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ContractMelbourne (on-site at client sites)· $1,400–1,800/day

Senior AI Implementation Engineer

Melbourne-based, client-facing engineer who ships AI systems alongside our mid-market clients. AWS + Anthropic certifications required.

About the role

This is a client-side, Melbourne-based engineering role. You'll spend most of your time on the ground at our clients' offices in and around Melbourne — sitting next to the people whose work you're changing, not behind a Slack channel.

A typical week looks like:

  • 2–3 days at a client site — pairing with their staff, sitting in workflow sessions, watching the work get done before changing it
  • CRM + workflow integrations — typically HubSpot, Monday.com, Property Tree, plus AWS Lambda glue
  • Agentic implementations — designing and shipping Claude-powered automations that land with the actual people using them
  • Data plumbing — getting the data clean enough that the AI part has something to work with
  • Discovery + scoping — sitting in client sessions, sketching diagrams on whiteboards, pressure-testing approaches in real time

This isn't a "go build whatever you want" role. Our clients have real operations that need to keep running. You'll write code that other people maintain after we leave — and you'll be the face of RYB in the rooms where decisions are made.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years building production software, ideally a mix of integration and full-stack
  • AWS certification — Solutions Architect Associate or Professional, Developer Associate, or equivalent depth (we'll test for the depth, not just the badge)
  • Anthropic certification — Anthropic AI Fluency, Claude Builder, or demonstrable equivalent. Comfortable with the Claude API, tool use, prompt caching, and agentic patterns
  • Solid TypeScript/Node, ideally CDK
  • Genuinely comfortable in front of a non-technical client — can explain a technical recommendation to a CFO without losing the room
  • Melbourne-based with the right to work in Australia. Most days will be in client offices around the CBD and inner suburbs.
  • Comfortable being the most-senior-engineer in the room and still asking the dumb questions

How we work

  • Client-first; you'll structure most weeks around the client's calendar, not yours
  • Markdown-first internally (we write everything down)
  • Honest assessments over polished pitches — read the forms paradox and shadow AI for the flavour
  • Clients are addressed by name and treated like adults; we don't anonymise them in internal work but we do anonymise them in public content (you're expected to respect that)

What we offer

  • Day rate at the top of the AU contractor band
  • A genuine seat at the client table — you set the technical direction, not a delivery manager three layers up
  • Mix of clients across financial services, professional services, real estate, mid-market manufacturing
  • Direct line to Tom — no account managers, no slide decks
  • Pipeline currently means we can offer 2–4 days/week ongoing for the right person

How to apply

Apply through this page. Tell us:

  1. Which 2–3 things from the JD above you've done before
  2. One piece of work you're proud of (a repo, a write-up, a system you shipped)
  3. Your AWS + Anthropic certs (or what you've shipped that demonstrates the equivalent)
  4. A short note on a client interaction you handled well — a hard conversation, a course-correction, a moment you earned trust

CV is optional but appreciated.

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