Lead AI Engineer

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Lead AI Engineer

• Permanent role
• Sydney based

How will I help

The role works within delivery squads focusing on building and operationalizing AI applications and ML models that will further enhance our service and product offerings.

The role will be responsible for engineering design development and deployment of machine learning models and genai agentic applications that solve complex problems and enhance our products and services. This role will work closely with data scientists analysts software engineers and product managers to integrate machine learning solutions into production systems.

Role responsibilities include:

• Lead the engineering design and implementation of GenAI ML or hybrid solutions in collaboration with delivery team.
• Address various use cases such as autonomous agents chatbots data processing and APIs.
• Design and implementation of data processing patterns pipelines and APIs for batch realtime and streaming
• Design and implementation of GenAI solutions using various frameworks prompting techniques RAG patterns fine tuning and testing of LLM & GenAI applications
• Design and implementation of cloudbased services as part of the services enabling the ML/GenAI based solutions.
• Design and implementation of software components related to streamlining build and operationalisation of LM or GenAI based solutions.
• Design and implementation of frontend & backend applications to facilitate the user experience.
• Conduct research to stay up to date with the latest advancements in GenAI machine learning and bigdata processing and apply new techniques to improve existing models.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to GenAI applications model performance and deployment.
• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to integrate GenAI machine learning or hybrid solutions into products and services.
• Mentor coach and support other engineers to support their development and improve engineering quality.

Whats in it for me

Youll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for over 200 years. Our purpose is to createbetter futures together. So well back you in the development of your career internal career prospects and flexible working. Youll also keep learning to grow your career backed by a fantastic team of people with a cando supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions surrogacy and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.

What do I need

• Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science Software Engineering Mathematics or a related field
• Deep experience on relevant tooling and methodologies across DevSecOps Data Science BigData processing and software engineering disciplines.
• Handson experience in design & implementation of data pipelines for batch realtime and streaming.
• Experience in developing GenAI solutions including design patterns applicable to GenAI applications prompting techniques RAG agentic patterns
• Proven handson experience with building full stack solutions on cloud including azure aws and GCP. Knowledge of infrastructure deployment and management is a plus as well as LLMs including techniques frameworks and best practices.
• Proven handson experience with containerisation and relevant patterns to build and operate such applications with knowledge of statistical analysis and data visualisation techniques.
• Advanced programming skills in Python and familiarity with ML libraries such as TensorFlow PyTorch or scikitlearn.
• Experience building solutions leveraging frameworks (e.g. LlamaIndex LangChain AutoGen DSPy etc. building CI/CD pipelines and automation in Jenkins Github and Bamboo.
• Experience with IaaC & configuration management tools (Terraform and Chef) plus data technologies like Hadoop Spark.
• Experience with implementing solutions on Azure Machine Learning Synapse and Azure AI Services.
• Familiarity with Graph databases and their usage patterns backend & frontend development using Nodejs and React plus familiarity with scripting languages (e.g. Bash and PowerShell).
• Certification with Azure & AWS for solution design plus experience with A/B testing and experimental design.

This role is part in the UNITE program will be Westpacs biggest transformation project ever. It is a businessled techenabled transformation delivering simplification and benefits for our customers employees and shareholders.

A major priority for the Group over the next 3 to 4 years UNITE is about delivering one best way to make our processes systems and tech simpler so we can deliver a better experience for customers make things easier for our people and reduce risk for generations to come.

Whats it like to work there

We are a collaborative team of passionate people with a shared ambition to make a difference for our customers our communities and each other. At Westpac making a difference means creating impact unlocking our own and each others passions and transformative success stories to create better futures together.

As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture joining the Westpac family gives you access to a wide range ofemployee benefitsto help you manage your priorities whether that means family life work/life balance ambition to grow or all the little perks in between.

Well empower you to shape your career path. Through personalised upskilling mentoring and training opportunities youre in control of where you start and how youll grow. As an equal opportunity employer we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility and champions inclusion.

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At Westpac were all about creating a supportive culture and ensuring our workplaces branches products and services are accessible and inclusive for everyoneour customers employees and the wider community. If youre interested in discussing workplace flexibility please feel free to mention it in your application.

We invite candidates of all ages genders sexual orientation cultural backgroundspeople with disability neurodiverse individuals veterans and reservists and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment processplease email.

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We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage please email

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