Job Specifications
Work with Us. Change the World.
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
Job Description
In AECOM’s AI Engineering team your code will directly shape the physical world around us. We build AI-driven technology that revolutionises how infrastructure and buildings are designed and engineered; reducing waste, cutting CO₂, and making the built environment more efficient and sustainable. This is where software has measurable, real-world impact.
With our AI Engineering team we’ve created a unique setup: a lean, highly technical team with the speed and ownership of a start up, backed by the scale, resources, and domain expertise of one of the world’s leading engineering firms.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. We are leading the industry’s AI transformation, and with our people and technology we deliver excellence and innovate with impact.
We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams to solve the world’s most complex challenges. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll work at the intersection of software engineering and machine learning operations. Your role is to ensure our AI models run reliably, efficiently, and at scale turning cutting-edge research into production-ready tools that deliver real value to users.
What You’ll Do
Develop backend systems and APIs that integrate AI into our SaaS platform.
Take ownership of the ML performance, monitoring, availability, and security.
Collaborate with ML engineers, data engineers, and product teams to deliver features end-to-end.
Contribute to architecture decisions for scalable, cloud-native ML infrastructure.
Qualifications
Must-Have Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
Solid programming skills in Python (plus experience with frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or Django).
Hands-on experience with ML model deployment and monitoring in production.
Knowledge of containerization (Docker).
Experience building CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions).
Experience working within startups / scaleups.
Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
Knowledge of Agile delivery models (Scrum/Kanban) and software development best practices.
3+ years of hands-on experience building production-grade systems.
Preferred Skills
Understanding of optimizing both CPU-bound and GPU-bound workloads.
Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
Experience with Azure.
Identifying and resolving bottlenecks in distributed machine learning workloads (knowledge of low-level languages and CUDA library is a plus).
Experience in building design automation products within the construction industry.
Additional Information
Our Hiring Process
25-minute screening call.
Coding challenge: A hands-on task to assess your problem-solving and technical skills.
Final cultural fit: In-person meeting with our leadership team.
Why Join Us?
Work on real-world problems where AI creates measurable impact.
Be part of a team where your work matters, and your ideas become real.
Collaborate with sharp, driven colleagues in a culture of trust, ownership, and high standards.
Contribute to making the built environment smarter and more sustainable.
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations
About the Company
AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve our clients’ complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings. Our teams partner with public- and private-sector clients to create innovative, sustainable and resilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm t...
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