< Back to more jobs

Talent

Senior Software Engineer - AI Product Development

Information & Communication Technology

Posted 14/03/2026
Closes 28/03/2026

East Melbourne, 3002, Melbourne, Victoria

Contract

Not specified

The RoleAs a Software Engineer, you will design, prototype, and productionize AI features end-to-end-from UI to data and infrastructure. Working closely with product, design, and operations, you will ship practical, reliable functionality built on LLMs, embeddings, and strong engineering foundations. Key Responsibilities AI Feature Delivery: Partner with product/design to scope, prototype, and ship AI features for field planning, compliance checks, and invoice validation.Scalable Infrastructure: Build robust services and UIs that integrate LLMs, embeddings, retrieval, and workflow automation.Full-Stack Ownership: Contribute across the stack, including TypeScript/React on the front end, services in Rust or Python, and data in pgvector DB.Production Excellence: Own the quality bar for testing, observability, performance, and reliability in production.Iterative Development: Turn ambiguous problems into clear, testable increments; measure outcomes and iterate quickly.Developer Experience: Improve CI/CD, feature flags, metrics, and safe rollout practices. What You'll Bring Full-Stack Mastery: Significant experience building and shipping product features end-to-end (frontend + backend).AI Product Experience: Practical experience with AI development, including LLMs, embeddings, RAG, and prompt tooling.Engineering Fundamentals: Multi-language fluency (Rust, Python, or C/C++) and systems-level experience (memory management, performance, and concurrency).Data & API Design: Solid API design and data modeling experience, specifically with Postgres or similar.Pragmatic Operations: A grounded approach to testing, telemetry, and incident-ready operations. Tech Environment Frontend: React, TypeScript, component-driven design.Services: Rust (preferred for performance-critical paths) and TypeScript/Node.js.Data: Postgres, Redis, and vector search (pgvector).Cloud: Containerized workloads with CI/CD and feature-flagged releases. Highly Regarded Production experience with Rust.Experience with retrieval systems (e.g., pgvector, FAISS, Pinecone) and caching strategies.Familiarity with JSON Schema and secure data handling.If this opportunity is of interest, please reach out to Joseph on [email protected] with your updated CV or any questions

Applications open to:

R

© 2026 Philled Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land where we work and live. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and celebrate the stories, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land.