Job Description
Senior AI Agent Engineer
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Brisbane Toowong Full-Time / Contract On-Site
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Build AI agents that actually do the work.
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We're working with an innovative early-stage technology business that is building the next generation of AI-powered automation for a highly regulated Australian industry.
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This is not a chatbot role.
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You'll be responsible for designing and building production-grade AI agents that automate complex operational processes and interact with real business systems. You'll have genuine ownership across architecture, development, deployment, security, monitoring and ongoing optimisation.
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You'll work closely with the Founder and a small technical team, helping shape both the technology and the wider AI strategy.
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What you'll be doing
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Design and build production AI agents from concept through to deployment
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Develop integrations across REST APIs, OAuth, webhooks and third-party platforms
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Own architecture and infrastructure decisions across hosted and local environments
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Evaluate models, frameworks and platforms based on performance, cost and reliability
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Establish testing and evaluation processes for agent quality
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Implement monitoring, logging and alerting across AI systems
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Manage model and dependency updates without disrupting production
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Build secure systems that handle sensitive business and personal information
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Identify and mitigate risks such as prompt injection and untrusted tool usage
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Guide and mentor a small technical team
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Review architecture and code while raising engineering standards
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Work directly with senior leadership on AI strategy and technical direction
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Assess build versus buy decisions and recommend the right technology for the problem
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What we're looking for
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You'll be a senior AI engineer who has actually shipped agentic systems into production.
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You'll ideally have experience with platforms and frameworks such as:
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Claude Agent SDK MCP LangGraph CrewAI n8n Microsoft Agent Framework OpenClaw Comparable agentic platforms
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The specific technology stack matters less than your ability to demonstrate that you have built something real and operated it in production.
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You'll also bring:
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Strong REST API and systems integration experience
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Solid understanding of OAuth webhooks rate limiting retries and error handling
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Experience making decisions around compute infrastructure and deployment
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Strong understanding of AI security and privacy
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Knowledge of prompt injection and adversarial risks within agentic systems
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Experience with monitoring evaluation testing and version control
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Strong documentation and communication skills
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Leadership experience within a small technical team
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The confidence to challenge technical decisions when you have evidence to support your position
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Bonus points for
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Experience working within a regulated environment
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Exposure to compliance-heavy workflows
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Startup or founding team experience




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Strong TypeScript and Python skills
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Full-stack development experience
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Experience deploying up-to-date web applications
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Experience working with Australian privacy and data protection requirements
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The opportunity
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This is a genuine opportunity to have a major influence on the direction of an AI product from an early stage.
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You'll have direct access to senior leadership and the ability to influence what gets built how it gets built and which technologies are adopted.
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You won't be joining a large engineering organisation where your role is limited to one small part of the product. You'll be involved across architecture strategy development deployment and continuous improvement.
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The business already has real users and real production workloads so you'll be solving genuine problems from day one.
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What's on offer
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Competitive salary package
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Contract options available
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Potential pathway from contract to permanent
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Modern Brisbane office
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Full-time hours
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Robust access to senior leadership
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Significant influence over AI and technology strategy
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Small high-performing technical team
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Opportunity to work on genuine production AI systems
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Fast-moving startup environment with minimal bureaucracy
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Location & working arrangement
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Toowong, Brisbane
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This is a predominantly office-based position. Collaboration with the Founder and wider technical team is an important part of the role so regular in-person attendance is expected.
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Interested?
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Full Australian working rights are required.

📌 Senior Agentic Ai Engineer (Queensland)
🏢 Pearson Carter
📍 Queensland