Forward Deployed AI Engineer Contract - 6months +
Melbourne based About the opportunity:
- A leading Australian online business is scaling up its AI Business Transformation function and looking for a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to embed directly with business teams.
- This is a high visibility, high agency role at the intersection of business diagnosis, workflow redesign and applied AI engineering, not a traditional back office build role.
- You'll take raw business problems from discovery through build, evaluation, production adoption and measurable value, working alongside technology, data and compliance functions.
- Sits within a growing AI Business Transformation team.
The role:
- Translate raw business needs into clear problem statements, baselines and delivery plans, working directly with business stakeholders
- Redesign workflows across people, AI agents and systems, including human oversight, confidence thresholds and escalation paths
- Prototype, build, test, harden and deploy AI-enabled workflows across enterprise systems, integrating models, data, APIs and human tasks
- Define evaluation harnesses, regression suites and observability so solutions are safe, supportable and measurable in production
- Establish baselines and instrument metrics that prove real business value, not just AI usage or technical delivery
What you'll bring:
- 5+ years delivering technology enabled business change, with hands-on experience designing and building AI-enabled solutions
- Practical, hands-on experience shipping AI-enabled applications, agents or intelligent workflows, including orchestration, RAG and context engineering
- Ability to reason about model behaviour, failure modes and evaluation strategies, and make trade-offs across quality, latency, cost, reliability and risk
- Comfortable working across Python and/or TypeScript, APIs, SQL, cloud environments and CI/CD
- Experience with evaluation strategies, guardrails, observability and AI lifecycle management
What's on offer
- Daily Rate: Not disclosed
- Location: Melbourne CBD - Hybrid 1-3 office days
- Working in a new AI team with a business that's probably 6months ahead any other business in Australia in the AI game.
Ready to shape how AI is delivered inside a major Australian business? Please note only suitable applicants will be contacted with full working rights and Melbourne based.
Forward Deployed AI Engineer employer: PRA
Join a dynamic global retailer in Melbourne's Eastern Suburbs as an eCommerce Technology Manager, where you'll lead a talented team and drive innovative digital solutions. With a focus on technology leadership and significant autonomy, this role offers a collaborative work culture, competitive salary, and ample opportunities for professional growth within a fast-paced environment. Experience the unique advantage of being at the forefront of digital transformation while working closely with senior stakeholders to shape the future of the online platform.
