Job Description
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?
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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.
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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 Benefits is a commitment to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities. Our advantages 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 Inclusion and facilities – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents’ rooms Who are we? We are proud to be Australia’s most impactful media group, we’re even prouder of what we stand for: Together, we inform, advocate and inspire all Australians, for a better Australia. In an evolving media industry our brands continue to drive the story and influence the agenda
- 7.4 million Australians read one of our national, metro or regional paid daily titles a

📌 Senior AI Engineer (Sydney)
🏢 News
📍 Sydney