Senior / Tech Lead - Ai Development

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Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.Base pay rangeNZ$120,000.00 / yr - NZ$130,000.00 / yrOur purposeHere at Datacom we connect people and technology in order to solve challenges, create opportunities and discover new possibilities for the communities we live inAbout The Role (your Why)The way we work and our customer needs are changing!

We are going through a significant AI uplift that will be a real game changer in the NZ Market.

Our customers are loving our story and excited about our new service solutions.

As such we are seeking a Senior / Tech lead developers who want to get on board our journey.

We need someone who is passionate about AI development and wants to push boundaries.

Your software background is key but your passion for AI is a must.

This role will see you will join our Digital Engineering team, focusing on delivering innovative AI-driven software solutions.

We will offer you opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and use the latest AI Models that address complex business challenges.

We need multiple people but we need them now so please don't hesitate this is your chance to put a New Zealand company on the global map!!

!What You'll DoModel DevelopmentDesign, develop, and implement complex AI models, including machine learning and deep learning modelsExperiment with various algorithms and techniques to optimize model performanceCollaborate with data scientists to refine data pipelines and feature engineeringData EngineeringWork with large and complex datasets to extract meaningful insightsClean, preprocess, and transform data into suitable formats for model trainingDevelop efficient data pipelines and data ingestion processesModel DeploymentDeploy AI models into production environments, ensuring scalability and reliabilityMonitor model performance and implement retraining strategies as neededCollaborate with infrastructure teams to optimize deployment and infrastructure costsResearch and InnovationStay up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI and machine learningConduct research and experiments to explore new techniques and applicationsShare knowledge and insights with the team through presentations and technical discussionsWe are a pretty agile company, and are keen to respond to customer, technology and internal stakeholders' changing requirements and this can mean we evolve in our roles to meet those needsWhat You'll BringMust-haves7+ years professional software development (Python and Typescript preferred) with production ML / AI experienceDemonstrated delivery of at least one generative-AI solution in production (chatbot, summariser, code assistant, etc.)Deep familiarity with transformers and orchestration stacks such as LangChain v0.2+, LlamaIndex or Semantic KernelPractical experience deploying or fine-tuning models on Azure OpenAI / AI Foundry or AWS Bedrock / SageMakerHands-on with RAG patterns, vector databases and evaluation metrics (BLEU, ROUGE-L, GPTScore)Cloud-native engineering skills : Docker, Kubernetes (AKS / EKS), infra-as-code and automated testingNice-to-havesAgent frameworks (AutoGen 0.2 / 0.4, CrewAI) and tool-using agents.Multimodal model workflows (image-text with GPT-4o, Gpt4o real time API)Experience with embedding modelsWorkspace automation using agentic frameworksAdvanced RAG variants - familiarity with LongRAG, Self-RAG, GraphRAG and the trade-offs between leading vector stores (Pinecone, Qdrant, FAISS, Azure AI Search)Multimodal & streaming LLMs - delivering real-time GPT-4o or Gemini 2 Ultra use-cases (image to text or speech) and cross-modal embeddingsWhy join us here at Datacom?

Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand's largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services.

We have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size.

It's our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us.We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as social events, chill-out spaces, remote working, flexi-hours and professional development courses to name a few.

You'll have the opportunity to learn, develop your career, connect and bring your true self to work.

You will be recognised and valued for your contributions and be able to do your work in a collegial, flat-structured environment.We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand's largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities.We want Datacom to be an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone and take pride in the steps we have taken and continue to take to make our environment fun and friendly, and our people feel supported.Seniority levelSeniority levelMid-Senior levelEmployment typeEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionJob functionEngineering and Information TechnologyIndustriesNon-profit Organizations and Primary and Secondary EducationReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at Datacom by 2xSign in to set job alerts for "Lead Technician" roles.Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand 3 weeks agoTechnical Specialist, Aeronautical ServicesWellington, Wellington, New Zealand 6 days agoWellington, Wellington, New Zealand 2 months agoWellington, Wellington, New Zealand 3 days agoWellington, Wellington, New Zealand 2 weeks agoWe're unlocking community knowledge in a new way.

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