At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and build AI agents for a travel tech startup, making travel planning smarter.
- Company: Exciting Australian startup revolutionising travel with AI-powered tools.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, hybrid work model, and potential for contract extension.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace welcoming diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- Why this job: Join a fast-growing startup and shape the future of travel technology.
- Qualifications: Experience in building LLM agent systems and strong architecture skills required.
The predicted salary is between 59400 - 72600 $ per year.
An Australian travel technology startup is building AI-powered booking tools that make travel planning faster and more personal. They’ve closed their seed round, are targeting Series A in about six months, and need a senior applied AI engineer to design and ship the agent systems the product runs on.
This isn’t a research or traditional ML role. You’ll work in a forward-deployed way: close to the product, building agents that run for long periods, execute real transactions and need to hold up as volume grows. In three months you’ll move the agent platform from where it is today to production-ready.
What you’ll be doing:
- Designing the architecture for long-running, transactional AI agents
- Taking agent features from prototype to reliable production
- Making framework and tooling calls with a clear view of the trade-offs
- Building in reliability, observability and failure handling as scale increases
- Leaving a solid foundation the team can build on toward Series A
Must Have:
- Production experience building and shipping LLM agent systems
- Deep knowledge of agent frameworks such as LangChain or LangGraph, including how they work underneath
- Experience with agents that take real actions or execute transactions
- Strong systems and architecture skills at product scale
- The ability to be productive from day one with modern AI tools
- Availability to start at short notice
Halcyon Knights is an equal opportunities employment agency, valuing the contributions made by all people and welcomes applications from people with disability, Aboriginal Australians, people of all ages and from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Senior AI Engineer / Forward Deployed Engineer in Melbourne employer: Halcyon Knights
Halcyon Knights is an exceptional employer located in the vibrant city of Melbourne, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. Employees benefit from ongoing professional development opportunities and a commitment to meaningful projects that drive real-world impact, making it an ideal place for those looking to grow their careers while contributing to transformative AI initiatives.
