over 1 year ago
Christchurch, New Zealand +4 moreStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of innovative AI-driven software solutions for complex business challenges.
- Deliver generative-AI solutions such as chatbots, summarizers, and code assistants in production.
- Use and evaluate AI models, RAG patterns, vector databases, orchestration stacks, and agent frameworks.
- Deploy or fine-tune models on Azure and AWS AI platforms.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on customer-focused projects and technical delivery.
- Apply cloud-native engineering practices using Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, and automated testing.
Requirements
- At least 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 stacks such as LangChain v0.2+, 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, advanced RAG variants, and vector stores such as Pinecone, Qdrant, FAISS, or Azure AI Search.
Benefits
- Hybrid and flexible working options.
- 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 with opportunities to contribute to innovative AI projects.
- Full-time employment in Auckland, New Zealand.
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About Datacom
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.