# Software Engineer - AI Automation & LLM Systems

**Company:** [Coco AI](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/31LMrgYv2fk4i7TUFwSvXz.md)
**Location:** Auckland, New Zealand
**Workplace:** hybrid
**Employment type:** Contract

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## Description

**Software Engineer – AI Automation & LLM Systems**

**About Comply Copilot (Coco AI)**

Land development, planning consultants waste weeks on consenting paperwork that should take days. We're building AI-native SaaS tools that automate document processing, compliance checks, and report generation – so they can focus on the work that actually matters.

We're industry-backed, hybrid-working, and growing fast. This is a founding-stage role with meaningful equity. You'll work directly with the founders, ship to real users weekly, and help build something that changes how an entire industry works.

**Work setup:** Hybrid (NZ-based) with 2-3 days/week in our Auckland office for co-working.

**The Role – Software Engineer (AI Automation & LLMs)**

As a software engineer focused on AI automation, you'll:

-   **Build intelligent automation workflows** – Design and ship systems that process emails, documents, and forms using LLMs to extract data, validate compliance, and trigger downstream actions
-   **Own LLM integrations end-to-end** – Work with OpenAI, Anthropic, and similar APIs to build production features including prompt engineering, RAG pipelines, and vector search
-   **Ship user-facing AI features** – Deploy workflow automation tools to planning consultants, gather feedback, and iterate based on real-world usage
-   **Work directly with founders** – Translate ambiguous user problems into simple, high-impact product decisions without needing a product manager
-   **Contribute to technical foundations** – Help establish patterns for data models, API design, and AI system architecture as the team grows

**Your Background**

**Must have:**

1.  4+ years of experience building and shipping production software, with strong proficiency in Python or TypeScript and a track record of owning features end-to-end
2.  Hands-on experience with modern AI/ML tooling – including LLMs, RAG, embeddings, prompt engineering, and proven ability to deploy AI features in production environments
3.  Experience building workflow automation – ideally processing emails, documents, or forms using LLMs to extract, validate, or route information
4.  Strong product intuition – able to translate ambiguous user problems into simple, shippable solutions without extensive hand-holding
5.  Legal right to work in New Zealand

**Must be:**

-   Comfortable with ambiguity, rapid iteration, and extreme ownership
-   Outcome-focused (not ticket-focused)
-   A clear communicator who over-communicates rather than under-communicates
-   Startup-ready: high autonomy, fast learner, low ego

**Our Delivery Ethos**

You'll thrive if you like to:

-   **Own outcomes** – This is an equity role. You're a partner, not a contractor. You care about what gets delivered and whether it works for users – not just closing tickets.
-   **Think in systems** – You're a first-principles thinker. You strategise the big picture, break it into shippable pieces, deploy the first version, and iterate based on what you learn from users every week.
-   **Ship fast** – We deploy multiple times a day. You love tight feedback loops with users. No 6-month waterfalls, no endless planning docs. Build small, ship fast, learn, repeat.
-   **Work with a high-functioning team** – We're building something together. If you prefer working solo in a dark cupboard without checking in, we're not for you.

**Technology Stack**

Here's what we build with:

-   Database: Postgres
-   Backend: FastAPI (Python)
-   Frontend: React
-   APIs: REST
-   AI/LLMs: Production experience with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini or similar
-   Vector DB: Experience with RAG patterns and vector databases
-   Nice to have: Chakra UI, TanStack, experience with fine-tuning or inference optimisation

**To Apply**

Skip the cover letter. Just send us a one-page resume with your most recent places of work, job title, duration, and what you shipped that mattered (1–2 lines max).

Example:

-   _Xero, Software Engineer, 2 years_
-   _Built the invoice reconciliation engine used by 50k businesses. Reduced processing time by 80% and cut support tickets by 40%._

**Sound Like You?**

If you're keen to join a high-functioning team with plenty of growth potential, we'd love to hear from you!

## Requirements

3+ years of Software Development experience

## Benefits

Annual team members benefit from:

-   $1,500 annual training allowance
-   AI Coding Assistant paid for
-   Your birthday off every year
-   Gym / wellness membership
-   ESOP options available