back so they can focus on what matters most. We're growing, building with AI, and looking for people who want to do great work somewhere that feels great too. We're passionate about what we do, and our clients know it!

Role Overview:

Join Smokeball's AI Team as a Senior Engineer and help shape the future of legal technology. Working on Archie and our growing suite of AI-powered products, you'll play a key role in designing, building and scaling intelligent features and AI agents that help legal professionals work more efficiently and deliver better outcomes for their clients.

As a senior member of the team, you'll take ownership of technical solutions from concept through to production, partnering closely with Product, Design, QA and Engineering to deliver high-quality, customer-focused experiences. You'll contribute to architectural decisions, champion engineering best practices, and ensure our AI solutions are reliable, scalable and secure. You'll also support the growth of other engineers through mentoring and collaboration while helping drive a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and technical excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain AI-powered features and agents that deliver value to our customers.
• Own the end-to-end delivery of features, enhancements and bug fixes from architecture through to production.
• Collaborate with Product, Design and QA to deliver high-quality, customer-focused solutions.
• Use AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity, quality and delivery speed.
• Ensure AI systems are reliable, observable and scalable, considering evaluation frameworks, performance, cost and risk.
• Review code, provide technical guidance and mentor engineers across the team.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, engineering standards and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proactively identify and communicate risks, roadblocks and opportunities to stakeholders.

About You

• 6+ years' experience in a software engineering role within a cloud-based SaaS environment.
• Experience building AI-powered products, AI agents or LLM-based applications.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience using AI tools throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, testing, deployment and modern engineering practices.
• Passion for clean, maintainable code and delivering great user experiences.
• Experience coaching, mentoring and supporting other engineers.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
• Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to solve complex customer problems.

What's in it for you?

Wellbeing allowance

Be part of a forward-thinking company that is transforming the legal industry.

Reboot days & Birthday leave

Office lunches and loads of snacks

And of course...the SWAG!

*Smokeball is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an open, welcoming environment for everyone. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.

Please note: This role is only open to Australian residents. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer sponsorship currently.

Please note: We are not working with agencies for this role and do not accept unsolicited resumes.