What's the role?

Are you a seasoned AI Engineer who bridges the gap between high-level business strategy and hands-on, production-grade AI delivery?

We are looking for a Senior AI Engineer (Innovation & Squad Lead) to act as an innovation catalyst across our systems and operations. In this dual-impact role, you will design and deploy enterprise AI applications while leading sub-squads, running agile ceremonies, and working closely with senior business stakeholders to turn complex needs into high-value AI solutions.

Operating at the intersection of technical architecture, agile leadership, and stakeholder engagement, you will co-own our AI production systems alongside the Senior Data Scientist while helping scale our engineering capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

- Production AI Development & Architecture: Design, build, and deploy production-grade AI applications, RAG pipelines, API services, and LLM integrations. Rapidly prototype proof-of-concept solutions (e.g., automated commentary, interactive scenario analysis).
- Stakeholder Engagement & Innovation: Partner with business leads and subject matter experts to discover high-value automation opportunities. Facilitate ideation workshops and clearly articulate complex AI concepts and risks to non-technical partners.
- Technical Leadership & Agile Delivery: Lead agile ceremonies, break down technical user stories, conduct code reviews, clear blockers, and step up to direct sub-squads as team capabilities expand.
- Continuity & Platform Health: Co-own production AI applications alongside the Senior Data Scientist and engineering team to guarantee system reliability, maintain CI/CD standards,



and eliminate single-point-of-failure risks.

Who are you?

- Experience: Around 5+ years of hands-on experience in AI Engineering, Software Engineering, or Data Engineering, with a proven track record of delivering production applications and leading agile delivery.
- Core Technical Stack:
- Languages & Frameworks: Advanced Python (FastAPI, LangChain/LlamaIndex) and SQL.
- AI & Databases: Vector databases (Pinecone, Qdrant, Chroma) and production RAG pipeline architecture.
- Cloud & MLOps: Enterprise cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure), Docker, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks.

- Leadership & Soft Skills: Exceptional stakeholder management skills, ability to translate ambiguous requirements into actionable tech roadmaps, and experience mentoring engineers.
- Mindset: An innovative self-starter with strong commercial acumen, dedicated to both rapid prototyping and long-term production stability.
- Education: Degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Statistics, Quantitative Finance, or a related field (or equivalent practical mastery).

Why News Corp Australia

Join a culture where innovation is our operating rhythm.



You'll work on a diverse portfolio of Australia's most loved brands and play a pivotal role in leading the technological shift in how we create commercial content. Our vibrant, hybrid work environment and dynamic, values-driven culture empowers you to push boundaries, collaborate as one unified team, and make a positive, measurable impact for all Australians.

News Extras Advantages is a commitment to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities.

Our benefits include:

- Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family

- Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services that deliver genuine cost savings and benefits

- Health & wellbeing - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)

- Time off - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.

- Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money

In addition to our perks and benefits, employees have access to a number of initiatives and programs that support their wellbeing and professional growth, such as:

- Helping you grow - Access tailored development opportunities, including leadership programs, to cultivate your skills and support your career

- Giving back - Make a difference to our communities through volunteer opportunities and company-organised charity drives

- Workplace Inclus

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