Senior AI Engineer

This is not a standard AI role. Are you an AI builder who can vibe code at the speed of thought? Do you live and breathe autonomous agents, process optimisation, and the bleeding edge of LLM capabilities? At Kogan.com, we're looking for an elite AI Engineer to build with us and embed AI across the business. Reporting directly to the CEO and CTO, you'll have a unique mandate: work on top-priority special projects at the executive level, while partnering with every department to ruthlessly optimise how we operate. We aren't looking for someone who can write ChatGPT prompts. We need a builder who can deploy highly autonomous agents (like OpenClaw, n8n and Make.com) securely. If you can build multi-agent systems and want to do it inside a mature, AI-forward business that's pioneering Australian e-commerce, we want you on the team. What you’ll be doing: Partnering with departments across Kogan.com to build AI solutions that make their work faster and get things shipped quicklyWorking one-on-one with the CEO/CTO on high-impact, special projects to give us an unfair competitive advantageBuilding and shipping production-ready software with AI-assisted "vibe coding," from prototype to live in days if not hoursStanding up autonomous agents (OpenClaw, LangGraph, CrewAI) to automate complex workflows for teamsWiring in Human-in-the-Loop checkpoints so agents have the right guardrails and approval gates before they touch anything high-stakes in productionPlugging agents securely into our e-commerce stack, ERPs, CRM, and internal databases, and making sure the connections remain effective What you'll need: You move fast and get things done. You don't wait for permission, you find the fastest path to a working solution and take itYou've built and shipped real software, not just prototypes. Solid grounding in systems architecture and wiring APIs togetherYou've deployed multi-agent setups and workflow automations in production (OpenClaw, n8n, Make.com, CrewAI), not just read about themYou know how to lock agents down: containerisation, permission allowlists, sandboxing, and protecting enterprise data from prompt injectionYou watch the token bill. You know how to keep LLM API costs down and can optimise usage without being told toYou're three steps ahead on AI. Not because it's your job, because you can't help it Apply now and help us build the future of retail. Why Kogan.com: You will have direct access to executive decision-making, real scale, and the freedom to buildThis is an opportunity to define how AI is actually used inside one of Australia’s leading digital retailers, not just experiment on the sidelinesOur culture is unlike anywhere else and regardless of where you are in your career journey, we empower you to do your best work and have a big impact. Check out https://devblog.kogan.com/ and https://goodteams.app/engineering/kogan.comWork with an incredible team to solve important challenges, helping to drive Australia and New Zealand’s eCommerce futureYour role has a lot of ownership, autonomy and little red tape. You’ll be empowered to achieve positive outcomes and your work will have a real impactYou’ll be at the forefront of the eCommerce industry and be part of a company that are the Pioneers of eCommerce in AustraliaBe an Intrepreneur, playing a hands on role in shaping our strategy at our HQA range of employee benefits such as; Meaningful Learning budget. Complimentary Kogan First Membership, team exclusive discounts, Health & Wellness program, Learning & Development and Lunch & Learns, Hackathons, Team member referral program, Companyand team events and celebrations, community engagement (volunteering) and extensive career development opportunities plus loads more! About Us: AI-enabled. Human-driven. Shipping smarter every day. Kogan.com is a pioneer of Australian eCommerce, and the software we build is used by millions of customers every day. You'll join a fast-moving engineering team with real ownership, shipping to production daily and using AI as part of how we work.