Artificial Intelligence Engineer

5 days ago

Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand HighPeak Digital Full time NZ$80,000 - NZ$120,000 per year

HighPeak Digital is Hiring AI Engineers (Auckland — On-Site)

Part-Time
• Contract
• Full-Time

Role: Artificial Intelligence Engineer

You will design, train, and deploy AI models into live software used by companies across New Zealand and Australia in sectors such as construction, energy, logistics, manufacturing, and professional services.

Examples of projects you may work on:

  • AI voice agents for customer service
  • Automated document and quoting systems
  • LLM chat portals and RAG search
  • Data dashboards and predictive tools
  • Workflow automation and real-time decision systems
  • Custom AI Projects

Tech Stack

Python, LangChain, OpenAI/Anthropic models, Vector Databases, FastAPI, Postgres, AWS

(plus transformers, embeddings, fine-tuning pipelines, agent frameworks, etc.)

You're a good fit if you:

  • Have built AI/ML systems outside of university demos or Kaggle
  • Can take a model from idea to deployment (end-to-end)
  • Enjoy solving business problems with AI, not just experimenting
  • Want ownership, fast iteration, and visible impact
  • Are interested in helping build one of NZ's leading AI companies

Requirements

  • Strong Python and AI engineering experience
  • Knowledge of neural networks, transformers, NLP, embeddings
  • Ability to integrate models into real software (APIs, portals, dashboards, etc.)
  • Comfortable working with product and engineering teams
  • Degree or proven experience (portfolio and shipped work are more important than formal qualifications)

Bonus Experience (Not Required)

  • LLM agents, vector databases, RAG pipelines
  • Supabase/Postgres, Docker, AWS
  • Voice AI or computer vision
  • Experience working with NZ or AU businesses

Location

On-site in Auckland (Remote until beginning of Q1 - remote roles at this stage)

How to Apply

Email:

Subject line: AI Engineer — [Your Name]

Include: CV or LinkedIn, portfolio/GitHub, availability, and role type (part-time, full-time, or contract)

About HighPeak Digital

HighPeak Digital builds AI systems that deliver measurable outcomes for organisations across 25+ industries.

Our philosophy: Family-First, Always.

  • We're growing quickly and building a core engineering team in Auckland. If you want to work on real AI used by real companies, we'd like to meet you.

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