Salient is partnering with one of the most exciting Applied AI businesses in the world to find Lead / Staff-level AI Engineers capable of leading complex Generative AI projects from architecture through to production.This isn't a research role, an internal platform team, or another job wrapping APIs around ChatGPT.You'll work directly with major enterprise customers, taking ambiguous business problems and determining what should be built, how it should be architected, and how a team gets it into production.
Autonomy and Ownership will be guaranteed for you to succeed in leading projects with your stamp.You'll remain deeply hands-on while providing technical leadership across projects.What you'll be doing:Own system design and major technical decisionsBuild production agentic and LLM-powered applicationsDesign tool-calling workflows, structured outputs, evaluations and enterprise integrationsEstablish engineering standards and guide other engineersWork directly with senior customer stakeholdersWrite production-quality Python and solve the hardest technical problems yourselfWork with frontier AI capabilities,



including technology ahead of broader public releaseWe're looking for engineers with:Exceptional Python / software engineering fundamentalsStrong architecture and system design experienceExperience owning technical direction or leading engineering projectsStrong understanding of tool calling, structured outputs, evaluation and up-to-date LLM systemsA production mindset across testing, reliability and observabilityConfidence working directly with customers and senior stakeholdersYou don't need to be an Engineering Manager.This is for engineers who want more technical influence without moving away from building.The team cares deeply about engineering quality.
AI can help you write code, but it can't replace engineering judgement.Work at the frontier of Applied AIOwn architecture, not ticketsAccess the latest OpenAI models and capabilitiesSee projects reach production in weeks, not quartersWork alongside genuinely exceptional engineersStaff/Lead IC career pathAustralian Citizens & Permanent Residents only.
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📌 Staff Ai Engineer (New South Wales)
🏢 Salient Group
📍 New South Wales