Senior AI Engineer & Tech Lead – Generative AI

Datacom

Christchurch

Hybrid

NZD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options
Paid parental leave
Employee Assistance Program
Learning & development
Industry-leading training platforms
Recognition programmes
Employee discounts
Meaningful work

Job summary

Datacom is seeking a Senior/Tech Lead AI Engineer to lead AI delivery within our Digital Engineering AI team. You will help design, develop, and deploy AI-powered software solutions across New Zealand and Australia, guiding production-grade projects from concept to implementation.

With a strong software background and passion for AI, you will work on cutting-edge models using platforms like Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Foundry, or Amazon Bedrock, collaborating across cross-functional teams to solve

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of professional software development experience.
  • Experience with Python and/or TypeScript.
  • Delivery of at least one generative-AI application.
  • Experience managing context and data integration for AI.
  • Ability to diagnose failures and handle API timeouts.
  • Strong customer communication and translating requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Work on cutting-edge AI-driven software solutions.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop AI models.
  • Deliver AI-powered applications addressing complex business challenges.
  • Push boundaries of AI development in NZ/Australia markets.

Skills

Software engineering
Python/TypeScript
AI model integration
AI delivery experience
Customer communication

Tools

Azure OpenAI
Microsoft Foundry
Amazon Bedrock

Job description

Datacom is seeking a Senior/Tech Lead AI Engineer to lead AI delivery within our Digital Engineering AI team. You will help design, develop, and deploy AI-powered software solutions across New Zealand and Australia, guiding production-grade projects from concept to implementation.

With a strong software background and passion for AI, you will work on cutting-edge models using platforms like Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Foundry, or Amazon Bedrock, collaborating across cross-functional teams to solve

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