Hybrid Principal Software Engineer – AI/ML

at Objective Corporation

• Job title: Principal Software Engineer – AI/ML
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Sydney, Australia

About the role

• Principal Software Engineer rapidly designing and prototyping AI/ML solutions for Objective's SaaS government products. Collaborating across teams to validate concepts and turn ideas into prototypes.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, design, and prototype solutions using a wide range of technologies, including IaaS, PaaS, on-prem systems, and bespoke integrations.
• Rapidly progress ideas from concept to prototype and through to engineering handover with clear documentation and architectural guidance.
• Assess opportunities for applying Machine Learning across Objective products and prototype integrations to validate feasibility.
• Author internal and external technical documents, whitepapers, standards, and thought-leadership materials.
• Collaborate with other Principal Software Engineers to shape and evolve system architectures aligned with long-term strategy and product roadmap.
• Define system and module boundaries, set architectural direction, and develop high-level interfaces for new capabilities.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for system simplification, refactoring, and process optimisation.
• Guide engineering teams in building robust testing frameworks, ensuring adequate coverage across unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Contribute expertise in architecture, coding practices, development processes, and tools to product teams.
• Ensure cohesion and interoperability across the entire product suite.

Requirements

• Expert in AI/ML principles, multiple programming languages, and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).
• Strong experience with open-source frameworks, modern development practices, and cloud/on-prem integrations.
• Skilled in designing scalable, stable, and cohesive architectures across software, infrastructure, and data.
• Writes clean, maintainable code and follows industry best practices.
• Proven technical leadership: influences architecture, mentors teams, and drives best-practice engineering.
• Agile experience, including pair programming, code reviews, and testing.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills, engaging both executives and engineers.
• Pragmatic and adaptable, balancing innovation with delivery.

Benefits

• Your work has purpose - everything we build directly impacts communities and government services.
• You’re supported - flexible work, wellbeing initiatives, and a collaborative environment are central to life here.
• You can grow - we invest in learning, development, and giving people opportunities to stretch their skills.
• You’re part of a high-impact team - Collaborative, trusted, and innovative, with a culture that encourages experimentation and shared success.