Senior AI Engineer & Tech Lead — Hybrid

Datacom; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working options

Paid parental leave

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EＡ

Ongoing learning and certifications

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Datacom is seeking a Senior/Tech Lead AI Engineer to drive AI initiatives in New Zealand and Australia. You will join the Digital Engineering AI team, delivering innovative AI‑driven software solutions and collaborating with cross‑functional teams to design, develop, and deploy cutting‑edge AI models addressing complex business challenges.

You will lead delivery, focus on production AI, and push the boundaries of AI technologies while working in a hybrid environment that supports growth and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proven delivery of a generative‑AI application on cloud platforms.
• Experience with retrieval, embeddings, and tool calling in AI workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of AI-driven software solutions in cross‑functional teams.
• Design and deliver scalable AI models addressing business challenges.
• Evaluate and verify AI outputs; manage model integration and data flows.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Software engineering

AI development

Retrieval methods

Tools

Azure OpenAI / Microsoft Foundry

Amazon Bedrock

LangChain / LangGraph

LLM tooling

Job description

Datacom is seeking a Senior/Tech Lead AI Engineer to drive AI initiatives in New Zealand and Australia. You will join the Digital Engineering AI team, delivering innovative AI‑driven software solutions and collaborating with cross‑functional teams to design, develop, and deploy cutting‑edge AI models addressing complex business challenges.

You will lead delivery, focus on production AI, and push the boundaries of AI technologies while working in a hybrid environment that supports growth and