Lead AI Engineer (Generative AI)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jun 1, 2026. Salt scores C on the Alion truth index.
Well-known Australian company
Permanent Role Paying 160 - 170K + Super + Bonus
Accelerate the adoption of Generative AI for this company!
Melbourne CBD Office, Hybrid Model of Working, 2-3 days in office per week Join a well-known Australian company as a Lead AI Engineer (Generative AI)!
This role is for: Someone with 2 - 4 years experience applying modern Generative AI in real delivery environments
Someone with a strong track record of providing technical leadership
Someone with a strong background in software engineering before stepping into a more AI-focused role in recent times What’s in it for you? Join a well-known ASX listed Australian company
Key Permanent Role Paying 160 - 170K + Super + Bonus
Great opportunity to help this company accelerate their adoption of Generative AI and by doing so uplift engineering standards and modernise the SDLC
Great opportunity to coach teams to safely and effectively use Generative AI and LLMs
Play a key role in influencing AI strategy, AI delivery, AI culture and responsible AI practices
Technical leadership opportunity where you’ll collaborate with a variety of stakeholders
Fantastic company culture and employee experience, work with colleagues that have excellent tenure in this organisation!
Hybrid working model outlined above What you’ll bring? 2 - 4 years experience applying modern Generative AI in real delivery environments
A strong track record of providing technical leadership
A strong background in software engineering before stepping into a more AI-focused role in recent times
Deep expertise in Generative AI, large language models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and modern machine learning techniques
Strengths in prompt engineering, offline/online evaluation, safety guardrails, and telemetry-driven improvement.Practical experience with RAG, embeddings/vector search, and tool-use/function-calling orchestration
The ability to define trustworthy AI metrics
A Software engineering background using the likes of React, Typescript, React Native
AWS experience / certifications
Strong knowledge of CI/CD
Experience with monitoring tools
Great communication skills with the ability to be a bridge between teams and bring them together
A passionate for embedding quality in delivery
Experience leading teams and driving end-to-end digital solutions
Design documentation skills
Excellent influencing skills and stakeholder management skills
A real passion for AI, its use and technology and innovation as a whole Nice to Have’s Include: A background in using Java, Kotlin
Experience with GraphQL
Experience with Github Actions
Kafka/Kinesis experience
Experience with Edge AI patterns
Understanding of micro-frontends What you’ll be doing: Accelerating the adoption of Generative AI for this company, leading the adoption of AI-first engineering practices and an ‘AI-first’ mindset
Providing technical leadership and shaping AI-enabled solutions
Reporting into the Head of Technology and working closely with the Head of Enterprise AI
Collaborating with a variety of cross-functional teams including; Engineering, QA, BA, Product Management, Senior Business Stakeholders, Data Science, Cyber Security, Enterprise Architecture
Coaching and training engineers and leaders in the organisation in safe, effective AI-assisted development
Encouraging teams to embed AI-driven thinking in solution design and delivery
Defining and helping to operationalise trustworthy metrics to measure the impact of AI features, and developer productivity uplifts
Producing AI-augmented solution designs when required
Driving engineering excellence by uplifting standards, modernising technical practices, and championing AI-aligned SDLC patterns
Upskilling teams on AI/LLM
Uplifting agentic workflows, prompt engineering, model evaluation and telemetry-driven validation
Automating guardrails
Automating approaches to quality assurance and performance, working to automate testing through the use of AI practices
Fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
Providing solution designs How to Apply?
To apply online, please click on the link below!
Alternatively, for a confidential discussion or to discuss other AI roles in Australia, please contact Jimmy Flynn on 0488 732 269.
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