Senior / Tech Lead AI Engineer

About the role

Datacom is driving an AI uplift across New Zealand and Australian markets. As a Senior/Tech Lead AI Engineer you will join the Digital Engineering AI team to design, develop and deliver cutting‑edge AI‑driven software solutions for complex business challenges.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the end‑to‑end delivery of generative‑AI applications using platforms such as Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Foundry or Amazon Bedrock.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to integrate AI models with data pipelines, retrieval, embeddings and tool‑calling workflows, ensuring reliability and performance.

Required profile

• 7+ years of professional software development experience, preferably with Python and/or TypeScript.
• Proven production delivery of at least one generative‑AI solution and ability to diagnose failures, handle API limits and verify output quality.

Required skills

• Python
• TypeScript
• Azure OpenAI / Microsoft Foundry
• Amazon Bedrock
• LangChain / LangGraph
• LlamaIndex
• Microsoft Agent Framework
• Retrieval, embeddings, tool‑calling
• Hybrid search, reranking, graph‑based retrieval
• OpenAI, Anthropic, Google AI models
• Amazon SageMaker

What we offer

• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Paid parental leave and 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (DataCare)
• Ongoing learning, certifications and career development opportunities
• Access to industry‑leading learning platforms and financial wellbeing benefits