Chief Engineer - Gen AI Engineering

Chief Engineer - Gen AI Engineering

• You are a technology leader passionate about Generative AI, agentic computing and the challenge of building safe and reliable systems on cutting edge technology. 
• We are leading the world in AI ambition within Australia’s largest bank and fintech! 
• Together, we will engineer the future of banking with innovative Gen AI solutions! 

Do work that matters 

As we continue our pursuit of NPS +30 we need to transform the way we engage with our customers and colleagues.  The Gen AI Domain has been set up to build the tools and capabilities needed within the group tapping into the promise of Generative AI as a key technology to solve those needs.  

This domain will power the creation of Generative AI solutions that will support more personalised experiences for our customers and our people. We must bring a customer first mindset into every decision; every day, whilst taking a holistic change management approach to drive organisational adoption.

We will enable the broader group to leverage broad Generative AI capabilities through building domain owned platforms and frameworks for use across the bank, such as the Gen.AI Hub.  

See yourself in our team  

As the Chief Engineer – Generative AI Engineering you will lead the development of cutting-edge Agentic systems using Gen AI solutions at scale. This role requires deep expertise in large distributed systems and Generative AI, with a strong ability to architect and optimize complex AI workloads. As a key technical leader, you will drive innovation, mentor engineering teams, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to push the boundaries of AI capabilities.

You will be the technical leader driving thought leadership, designing and implementing large scale Agentic, distributed systems with lot of agents, as well as influencing and engaging the senior stakeholders on modern best practices. 

We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half your time each month connecting in office. We also have many other flexible working options available including changing start and finish times, part-time arrangements and job share to name a few. Talk to us about how these arrangements might work for you. 

• Understanding that technology is incredibly fast moving, you will help engineers create adaptable software that can rapidly change as the technology evolves.  

• Bring a strong risk and growth mindset to the team, driving the adoption of DevSecOps mentality, focused on uplifting reliability, testing practices, and responsible AI.  
• Relish the challenge of delivering stable platforms for internal consumers despite constant underlying technology changes and continuously optimizing for group outcomes.  
• Be self-motivated to keep learning while delivering concrete outcomes for customers. 
• Shift between "business" solution development and "platform" development at will, with the ability to tailor communication as needed. 
• Partner with product and engineering stakeholders at different seniority levels to influence and educate them on Gen AI solution principles and practices. 
• Be an ambassador in driving the Gen AI transformation across the bank working with the Group Practice Gen AI Solutions lead, sharing information and supporting other teams in their learning journey, and building an open learning culture within the practice.  
• Take great delight in designing, building, and scaling “no code and low code” frameworks and services to improve the scalability to deliver enriched personalized digital and personal experiences to our customers. 
• Coach and mentor other team members by normalizing best practices and hard-earned learnings to break the boundaries in solving real-time data-centric problems.  

We are interested in hearing from people who can: 

• Architect and lead the development of scalable, high-performance Generative AI solutions.
• Design and optimize large distributed systems to efficiently run AI workloads across cloud and on-prem infrastructure.
• Ensure reliability, security, and compliance of AI systems in mission-critical environments.
• Mentor, manage, coach and guide engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, evaluating emerging technologies and shaping the future of AI infrastructure.

We are also interested in people with:

• Experience in software engineering and building AI/ML and distributed systems.
• Deep expertise in Generative AI engineering (e.g., transformers, LLMs, diffusion models).
•  Proven experience in designing large-scale distributed systems (e.g., Kubernetes, Spark, Ray, TensorFlow Serving).
• Strong programming skills in Python, C#, Typescript with experience in AI/ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, JAX).
• Experience optimizing AI inference and training pipelines for efficiency and scalability.
• A successful track record of leading high-impact engineering projects in AI/ML.
• Background in distributed storage and data pipelines for AI workloads.
• Contributions to open-source AI/ML projects or published research.

Tech skills     

We use a broad range of tools, languages, and frameworks. We don’t expect you to know them all but experience or exposure with some of these (or equivalents) will set you up for success in this team: 

• Cloud Solution Architecture/Development/Security/IaaC (AWS + Azure) 
• API Gateways, High availability systems, Agentic systems
• Python / TypeScript / C#  
• Prompt Engineering 
• Gen AI frameworks & tools (e.g. Langchain, Semantic Kernel) 
• Vector/Graph/SQL Databases 
• Growth Mindset and DevSecOps thinking
• Non-deterministic automated testing 
• Machine Learning, including LLM fine-tuning 
• Secure Coding 
• Customer engagement systems 
• Workflow platforms 

Working with us:  

Whether you’re passionate about customer service, driven by data, or called by creativity, a career here is for you. At CommBank and Bankwest, we advocate and facilitate a culture of inclusion and respect, celebrating all cultures, abilities, genders, expressions of gender and sexual orientation. Read more about our commitment to inclusion and diversity on our careers website.

Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive and flexible workplace. We are working hard to recruit people who represent the diversity of our customers and our society. If you're excited about this opportunity but you don't meet every single requirement, or your experience doesn't align perfectly, we still want to encourage you to send in your application. You may just be the perfect candidate for this opportunity or another within CommBank or Bankwest.

At CommBank and Bankwest we will inspire you with work that makes a difference, surround you with talented people that respect and value each other, and empower you to grow professionally and personally. Most of all, making a positive impact for customers, communities and each other is part of our every day.

We’re determined to make a real difference for Australia’s first peoples. We encourage all interested applicants to apply. If you’re already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including BankWest), you’ll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.

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