Sr Staff Ai Engineer, Context Engineering

WEX Australia Pty Ltd

Base: $220,000.00 - $255,800.00; bonus/equity: not...
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15+ years software engineering experience
Java or scala distributed systems expertise
Python programming proficiency
** WEX Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Sr. Staff AI Engineer specializing in Context Engineering to design and build a high-performance software platform for AI workflows. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in software engineering, systems architecture, and cloud-native technologies, with a strong focus on AI and agentic development. **

Job Summary

  • This role serves as a Systems Architect responsible for designing the high-performance software foundation that powers enterprise AI Agent operations.
  • The position requires defining a 3–5 year technical roadmap for an AI-ready Data Lakehouse optimized for low-latency context retrieval and vector databases.
  • Candidates will benefit from WEX's comprehensive compensation package including health insurance, retirement savings, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.

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** WEX Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Sr. Staff AI Engineer specializing in Context Engineering to design and build a high-performance software platform for AI workflows. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in software engineering, systems architecture, and cloud-native technologies, with a strong focus on AI and agentic development. **

Salary

Base: $220,000.00 - $255,800.00; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Health, dental, vision, retirement, PTO, HSA, FSA, life insurance, disability, tuition reimbursement

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 15+ years software engineering experience
  • Java or Scala distributed systems expertise
  • Python programming proficiency
  • AWS and Azure cloud architecture mastery
  • Terraform Infrastructure-as-Code implementation
  • GitOps workflow management with ArgoCD
  • OpenTelemetry observability integration

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with LangGraph or CrewAI frameworks
  • Knowledge of Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • Background in Agentic RAG patterns
  • Understanding of Small Language Models (SLMs)
  • Experience with automated LLM evaluation pipelines
  • Human-in-the-loop safety mechanism design

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science preferred
  • 15+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Deep expertise in Java, Scala, and Python languages
  • Proven track record in multi-cloud environment architecture

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