Staff Engineer AI

Location: Auckland

Department: APAC Delivery

Future Secure AI builds AI Co‑Workers that execute real operational work, not demos. We design and deploy applied AI systems that automate decisions, augment teams, and scale reliably in production. 

We’re looking for a Tech Lead who is deeply technical, AI‑literate, and motivated to own the end‑to‑end creation of AI Co‑Workers. This role suits someone with strong software engineering fundamentals and hands‑on experience with modern AI systems who wants to lead real builds, not research projects. 

The role 

• Lead the technical design and implementation of AI Co‑Workers from concept through production deployment
  • Translate real business constraints into scalable AI and engineering solutions
  • Own system architecture across models, orchestration logic, APIs, data pipelines, and integrations 
  • Lead technical decision‑making for LLM usage, model selection, prompt design, evaluation, and monitoring 
  • Guide AI Engineers through build, test, and release cycles 
  • Partner closely with Engagement Leads to align technical execution with value delivery 
  • Ensure engineering quality across performance, reliability, security, and maintainability 
  • Identify technical risks early and drive pragmatic solutions in ambiguous environments 
  • Contribute hands‑on to critical parts of the build while enabling the team to move faster 

What we’re looking for 

• Proven leadership of small to mediums sized team to deploy products
• Strong background in software engineering with applied AI or ML experience 
  Hands‑on experience with modern AI systems such as LLMs, learning models, or intelligent automation 
  Solid understanding of backend systems, APIs, data flows, and production architecture 
• Ability to reason about trade‑offs across accuracy, latency, cost, scalability, and delivery speed
• Experience guiding or mentoring other engineers through complex builds
• Comfort explaining technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders
• Bias toward ownership, learning, and shipping real systems
• Curiosity about how AI systems behave in production, not just in theory 

Why Join Us?

• A high-performance culture
• State-of-the-art technology
• Experience world-class leadership
• Scale of impact and purpose
• A competitive salary and a huge growth trajectory
• Work with the best in the industry
• Flexible work environment
• Diversity and creativity

Disclaimer: We do not wish to be contacted by recruitment agencies. Our hiring process is managed in-house and the best way for candidates to express interest is by applying with your resume through our company website.