Datacom

Senior Developer / Tech Lead - AI LAB

Datacom
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5 days ago
Sydney, Australia +5 moreSenior / Staff+

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop innovative AI-driven software solutions for complex business challenges.
  • Deliver generative-AI solutions such as chatbots, summarisers, and code assistants into production.
  • Deploy or fine-tune AI models using Azure OpenAI, AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock, or SageMaker.
  • Build RAG solutions using vector databases, embeddings, advanced retrieval patterns, and evaluation metrics.
  • Develop cloud-native applications using Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, and automated testing.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on customer-focused AI projects.
  • Explore agentic, multimodal, real-time, and streaming LLM use cases.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of professional software development experience, preferably with Python and TypeScript, plus production ML/AI experience.
  • Demonstrated delivery of at least one generative-AI solution in production.
  • Deep familiarity with transformers and orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, or Semantic Kernel.
  • Practical experience deploying or fine-tuning models on Azure OpenAI, AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock, or SageMaker.
  • Hands-on experience with RAG patterns, vector databases, and evaluation metrics including BLEU, ROUGE-L, and GPTScore.
  • Cloud-native engineering experience with Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, and automated testing.
  • Preferred experience with AutoGen, CrewAI, tool-using agents, multimodal model workflows, GPT-4o, Gemini 2 Ultra, embedding models, LongRAG, Self-RAG, GraphRAG, Pinecone, Qdrant, FAISS, or Azure AI Search.

Benefits

  • Hybrid and flexible working options in Sydney, Australia.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme through DataCare.
  • Ongoing learning, certifications, career development, and access to industry-leading learning platforms.
  • Recognition programmes, employee discounts, and financial wellbeing benefits.
  • Meaningful work supporting customers and communities.
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About Datacom

5,001-10,000 employees

Datacom is an Australasian IT services company that designs, builds, and runs enterprise systems for governments and large organizations, spanning cloud, cybersecurity, data centres, digital platforms, and contact centre operations. It also offers payroll software used across New Zealand and Australia. Founded in 1965 and headquartered in Auckland, it is privately held and operates across New Zealand, Australia, and Asia with onshore data centres.

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