Staff Engineer

Job details

Posted
13 July 2025
Salary
AU$1100 - AU$1250 per day + + Super
Location
Sydney CBD
Job type
Contract
Discipline
IT General
Reference
270500

Job description

🚀 Staff Engineer - Python / GenAI | Greenfield AI Build | Enterprise Innovation

We're hiring a Staff Software Engineer to help drive one of the most exciting AI transformations in a leading Australian Financial Institution.

In this role, you'll play a hands-on technical leadership role in building the application layer that ingests, transcribes, analyses, and summarises customer calls using GenAI frameworks, LLMs, and cloud-native tools. You'll join a newly-formed, high-performing squad within a major financial institution, working on a greenfield platform built for long-term impact.

🔧 What You'll Be Doing

  • Building scalable applications in Python to integrate AI models with real-world data and CRM workflows

  • Working with frameworks like LangChain, LlamaIndex, Whisper, Bedrock, and OpenAI

  • Deploying and optimising GenAI systems on AWS, integrating with APIs, microservices, and data platforms

  • Collaborating with product owners, platform teams, and other engineers to deliver elegant, reliable solutions

  • Helping shape best practices for GenAI delivery, engineering culture, and solution architecture

✅ What We're Looking For

  • Deep hands-on experience with Python engineering (ideally beyond scripting - building production apps or services)

  • Strong understanding of GenAI concepts, including RAG pipelines, LLM orchestration, and model integration

  • Experience deploying applications in AWS environments (e.g., Lambda, Bedrock, SageMaker, ECS/EKS)

  • Proficiency with microservices, REST APIs, and backend application architecture

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder skills - we want someone who can thrive in a high-trust, cross-functional team

🌱 Nice to Have

  • Experience with agentic frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, Semantic Kernel)

  • Familiarity with speech-to-text models (e.g., Whisper, Azure OpenAI) or summarisation systems

  • Previous experience in banking, fintech, or large enterprise environments

📍 The Details

  • Hybrid model - 2-3 days onsite in Sydney CBD

  • Greenfield project with significant runway (multi-year roadmap)

  • Competitive day rate for top-tier engineers

  • Initial 6-12 month engagement, with long-term extension potential

This is a rare opportunity to work at the frontier of GenAI within a large-scale, real-world environment. If you're passionate about building intelligent systems that deliver meaningful impact - we want to hear from you.

To be considered for the role click the 'apply' button or for more information about this and other opportunities please contact Dean Khan on + 612 9464 5515 or email [email protected] and quote the above job reference number.

Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, including the application form in an alternate format, please contact me on the above contact details.