Senior AI Engineer & Tech Lead - Innovative AI Solutions

Datacom; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid work

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning & career development

Industry-leading training

Recognition programmes

Employee discounts

Job summary

Datacom is seeking a Senior/Tech Lead AI Engineer to join our Digital Engineering AI team in New Zealand, delivering innovative AI-driven software solutions. You’ll work on high-impact projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy AI models that address complex business challenges.

Join a NZ-based company expanding globally and help push boundaries in AI. The role emphasizes production AI delivery, model integration, and customer-focused outcomes, with

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience with a strong AI focus.
• Proven delivery of at least one generative AI application on cloud platforms.
• Experience integrating AI models with data pipelines, embeddings, and tool calls.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Azure OpenAI

Microsoft Foundry

AI model integration

Embeddings

Tool calling

Tools

Azure OpenAI

Microsoft Foundry

Bedrock

Job description

Datacom is seeking a Senior/Tech Lead AI Engineer to join our Digital Engineering AI team in New Zealand, delivering innovative AI-driven software solutions. You’ll work on high-impact projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy AI models that address complex business challenges.

Join a NZ-based company expanding globally and help push boundaries in AI. The role emphasizes production AI delivery, model integration, and customer-focused outcomes, with