Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Research Engineer – Matilda
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Employment Type
Full time
Department
Research
About the Company
Maincode is mission-focused. That means we care about shipping Matilda, and we care about the people we do it with. Everything else is secondary.
Matilda is Australia's first publicly available conversational AI platform wholly built and run in Australia. It's a serious technical undertaking and we're building it with a small team that moves fast and takes the work seriously.
We're looking for smart, humble people who want to help build something that matters and aren't precious about how they contribute. You might end up deep in the research literature. You might end up learning how to build telemetry systems for production infrastructure at scale. Probably both, and other things we haven't thought of yet. The work will find you.
We don't care much about credentials or background. A lot of the best people we've worked with came from somewhere unexpected - hard PhDs in adjacent fields, unconventional paths, weird combinations of experience. What they had in common was that they were genuinely excellent, fast learners, and good people who showed up and got on with it.
If you want a detailed job spec, this probably isn't the right role. If you're the kind of person who reads that and feels relieved rather than concerned, let's talk.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development of Matilda, Australia's first publicly available conversational AI platform.
- Engage in research activities and work closely with the engineering and research team.
- Explore various technical areas such as machine learning, AI, engineering, data analysis, and infrastructure.
Requirements
- Passion for building impactful technology.
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new challenges.
- Strong work ethic and a collaborative spirit.
Nice to Have
- Experience in machine learning or AI.
- Background in engineering or data analysis.
- Knowledge of infrastructure at scale.
We Offer
- Opportunity to work on a groundbreaking project.
- Collaborative and mission-focused work environment.
- Professional growth and development.
Note
This is a full-time role based in Melbourne, working closely with our in-person engineering and research team. At this time, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship, so applicants must have existing and unrestricted work rights in Australia.