AI Engineer

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Auckland; Remote; NZD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Subsidised health insurance

Income protection insurance

22 days annual leave

Professional development subsidies

Job summary

Deloitte New Zealand in Auckland is seeking an AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy generative and agentic AI solutions across a variety of platforms and environments.

You will work across end-to-end AI projects, collaborating with Deloitte teams, and contributing to LLMOps, security, and responsible AI practices while advancing your skills in cloud and applied AI systems.

Qualifications

• Experience with generative AI and agentic AI solutions.
• Strong cloud native engineering capabilities and DevOps/LLMOps.
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable AI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop end-to-end generative/agentic AI solutions in enterprise environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deploy AI solutions.
• Establish robust LLMOps capabilities including evaluation, observability, and cost optimization.
• Produce models and pipelines using containerisation, CI/CD, and IaC.
• Implement retrieval and grounding strategies for reliable AI systems.
• Guide engagement leads on scope, estimates, and delivery.
• Mentor junior team members and share knowledge.

Skills

Generative AI

LLMOps

Cloud engineering

CI/CD

Observability

Mentoring

Tools

Containerisation

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Company Description

Join us. But be you. At Deloitte,you’lldo more than just join something,you’lladd something.You’vefound a place that values your curiosity, passion, and desire to work alongside brilliant people on the things that really matter. There really is only one question: What impact do YOU want to make?

Please note: You must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand from the time of application to be considered.

We’relooking for an AI Engineer in our Auckland office to create artificial intelligence solutions for Deloitte’s staff and clients!

Passionate about engineering and deploying generative and agentic AI solutions across a variety of platforms and technical environments? Dive into a world where you can build, deploy, and support cutting‑edgegenerative AI tools with the potential to transform the industry.

You’ll tackle a wide range of technical challenges across diverse projects and environments, continuously developing your capabilities in generative and agentic AI, cloud engineering, and applied AI systems-ensuring ongoing learning and growth.

About the role and team

This is an exciting hands‑on role that enables full stack,end‑to‑end delivery of AI projects using leading digital platforms and foundation models. You will work across a diverse range of responsibilities, including architecting and deploying generative and multiagent workflows with tool use and function calling, tightly integrated with enterprise data platforms and systems.

The role provides opportunities to work in challenging technical environments across multiple industries and business functions. You will also help develop the tools and accelerators our consulting teams use to embed generative AI in their everyday work. Our GenAI Lead, Directors, and Partners are committed to supporting your career and skills development, providing strategic direction to align your personal goals with the opportunities available.

Job Description

A week in the life of an AI Engineer might look like:

• Engineering end‑to‑end generative and agentic AI solutions, delivering sprint outcomes from concept through to production in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Collaborating with cross‑functional Deloitte teams to capture technical requirements and architect, build, and deploy generative and agentic AI solutions in complex enterprise environments.
• Standing up robustLLMOpscapabilities, including automated evaluations, observability and tracing, offline and online testing, prompt versioning, safetyredteaming, and cost/latency optimisation.
• Producingmodels and pipelines using containerisation, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and cloud native services, while embedding security, privacy, and responsible AI controls throughout the SDLC.
• Implementing retrieval and grounding strategies (chunking, hybrid search, metadata filtering) and feedback loops to improve reliability, quality, and factuality of generative AI systems.
• Partnering with engagement leads to scope, estimate, and deliver work packages, and contributing to accelerators, reference architectures, and reusable GenAI components.
• Maintaining continuous learning across the latest generative AI tools, frameworks, and delivery practices.
• Supporting Deloitte colleagues by providing technical guidance and mentorship, particularly to junior team members.

Qualifications

Enough about us‑let’stalk about you. You are someone with:

• Experience in professional services or technology vendors as a Generative AI Engineer, Agentic AI Engineer, Technical Analyst, Consultant, or Lead in a customer facing role.
• Strong cloud native engineering capabilities, with solid foundations in CI/CD, DevOps /LLMOps, and infrastructure as code.
• Strong business analysis and functional design skills, with the ability to translate business challenges into scalable AI solutions.
• A proventrack recordarchitecting and deliveringend‑to‑endgenerative and agentic AI systems,leveragingcloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI (certifications beneficial).
• Hands‑on experience with vector databases, embedding models, retrieval frameworks, and evaluation techniques.
• Knowledge of LLM safety, governance, and risk management practices, including prompt‑injection defences, PII handling, content moderation, and auditability.
• Experience with observability and evaluation tools, performance profiling, and cost management for generative AI workloads.
• Strongtask prioritisationskills and experience implementing DevOps best practices using Git and modern version control approaches;monorepoexperience isadvantageous.
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead and mentor teams in a positive, inclusive manner.
• A genuine passion for generative AI and the drive to proactively pursue continuous learning as the field rapidly evolves.

Additional Information

So, who is Deloitte in Aotearoa?

We are driven to create an impact that matters at every opportunity. Supported by a strong leadership team and member firms from over 150 countries across the globe, Deloitte New Zealand is in the business of solving complex problems.

Over our 175‑year history, we have built a reputation for impactful delivery across audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax, and technology services.

Deloitte in Aotearoa recognises the uniqueness of our country identified in our founding document, Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We uphold our responsibility(s) to the founding document and acknowledge Māori as the Tangata Whenua/Indigenous people.

Our workplace and culture

We are driven by our desire to create positive outcomes for our clients, communities, and people. Our purpose is to make an impact that matters. Everything we do is with intent - the intent to make a meaningful difference.
Our shared values are at the heart of everything we do. Living these values, including ‘taking care of each other’ and ‘fostering inclusion’, is essential to ensuring everyone feels included at work and able to reach their full potential.
For us to succeed and thrive as an organisation, we understand the importance of creating a culture where diverse perspectives matter and where everyone is given an equal opportunity to grow and develop.

Deloitte New Zealand rewards

We hold a simple belief – that our people’s hard work should be recognised and rewarded beyond their remuneration.
We have reimagined what ‘work’ looks like and how we can empower all our people to create a work experience that is distinct to their needs. Founded on concepts of trust, balance, wellbeing, and the importance of personal connection, this is the Deloitte experience.

We offer

• Flexible work arrangements – work in a way that suits you, us, and our clients best.
• Subsidised professional qualifications and paid professional memberships.
• Subsidised health insurance.
• Income protection insurance.
• 22 days annual leave.
• Social events, social sports teams, and monthly firm drinks.
• A focus on wellness and well‑being.
• A focus on the environment and sustainability.
• Plus much more.

We believe the strongest teams are made up of diverse individuals and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognise that women and individuals from under‑represented backgrounds may hesitate to apply if they don't meet all criteria. If you're passionate about this role and believe you have the skills, we encourage you to apply, even if your experience, ideal working hours or qualifications aren't a perfect match.

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