Senior Developer / Tech Lead - AI LAB

Overview Our purpose Here at Datacom we connect people and technology in order to solve challenges, create opportunities and discover new possibilities for the communities we live in. Role Description Our purpose: Here at Datacom we connect people and technology in order to solve challenges, create opportunities and discover new possibilities for the communities we live in. About The Role (your Why) The way we work and our customer needs are changing. We are going through a significant AI uplift that will be a real game changer in the NZ Market. Our customers are loving our story and excited about our new service solutions. We are seeking Senior/Tech Leads and Senior Developers who want to contribute to our AI journey. You should be passionate about AI development and eager to push boundaries. Your software background is key, and your passion for AI is a must. This role will join our Digital Engineering team, focusing on delivering innovative AI-driven software solutions. We offer opportunities to work on cutting-edge projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and use the latest AI models that address complex business challenges. We need multiple people, so please consider this opportunity to put a New Zealand company on the global map. What You’ll Bring Must-haves 7+ years professional software development (Python and Typescript preferred) with production ML/AI experience Demonstrated delivery of at least one generative-AI solution in production (chatbot, summariser, code assistant, etc.) Deep familiarity with transformers and orchestration stacks such as LangChain v0.2+, LlamaIndex or Semantic Kernel Practical experience deploying or fine-tuning models on Azure OpenAI / AI Foundry or AWS Bedrock / SageMaker Hands-on with RAG patterns, vector databases and evaluation metrics (BLEU, ROUGE-L, GPTScore) Cloud-native engineering skills: Docker, Kubernetes (AKS/EKS), infra-as-code and automated testing Nice-to-haves Agent frameworks (AutoGen 0.2/0.4, CrewAI) and tool-using agents Multimodal model workflows (image-text with GPT-4o, GPT4o real time API) Experience with embedding models Workspace automation using agentic frameworks Advanced RAG variants – familiarity with LongRAG, Self-RAG, GraphRAG and the trade-offs between leading vector stores (Pinecone, Qdrant, FAISS, Azure AI Search) Multimodal & streaming LLMs – delivering real-time GPT-4o or Gemini 2 Ultra use-cases (image to text or speech) and cross-modal embeddings Why join us at Datacom Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services. We maintain a dynamic, agile, small-business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It’s our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy. We offer perks such as social events, chill-out spaces, remote working, flexi-hours and professional development courses. You’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop your career, connect and bring your true self to work. You will be recognised and valued for your contributions in a collegial, flat-structured environment. We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand’s largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities. We strive to be an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone and continue to take steps to make our environment fun, friendly, and supportive. #J-18808-Ljbffr