Nine is looking for an AI Engineer to join our Data Science & AI team. You will develop, build, and deliver production-grade AI products that solve business problems, with a key focus on architecting scalable software, building agentic workflows, and managing deployment pipelines.
What You'll Do
- Architect, maintain and deploy scalable and robust production-grade AI applications and microservices.
- Champion utilising non-deterministic flows to drive measurable business outcomes.
- Design advanced retrieval architectures (RAG) and optimise LLM orchestration for latency and cost.
- Build robust APIs to integrate AI agents with internal databases and third-party tools.
- Evaluate agent's performance using evaluations and tests to iterate on prompts, agent tools and agents orchestration to improve output quality and reliability.
- Manage the observability and logging of deployed agents to proactively identify and resolve edge cases.
- Champion engineering best practices and stay ahead of the rapidly evolving GenAI landscape.
What We're Looking For
- Strong programming skills in Python with a recent focus on building scalable production grade AI applications.
- Proven experience with orchestration frameworks (ADK preferred) and implementing RAG architectures with Vector Databases.
- Understanding of software design, service architecture, and best practices for scalable systems.
- A proven track record of prior production-grade projects utilising prompt engineering & system design with considerations for latency and user experience.
Nice to Have
- Master's degree in Computer Science or AI.
- Deep understanding of foundational models and fine-tuning techniques.
- Knowledge of evaluation frameworks (e.g., RAGAS, TruLens) or "LLM-as-a-judge" patterns.
- Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (Vertex AI) and containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes).
Technical Stack
- Python
- ADK
- Vector Databases
- RAG architectures
- Google Cloud Platform (Vertex AI)
- Docker
- Kubernetes
Team & Environment
You will be joining the Data Science & AI team at Nine.
Benefits & Compensation
- 18 weeks paid parental leave with no distinction between primary and secondary carers.
- Access to 'Employee Exclusives' program - a way of getting closer to our incredible brands, offering unique experiences, behind-the-scenes access, and awesome perks.
- Digital newspaper subscription to our mastheads.
- Annual gift voucher for Stan subscription.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role located in Australia.
We're committed to a safe, respectful and inclusive Nine. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, genders, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.





