What You Will Do
Innovation and development: design and implement POCs that push the boundaries of conversational AI and virtual agent capabilities, contributing to organizational growth through creative technical solutions.
Architect and develop: maintain, enhance, and evolve our Virtual Agents engine, applying advanced AI/ML concepts to solve extremely complex problems in natural language understanding and generation.
Drive technical vision: shape and deliver our roadmap toward Agentic AI, translating cutting-edge research into practical and scalable solutions.
Project leadership: manage major technical initiatives involving cross-functional teams, delegating work effectively while maintaining high standards through technical review.
Mentor and guide: provide technical coaching and training to junior engineers across the organization, reviewing their work and helping them grow their technical capabilities.
Influence and collaborate: work closely with product teams, customers, and vendors to translate business requirements into innovative technical solutions.
What We're Looking For
Ideally, a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or related disciplines. However, this is not a hard requirement as we recognise there are many diverse paths into software careers.
4–5 years of professional experience with Python, ideally building production-grade applications and services.
Technical expertise in conversational AI, NLP, and dialogue systems with a proven track record of delivering production systems.
Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system design, data structures, algorithms, and software architecture.
Experience working on complex technical projects and managing technical deliverables.
Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and explain complex concepts across organizational levels.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Independent judgment in developing novel approaches to challenging AI problems.
Desirable Experience or an Interest in Learning
Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) and their application in conversational systems. Hands-on experience with fine-tuning, prompt engineering, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
Knowledge of multi-agent systems/frameworks and agentic AI architectures.
Familiarity with voice AI technologies and multimodal conversational interfaces.
Background in reinforcement learning for dialogue optimization.
Understanding of enterprise AI governance and responsible AI practices.
Interest in emerging areas, such as tool-using AI agents and autonomous decision-making systems.
Familiarity with cloud platforms (particularly AWS), AI/ML technologies, and MLOps practices.
Contributions to open-source AI projects, research publications, or patents in AI/ML.
Benefits
At Genesys, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, development, and life outside of work, including:
Flexible work options supporting a healthy work-life balance.
Career development and growth, with opportunities for continuous learning, mentoring, and professional development.
A competitive employer-supported pension scheme.
An annual bonus program.
Comprehensive health and wellness benefits, including private health insurance, a company dental plan, and wellness supports.
Income Protection and Life Assurance, along with access to financial-planning resources.
Family-friendly policies, including generous paid maternity and paternity leave and additional supportive leave options.
If you are excited about pushing the boundaries of conversational AI and agentic intelligence while leveraging strong software skills, we encourage you to apply and be part of our team!
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Working at Genesys
AI at enterprise scale – Build, support and operate AI-powered technology used by more than 8,000 organizations worldwide. 150+ new AI features were released in the last fiscal year.
A flexible-first culture – Join a global team of nearly 7,000 employees with flexible ways of working designed to help people do their best work.
Growth in the AI era – Build future-ready skills through mentorship, learning programs, leadership development and education support.
Time to recharge and give back – Benefits include paid volunteer time, August Free Fridays, well-being resources and regionally tailored programs for employees and their families.
Recognized globally – Genesys is Great Place to Work® certified in 17 countries and 94% of employees are proud to tell others they work at Genesys.
Learn more about our culture, AI innovation and sustainability commitments through our Careers site and Sustainability Report.
What Happens After You Apply
After you apply, here's what you can typically expect
Our Talent Acquisition team reviews your application with the hiring team.
A Talent Acquisition Partner will review your application and, if your background is aligned, schedule a Zoom interview.
Next, you'll meet the hiring manager and other members of the interview team.
We aim to keep the process focused and respectful of your time, with no more than five interviews in most cases.
After interviews are complete, our team will follow up with the final steps.
Every application is reviewed by a person. Response times may vary by role and location, but our team will keep you informed throughout the process.
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About Genesys
Genesys® empowers more than 8,000 organizations worldwide to create the best customer and employee experiences. Genesys Cloud™ is the Agentic Orchestration Platform that securely connects people, systems, data and AI across the enterprise with built-in governance and control. As a result, organizations can drive customer loyalty, growth and retention while increasing operational efficiency and teamwork across human and AI workforces. To learn more, visit www.genesys.ai.
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